Assessment Regulations
Where the case is being considered under the Student Discipline Regulations, the Assessment Board will note any recommendations made by the Panel but will await the outcome of the disciplinary process before implementing them or making a decision on progress and Award. Unless the student has admitted to the academic misconduct, if it has not been possible to conduct the hearing before the date of the Assessment Board, the Board can request that Chair’s Action be taken in relation to the outcome of the hearing once it has been determined. 5.3.6
Reporting and recording of Academic Misconduct cases
The student will receive a written notification of the outcome of the Academic Misconduct Panel and their student record will be updated. Where misconduct is found it is recorded at the Assessment Board and a note is made on the student’s record. PSRBs may be informed of cases of academic misconduct as long as this is done in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and only once the internal procedures have been completed. The student must be notified before the PSRB is informed. Records of academic misconduct will be retained in accordance with the Records Retention schedule in Appendix 4. 5.3.7
Oversight
The Assessment Board will retain oversight and be informed about any students that have received confirmed academic misconduct outcomes and the Modules concerned. A summary of academic misconduct cases must be kept by the Board of Studies and the outcomes will be reported to Senate. 6
Assessment Boards
Assessment Boards are sub-committees of Senate with delegated authority to approve Awards and degree classifications. The primary purpose of an Assessment Board is to ensure the standards of City’s academic Awards and consistency and fairness in the application of the Assessment Regulations. Assessment Board membership is set out in Appendix 2. Assessment Boards convene at appropriate points in the academic year to make decisions, on behalf of Senate, on final marks, progression, Award (including the Award of credit) and withdrawal through consideration of student results. Assessment Boards will be held as soon as possible after the completion of the final assessment for each Programme Stage of a Programme, block of study or other relevant progression point. A further meeting will be held after the completion of resits. Each Assessment Board is provided with the relevant data set which must be prepared and checked in advance of the meeting (see Section 6.3). Advisory panels such as Interim Assessment Panels, Module Panels (or meetings to discuss results for Modules shared across Programmes) and Preliminary Assessment Panels may also be held (see Section 6.9). The Assessment Board may consider recommendations from its advisory panels but may not delegate decision making responsibility to them with regard to progression and Award. Where student marks have already been considered by an Examination Board of a Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) in accordance with the requirements of the PSRB, the Assessment Board will note the marks already considered but will not consider them further.
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