Assignment Submission

Distance Learning Students Examinations and Assessment Assignment Submission

Assessment

There are two main forms of assessment for University's courses: continuous assessment and examinations.

The assessment criteria may include any one or any combination of the following: assignments (in the form of essays, questions requiring short answers, multiple choice, etc.), quizzes, tests, projects, laboratory sessions, practicum, attendance, compulsory day schools, examinations, and any other criteria (e.g. day school attendance). Full details of the course assessment will be given to you by your course coordinator/course teacher, or in your course materials/course guide.

Day School Attendance

Many distance learning courses include a number of voluntary day schools. In some courses, you will have to participate satisfactorily in the compulsory day schools, laboratory sessions, etc. in order to pass the course. For details of the attendance requirement of a particular course, please refer to the respective course guide.

If you cannot complete the day school attendance requirements for your course, you may apply for deferment of day school attendance via Form E-DD 'Application for Deferment of Compulsory Day School Attendance'.

Submission of Assignments

Assignments should be submitted by specified dates according to the instructions of the course coordinator concerned. All assignments must be submitted electronically via the OLE, unless otherwise specified. If you are required to submit assignments to your tutor by mail, you must attach an Assignment Form.

Each assignment has a cut-off date which is the final date for it to be submitted and received for marking. Details are in your Course Guide.

If an assignment is submitted after the cut-off date without prior permission, the course coordinator will have the right to reject the assignment and zero score will be given for that assignment. 

If you have good reasons for submitting an assignment after the cut-off date, you may obtain permission from the appropriate authority for late submission. However, there is no extension of the cut-off date for the final assignment.

Length of Extension
Details
Within 7 days from the cut-off date
Contact your tutor for permission
8 to 21 days after the cut-off date
Contact the Course Coordinator for permission
More than 21 days from the cut-off date
Only under very exceptional circumstances. You should first contact your tutor and Course Coordinator and obtain their support

Continuous Assessment Results (OCAS)

You can go to MyHKMU of the HKMU website (Current Students) and refer to the section on ‘Assessment Results’ to check your individual assignment scores.  Your overall continuous assessment score will normally be available one week before the respective examination period. HKMU website (Current Students):  Login to HKMU > Academic > Examinations and Assessment > Assessment Results You are strongly recommended to check your assignment scores and/or overall continuous assessment score (OCAS) online before an examination.  For appeals against an assignment score, please refer to the Student Handbook and follow the procedures under the ‘Assessment Regulations'.

Academic Honesty

The University expects that students will act at all times to uphold academic integrity which is a requisite for effective learning and sound scholarship. We cannot accept for assessment purposes work which has been written in collaboration with others.  When you work on your assignment, you are required to work alone. You must not send in other people’s work, either in its entirety or in part, and claim it as your own.

In the same way, students are encouraged to show the results of their reading by referring to and quoting from works on the subject. However, copying from such sources without acknowledgement is plagiarism and is not acceptable. To copy deliberately from a printed work or from any other source and to claim it as your own is a form of cheating. Cheating, or attempting to cheat, is a serious offence and will be punished.

Students must strictly observe the regulations governing continuous assessment and examinations given in the 'Assessment Regulations'.