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Your Programme Assessment Schedule (PAS) will be given to you by your Academic Operations Coordinator (AOC) at the start of the semester. This schedule will list all the formative and summative assessment dates for each module in chronological order so that you can plan for and work towards your academic success. It is important that you attend the very informative referencing and plagiarism workshops offered on campus to familiarise yourself with the requirements for referencing when submitting any formative or summative submissions. Plagiarism is academic theft and will be treated very seriously. • • • • • • • • Your PAS will be available on your Student Portal. This schedule will confirm all assessment dates (tests, assignments, exams, tasks and Portfolio of Evidence (POE) deadlines). Tests and exams are scheduled at 7am, 9am and 1pm. Assessments to be written on a Friday will be scheduled at 2pm. The PAS is subject to change, so please ensure that you are always referring to the most recent version. Integrated Curriculum Engagement (ICE) due dates will be issued to you by the lecturer. Please take note of your programme Continuous Assessment (CASS) release dates. During this period, you are required to check all your results on the Student Portal and bring any concerns to your AOC’s attention. Changes to results cannot be made once the CASS release date has passed. Past exam papers are available on the Library website. Access to the Library website via: https://www.iie. ac.za/IIE%20Library/Pages/default.aspx Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with The IIE 009 Assessment Strategy and Policy by accessing all The IIE policies using the following link which will direct you to the Student Portal. Access to the Student Portal: via https://portal.iie.ac.za/vcstudent STUDENT IDENTIFICATION TURNITIN/SAFEASSIGN All theoretical assignments must be submitted through an online plagiarism detection software, namely Turnitin or SafeAssign (you will be notified on your PAS which platform your programme submits on). It is your responsibility to ensure you submit your assignment using the correct online plagiarism detection software. You will receive your login details for the site with the list of all your assignments you have to submit onto this site in the first few weeks of class. YOUR OTHER GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES • • • • You will be issued with a student card once your registration is complete. Have your student card on you at all times, especially when writing tests and exams. You will not be permitted into the examination venue without valid identification as laid out in The IIE 009 Assessment Strategy and Policy. REFERENCING and PLAGIARISM • • • • • To contribute to a harmonious and positive learning environment that is respectful of all those who are in the environment. To comply with the rules, policies and procedures of The IIE (which includes the assessment strategy and policy, student code of conduct, TURNITIN/SafeAssign assignment submission process and assignment submission time). To participate actively, honestly and positively in all activities that constitute the teaching and learning process. To monitor your own progress during your studies and to seek advice when you experience any difficulties, using facilities available such as the VCPortal and VCConnect. To ensure that you are familiar with when and how to contact your AOC. To order academic material timeously before lectures commence. To ensure that your contact details are always up to date on the student system (VCPortal). To ensure that you have a student card at all times when on an IIE site of delivery (this is your official identification on campus). To ensure that you are familiar with all platforms of communication (VCPortal, VCConnect, Blackboard, SMS, etc.) and, if required, to respond to the communication appropriately. PROGRAMME ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES (PAS) • Integrated Curriculum Engagement (ICE) tasks will be conducted throughout the semester for each module. The completed tasks contribute 10% towards your CASS mark. It is your responsibility to attend classes and receive copies of the ICE tasks and requirements in order to benefit from these activities. You need to attend class to successfully complete and participate in the ICE tasks. Should you be absent due to a serious illness or death in your immediate family you need to inform your lecturer and AOC immediately. • INTEGRATED CURRICULUM ENGAGEMENT (ICE) • The entry requirement for all The IIE exams is a CASS mark of 40% average. It is important to keep an eye on the Student Portal and your CASS mark leading up to the final exams to ensure that you know if you qualify to write the exam. • CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT (CASS) • • While we strive to offer time efficient timetables (where classes are grouped together in the morning or the afternoon), we cannot guarantee that either format will necessarily be available for all programmes every semester. Where students are repeating modules, these modules may be offered in the evenings or weekends. You are required to attend classes or, should the module be offered online or via distance, workshops may be provided. You may also be required to write assessments or submit coursework or assignments outside of normal class time. If you are repeating a module/s from a previous year of study, please liaise with your AOC to ensure that you have all the required timetables for modules across different years of study. Timetables are subject to change and it is therefore important that you refer to the most recent version which will be on the student portal. Should you experience a clash between 2 modules on your timetable, please discuss this with your AOC immediately. • If you do not pass your modules with an average of 50%, you may qualify to write a supplementary exam, but you must have at least achieved a sub minimum of 30% in your final exam. You have to keep an eye on your final results to know if you passed or not. If you do not pass the first exam PREV. PAGE 32 School of Psychology & communication School of EDUCATION School of FINANCE & ACCOUNTING School of INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY School of LAW School of MANAGEMENT 33 SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMS NEXT PAGE