will_doyle
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I am at college studying a foundation degree.
our 1st assignment got marked and handed back today, I failed. 30%
40% is a pass.
We handed them in last week, one lad didnt hand his in, becase he didn't do it.
He now has until the end of the 1st year to hand it it, but the highest mark he can get is 40%
it is my fault I failed, but the fact that I handed mine in and he didnt and he can still pass doesnt make sense..
does it?
[Edited on 17-01-2011 by will_doyle]
Edited the title for you too 
[Edited on 18-01-2011 by Matt H]
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Lawrah
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I think you are mistaken about something..as there would be no point in the boy even doing it, if he cant even pass?
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will_doyle
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quote:
Originally posted by Lawrah
I think you are mistaken about something..as there would be no point in the boy even doing it, if he cant even pass?
what do you mean? he can get 40%, which is a pass
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Paul_J
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ouch. I'd of thought you could retake it too and get max 40%
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Gary
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Uni dont make sence.
I'd go in and kick off tbh. Your paying for it at the end of the day.
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John
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Uni rant but you're at college?
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SXi_Tim
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Handing it in later won't make you get more than 30% though?
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Ian
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I think that system is designed to penalise students who otherwise would obtain good grades.
You've obviously found a loophole if that doesn't apply to you.
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Uni dont make sence.
I'd go in and kick off tbh. Your paying for it at the end of the day.
Yeah but this is doyle 
He probably spends his lectures, asking the lecturers how to start up a business selling wedding dresses.
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Lawrah
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
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Originally posted by Lawrah
I think you are mistaken about something..as there would be no point in the boy even doing it, if he cant even pass?
what do you mean? he can get 40%, which is a pass
Seems a bit strange. You should convince your teacher that you didnt infact hand it in, and it was all a lie.
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by Lawrah
there would be no point in the boy even doing it, if he cant even pass?
He can pass - 40% is the pass mark.
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Lawrah
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He shouldnt really pass if he didnt bother in the 1st place
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Gary
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Originally posted by Lawrah
there would be no point in the boy even doing it, if he cant even pass?
He can pass - 40% is the pass mark.
But doyle got 30% late or not, he failed.
I can see where hes coming from though.
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will_doyle
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Uni rant but you're at college?
doing a foundation degree. in the 3rd year I go to Plymouth Uni to top it off for a full degree.
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Simon
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What was the assignment?
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Ian
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The summative grade is based on all the work in that year so it technically doesn't matter when it's submitted if you only want a pass.
He's also not failed the entire year by missing that unit because he can compensate in others.
It won't be as simple as miss one deadline and fail the whole year. But it does generally preclude a proper grade.
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Matt H
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What course is it?
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Ian
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I can see where hes coming from though.
Get extra time and improve your mark, yeah sounds tempting but if you are paying course fees to choose between option A, 30% and option B 40%, I would go for option C, cook hamburgers.
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aim1
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How do you even get 30% on a uni assignment?! If you manage to spell your name right and adhere to referencing, spelling, punctuation and grammar you normally get about 20%.
I'd quite like to read this piece of work if you could post it up lad.
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will_doyle
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What was the assignment?
The English legal system, and the course is called Public Servcies
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will_doyle
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Originally posted by Ian
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Originally posted by Gary
I can see where hes coming from though.
Get extra time and improve your mark, yeah sounds tempting but if you are paying course fees to choose between option A, 30% and option B 40%, I would go for option C, cook hamburgers.
I already work part time at Mc Donalds!! lol
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Jules S
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Jesus
Less than 40%
You'd have to actively try hard to get such a low grade
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Simon
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Its fairly standard to allow people extra time and cap the mark they can get.
I think the whole uni grading is strange. 70% gets you a 1st, 60% 2.1 and 50% 2.2 and 40% a pass, knowing 40% of something should definitely not be a pass I got 67% recently for my synopsis for my thesis, which is an ok mark but whenever people who don't know the scoring system ask 67% sounds pretty crap
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will_doyle
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Im going to speak to my leacture tomorrow.
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Jules S
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Im going to speak to my leacture tomorrow.
ok
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