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. Full details of the course assessment will be given to you by your course coordinator/course teacher, or in your course materials/course guide.
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 assignment is submitted late, the teacher concerned has the discretion to accept it or not, and to determine the penalty to the imposed, if any.
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. Should you need to make queries regarding submission of assignments or assignment score, please contact your course coordinator/course teacher.
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'.
