notified to the student. This date is normally the date of notification of the outcome of the relevant assessment board. Amendments can constitute: spelling, grammatical, and/or typing errors; or they may take the form of re-ordering of material, or minor textual additions for further clarification of the research but which does not require further research to be undertaken. In such cases the amendments should be made within a period to be determined by the examiners up to a maximum of six months from the date of notification of the outcome of the relevant assessment board. The student shall submit the amended AIW within the time limit specified by the examiners. Non submission within the time limit specified shall result in the student failing the AIW. Following submission of the amended work, the Internal Examiner, in consultation with the External Examiner if requested, will confirm that the amendments have been completed to their satisfaction and the Chair of the Progression & Award Board will complete a Action if an Assessment Board is not appropriately scheduled. Chair’s Where the student submits the amendments but the examiners determine that the amendments have not been made to their satisfaction, at the discretion of the assessment board, the student will be given a further four weeks from the date of confirmation of this outcome to complete revised amendments. If the requirements are not met within that timeframe then the students will fail the AIW. If, due to adverse circumstances beyond their control, a student is unable to submit the amended AIW within the time limit specified by the external examiners, the student can request that these circumstances are taken into consideration by the University. In such cases, an application should be made using the Extenuating Circumstances Regulations (Taught Components and Programmes) (LINK). 6.6.5 Non-unanimous Recommendations Where the recommendations are not unanimous, the Assessment Board examiners’ may: a) accept a majority recommendation (provided that the majority recommendation includes at least one External Examiner); b) accept the recommendation of at least one of the External Examiners; or c) require the appointment of an additional External Examiner. In these circumstances, the feedback to the student may take longer than 14 days. 6.6.6 Appointment of Additional External Examiner
notified to the student. This date is normally the date of notification of the outcome of the relevant assessment board. Amendments can constitute: spelling, grammatical, and/or typing errors; or they may take the form of re-ordering of material, or minor textual additions for further clarification of the research but which does not require further research to be undertaken. In such cases the amendments should be made within a period to be determined by the examiners up to a maximum of six months from the date of notification of the outcome of the relevant assessment board. The student shall submit the amended AIW within the time limit specified by the examiners. Non submission within the time limit specified shall result in the student failing the AIW. Following submission of the amended work, the Internal Examiner, in consultation with the External Examiner if requested, will confirm that the amendments have been completed to their satisfaction and the Chair of the Progression & Award Board will complete a Chair’s Action if an Assessment Board is not appropriately scheduled. Where the student submits the amendments but the examiners determine that the amendments have not been made to their satisfaction, at the discretion of the assessment board, the student will be given a further four weeks from the date of confirmation of this outcome to complete revised amendments. If the requirements are not met within that timeframe then the students will fail the AIW. If, due to adverse circumstances beyond their control, a student is unable to submit the amended AIW within the time limit specified by the external examiners, the student can request that these circumstances are taken into consideration by the University. In such cases, an application should be made using the Extenuating Circumstances Regulations (Taught Components and Programmes) (LINK). 6.6.5 Non-unanimous Recommendations Where the examiners’ recommendations are not unanimous, the Assessment Board may: a) accept a majority recommendation (provided that the majority recommendation includes at least one External Examiner); b) accept the recommendation of at least one of the External Examiners; or c) require the appointment of an additional External Examiner. In these circumstances, the feedback to the student may take longer than 14 days. 6.6.6 Appointment of Additional External Examiner
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