(1) This policy sets out the principles for ensuring that students who are legitimately prevented from making a fair attempt at an assessment are afforded other opportunities to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes. (2) This policy applies to students undertaking Hibernia College programmes, including those validated by QQI leading to awards on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). (3) Programme Directors or nominees from Faculty are responsible for determining if a student’s circumstances qualify as extenuating circumstances for the purposes of an assessment. (4) Extenuating Circumstances are serious and unforseen situations or circumstances beyond the student’s control which provide a valid reason for preventing a student from making a fair attempt at an assessment in order to demonstrate attainment of learning outcomes. They must arise within a reasonable timeframe to have impacted on attainment of learning outcomes or represent a serious and unexpected deterioration in a pre-existing circumstance. (5) This policy generally supports the implementation of our regulatory obligation to have policy and procedures in place to support the assessment of learners. (6) This policy is designed to support the principle of fairness set out in our Assessment, Grading and Certification Policy. (7) Students are entitled to undertake assessment in a fair and reasonable context, in equivalent circumstances to their peers. Where unforeseen circumstances arise which negatively impact on a student’s performance, they have the right to seek particular consideration in respect of the submission and marking of a particular assessment task. (8) No student can be deemed to have passed any module or programme unless the learning outcomes have been achieved. In deciding that a student’s performance may have been adversely affected by unforeseen circumstances, the mechanism to provide fairness may involve offering a student a repeat attempt, without any penalty, e.g. for grading purposes treating the repeat attempt as if it were the original attempt. (9) Granting of mitigations in respect of extenuating circumstances is provisional until agreed by the Board of Examiners. (10) Students are responsible for: (11) A student who attempts an assessment, without having made use of the policies, procedures and support services offered by the College is normally understood to have deemed themselves fit to carry out the assessment task. (12) In applying for consideration of extenuating circumstances in the marking of an assessment, no student may seek to gain an unfair advantage over other students or to evade, or attempt to evade, demonstration of the learning outcomes for the piece of learning being assessed. (13) Students following the Extenuating Circumstances Procedure may be granted: Extenuating Circumstances Policy
Section 1 - INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Scope
To whom does the policy apply?
Who is responsible for implementing the policy?
Definitions
Extenuating circumstances are not:
Top of PageSection 2 - CONTEXT
Legal or Regulatory Context
QA Guidelines
Assessment Policy
Section 3 - POLICY STATEMENTS
Part A - Principles for Considering and Managing Applications for the Consideration of Extenuating Circumstances
Fairness
Student Responsibility
Fit to Submit
Possible Unfair Advantage
Part B - Possible Outcomes of Applications for Extenuating Circumstances
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