Assignments
Faculty of Education Assignment Policy
Professionally Presenting Assignments
Assignments must always reflect a professional form (margins, pagination, headings, subheadings, correct grammar, and mechanics).
Supporting references and documentation should be given where appropriate.
Assignments must be professionally presented in a digital form or paper form (see Assignment criteria for details).
Assignments must include the following information:
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Title/name of assignment
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Your name & student number
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Course name and number
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Instructor's name
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Date submitted
Keep a copy of all assignments that you have submitted (hard and soft copy) as good practice.
Submitting Assignments
Assignment criteria are specified in the detailed assignment descriptions.
Read them carefully to be sure that you have fulfilled all aspects of the requirements.
Assignments are DUE ON THE DAY indicated unless the following occurs:
Late Assignments
Non-negotiated Late Assignment
This is an assignment that has been handed in late, after the 1st ten minutes of class, and there has not been a verbal, contractual agreement between the student and the professor to extend the time for the assignment to be handed in.
This assignment is considered late and will be assigned a grade of zero.
Negotiated Late Assignment
This is an assignment that has been handed in late, but with the permission of the professor.
The professor and student, through discussion, have mutually agreed on the time/extension and penalty (if applicable) that the student will receive to hand in the assignment.
Extenuating Circumstances
The professor will consider individually, rare extenuating circumstances, which may cause an assignment to be late.
The student must provide documentation to validate the extenuating circumstance, which might include hospitalization, death of a family member or significant other.
It will be at the professor's discretion to work out the extension in this situation.
Returning Assignments
Most assignments will be either returned via e-mail, WebCT or in class within a timeframe that is suitable for the professor to mark a large number of submissions.
Academic Misconduct (see section 5.15.1 in the Academic Calendar)
It is required that Teacher Candidates be informed of the university policy that any act of academic dishonesty is a serious offence.
Plagiarism (the unacknowledged use of another writers work) may be dealt with by the instructor giving a "0" (zero) on any assignment containing plagiarism in the course.
A final grade of "0" (zero) may be awarded to the student guilty of academic dishonesty regardless of how well the student is doing in the course at the time.
Please refer to the academic policy in the Academic Calendar.
