There will be 1 or 2 assignments (apart from 4-Step project taskwork that overlaps modules) for each module.
Hand-in dates are generally the Friday before the beginning of the next module. If there is any departure from these dates they will be announced in VULA and by email.
Assignments include questions and exercises to which the answers must be typed and submitted for marking. All assignments are expected to be printed or typed, and handed in both in hard and electronic copy by the due date.
You should also keep your own copy for future reference. Surprisingly there are always one or two that disappear in the post or are otherwise lost!Late assignments will be marked out of half the total mark. No hand-ins result in a zero mark
You will receive comments on the marked assignment.
Due dates for handing in are on the Programme Timetable and will also be posted on the VULA calendar. It is the student's responsibility to check frequently on VULA to be sure that hand-ins are not late. Please take care to avoid late hand-ins as delays cause considerable extra effort for the teaching staff for marking and providing feedback in an unsynchronised manner.
The 4 tasks need similarly to be completed and received here not later than the deadline or the week before the upcoming Practicum Block (whichever is appropriate). Late hand-in is even more severely penalised with total loss of marks (0 ex 3) for that hand-in.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS BEST TO HAND IN YOUR ASSIGNMENTS AND 4-STEP WORK IN BOTH ELECTRONIC FORMAT AND HARDCOPY. THE ELECTRONIC FORMAT MAKES IT EASY FOR THE TEACHERS AND SUPERVISORS TO GIVE YOU RAPID FEEDBACK WRITTEN INTO YOUR WORK IN THE RELEVANT PLACES IN TRACK CHANGES MODE
It is very much to your advantage to work as hard as you can on the homework aspects of this course throughout the two years as these marks count for a large proportion of the total (49% including the assignments, contribution and participation and the project work). On the other hand it is also easy to squander or lose these marks that are relatively easy to obtain by steady work by handing in late (work will be marked out of 50% of the mark value) or by not handing in at all( 0% mark).
1. Year's homework and assignmentsThis includes clinical, toxicology, epidemiology and biostatistical exercises and other reports related to practical visits and sessions in the week blocks. |
15% |
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16% |
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15% |
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51% |
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At each practicum block and at the completion of the programme at the end of the 2nd year students will be asked to evaluate the learning experience using a formal written evaluation (checklist style) as well as a qualitative discussion. The class representative will be responsible for conveying any additional information that anyone would like to contribute about the programme. This can be done on an adhoc basis and also by way of chairing a face-to-face or chat group feedback session. We welcome both negative and positive contributions from everyone whether anonymous or not, and this is an invaluable and important way of effecting rapid response to student inputs.
