Penalties for late submission and word/space limits
The University policy on Coursework penalties requires the School to publish the penalty scheme(s) that it uses.
For pieces of assessment that are required to be submitted for marking, a clear deadline will be published in advance. Where work is submitted after the defined deadline and no extension has been granted, the following lateness penalties will applied:
Default Penalty Scheme
If no specific penalty is noted, the School will apply Scheme A listed in the University policy on Coursework penalties.
Word/page limits
Where word or page limits apply to a piece of work, penalties for not satisfying the assessment criteria will be published in advance. If no specific penalty is given, the School will default to Scheme A in the University policy.
Laboratory work penalties
PH1011/2, PH2011/2 and Astrophysics AS2001
Scheme B will apply as written except in the cases of a paper submission being due, or already overdue, for submission at 17:00 on a Friday.
If work is due Friday at 17:00 and submitted on the subsequent Monday before 10:00 (Physics 2 and Astro 2) or 12:00 (Physics 1) a 10% penalty (in addition to any penalties accrued before 17:00 on Friday) will be applied; this being largely consistent with a missed deadline on any other weekday.
Submission after those times on the Monday will result in the application of the full penalty applicable under Scheme B, inclusive of Saturday and Sunday, i.e. 45% in addition to any penalties incurred before 17:00 on the Friday and subsequent to 17:00 on the Monday.
AS1001 and AS1101
A modified version of Scheme B of the University's policy will be applied.
Scheme B will apply as written except in the cases of a paper submission being due, or already overdue, for submission at 17:30 on a Friday.
Where such a piece of work is submitted on the subsequent Monday before 09:30 there will be a 10% penalty, a 15% penalty for work submitted up until 17:30, and so on, on top of any penalty already gained by the Friday afternoon.