If the mark you have received on COMP516 prevents you from qualifying for a Master's degree, then you have the opportunity to re-sit any of the COMP516 assessments for which you have received a failing mark (i.e. a mark below 50).
Note that this is an opportunity, not an obligation. The marks for assessments for which you either do not have the opportunity to re-sit or for which you decide not to take the opportunity to re-sit will carry forward for the computation of your overall COMP516 re-sit mark. Obviously, if you do not take any of the opportunities that you have, then your COMP516 re-sit mark will be identical to your original COMP516 mark.
If you have received a failing mark on the first COMP516 assessment, the 2,000 word essay, and would like to take the opportunity to re-sit this assessment, then you need to submit a new version of your essay on
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Your essay should be about 2,000 words in length, using a 12 point size font, 1.5 line spacing, with on outer margin of at least 3.0cm. The essay must be written in your own words (see the University guidance on plagiarism and collusion, which can be found at http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ullrich/adm/GuidelinesforPlagiarism.pdf, for additional information). Quotes are allowed if appropriate, limited in their extent, and clearly indicated as such. A list of references should be included and does not count towards the word limit.
This assessment will again contribute 15% of the overall COMP516 mark and detailed information on how the essays will be marked can be found at http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ullrich/COMP516/marking.html.
If you have received a failing mark on the first COMP516 assessment, the 5,000 word essay, and would like to take the opportunity to re-sit this assessment, then you need to submit a new version of your on the topic of your choice. You can either stick to the topic you have chosen for your original submission or agree a different topic with me.
Your essay should be about 5,000 words in length, using a 12 point size font, 1.5 line spacing, with on outer margin of at least 3.0cm. The essay must be written in your own words (see the University guidance on plagiarism and collusion, which can be found at http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ullrich/adm/GuidelinesforPlagiarism.pdf, for additional information). Quotes are allowed if appropriate, limited in their extent, and clearly indicated as such. A list of references should be included and does not count towards the word limit.
This assessment will again contribute 85% of the overall COMP516 mark and detailed information on how the essays will be marked can be found at http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ullrich/COMP516/marking.html.
Do not indicate a name, student id, or other information which could identify you in your essay(s). When handing in your essay(s), it/they will be assigned a unique number, and a list mapping that number to your name will be compiled. The intention is to mark essays anonymously.
Submission proceeds in two steps:
The deadline for the re-submission of essays for both assessments essay is
Thursday, 7th May 2009, 15.30
Earlier submission is possible, but any submission after the deadline attracts the standard lateness penalties. See http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/department/regulations/practical.html for details. Regarding lateness, the later of the two submission steps will be considered as the date/time by which the essay has been submitted.
General information on essay writing can be found at http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~ullrich/COMP516/assess.html#essay_writing.