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Marking
Guidelines (Graduate Program in
Law)
Marks
and Grades
Each
piece of assessable work is given a numerical mark
by the examiner. Each of these marks falls within
a grade so that a student's performance in a course
is graded as well as earning a specific mark. The
grades are as follows:
| High
Distinction |
HD |
80+
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| Distinction |
D |
70
- 79 |
| Credit |
CR |
60
- 69 |
| Pass |
P |
50
- 59 |
| Passed
at Supplementary Exam |
PS |
50 |
| Awarded
Supplementary Exam |
PX |
Interim
grade |
| Result
Pending |
RP |
Interm
grade |
| Deferred
Assesesment |
DA |
Interim
grade |
| Fail |
N |
0
- 49 |
| Not
Completed Fail |
NCN |
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| Course
Requirement Satisfied |
CRS |
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The
papers of all students in a course who receive a fail
grade are second marked. The responsibility for determining
the final grade and mark in a course rests with the
Stream Convenor and the Director, Postgraduate Coursework
Program, although they usually endorse the recommendations
of the marks awarded by the course convenors in each
course.
Supplementary
Examinations
Under the rules adopted by the ANU College of Law,
eligibility for a supplementary assessment arises
where:
- the
student received a final mark in a course which
falls between 45-49; and
- the
student attempted all the compulsory items of
assessment in the course (ie, this policy does
not apply to students receiving the grade of NCN
(not completed fail)).
Students
eligible for a supplementary assessment will be assigned
a result of PX for that course. This interim result
constitutes an offer of a supplementary assessment
in the course. Students must then notify PG Admin
(pgadmin.law@anu.edu.au) in writing of their intention
to undertake a supplementary assessment within 7 working
days of the results being released. Hardcopy results
notices are not sent to students. The Course Authority,
in consultation with the Delegated Authority will
determine an appropriate form of supplementary assessment
and advise a submission date. A student who attempts
a supplementary assessment will receive a result of
PS (with a maximum mark of 50) or N (fail). A student
who does not provide the requisite notice will not
be entitled to sit a supplementary assessment.
The
following descriptions adopted by the College provide
a guide to the determination of grades for each item
of assessment:
| Criteria
for the Award of Grades: |
| High
Distinction |
HD |
80+ |
Work
of exceptional quality, demonstrating
complete and comprehensive
understanding of the subject
matter, mastery of relevant
skills, sophisticated or original
critical and conceptual analysis,
or outstanding quality in
clarity, precision and presentation
of work. |
| Distinction |
D |
70
- 79 |
Work
of superior quality, demonstrating
a thorough knowledge and understanding
of the subject matter, proficiency
in relevant skills, or analytical
and conceptual ability of
a high order. |
| Credit |
CR |
60
- 69 |
Work
of good quality, displaying
an understanding of the subject
matter and a grasp of relevant
skills that is above average. |
| Pass |
P |
50
- 59 |
Work
of satisfactory quality, which
displays an adequate understanding
of most of the subject matter
and a sufficient grasp of
relevant skills. |
| Fail |
N |
0
- 49 |
Work
which is incomplete or displays
an inadequate understanding
of the subject matter or an
inadequate grasp of relevant
skills. |
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