05.7 Late Submission
05.7.1 Permission to submit late without penalty
The College does not operate with “extensions”. Every assignment submitted after the due date is deemed late and may attract penalties.
Prior permission to submit late without penalty may be given in exceptional circumstances, so long as the student submits an Assessment Late Submission form to the Registrar at least two working days before the published assignment due date. Forms are under Assessment Resources on the MOD.
Exceptional circumstances include (1) Medical: ill health, as demonstrated by a Medical Certificate attached to the Assessment Late Submission form; or (2) Compassionate: serious compassionate reasons may include bereavement or other such matters beyond a student’s control.
When applying for compassionate late submission the student must ensure that his or her tutor is informed of the situation.
There may be times, due to unforeseen circumstances, when it is physically not possible to submit the form by two working days before the due date. In such extreme cases, the form may still be accepted, up until the expiry of the two-week deadline.
If an assignment is submitted late without prior permission AND also fails at the original marking, or it fails as a result of the late downgrade, then the option of a re-submit will not be offered.
Applications for Late Submission should be sent to the Registrar registrardept@moore.edu.au
For Workshop Activities, students will not be able to submit late without prior approval. Students seeking late submission for a workshop activity must apply at least three days before the end of the Submission Phase. If they are approved for late submission, they will not be able to fully take part in the Assessment Phase of the workshop activity, since their submission will not be available at the beginning of the Assessment Phase to receive peer feedback. If approval is given for a late submission, the student will still be required to assess a randomised selection of submissions from their peers, but these shall only be allocated upon receipt of their submission to avoid unfair advantage. Please note this only applies to Workshop Activities.
05.7.2 Penalties for late submission
A late assessment is one submitted after the published deadline. The Learning and Teaching Committee reserves the right to refuse to mark such items. It is the student’s responsibility to submit on time and slow internet connection speeds or technical issues do not excuse students from this responsibility.
One thing to note!
Assignments are due at midnight Sydney, NSW Time Zone
This is to ensure that all students, no matter where they live, submit their assignments at the same time.
12:00am Sydney Time
Any assignment submitted later than midnight sharp (Sydney time) will be deemed late and attract downgrades.
2. Work submitted past the due date and time without prior permission being granted attracts the following penalties: 5 marks for the first day, then 3 marks per day, including weekends and public holidays up until two weeks (14 days) after the due date.
First day or part thereof: 5 marks
Second and subsequent days: 3 marks per day
Example: Essay submitted 10 days after the due date.
Essay awarded 82%
Marks Lost: Day 1 = 5 marks Days 2-9 = 24 marks TOTAL = 29
Essay now scores 53%
3. Deductions of marks can result in an overall fail in the Unit.
4. Unless prior permission has been granted, no work will be accepted more than two weeks after the due date. The assessment will not be marked, and the unit will be deemed incomplete. This will normally result in failure and the need to repeat the unit.