Assignment submission for courses which require both hard copy and online submission

The assignment submission process has two steps:

  1. Submit the hard copy with the attached completed coversheet from Canvas, which includes confirmation of the word count using Microsoft Word, to the Law School Student Centre Reception, Level 2, 1 - 11 Short Street; AND
  2. 2. Upload the identical Microsoft Word version of the assignment to Canvas. The digital version of the assignment must include your student identification number and the alphanumeric course code in both the filename and header. Your first name/s and surname MUST NOT BE INCLUDED anywhere on the assignment. Documents must be uploaded in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.

Submission of an assignment is completed only when both the hard copy and the identical digital copy have been submitted.

Late submission of work/penalties for courses that require hard copy and online submission

The penalty for late submission of a hard copy is 5 marks for each day (or part of day thereof) in which the hard copy of the assessment is submitted late. This also applies if you submit a digital copy on time but submit a hard copy late.

Submission is not complete until you submit both a hard copy and a digital version of the assignment. A penalty of 3 marks is imposed if you submit a hard copy on time, but the digital copy is late, however late the digital copy is uploaded. For the avoidance of doubt, penalties are applied on a calendar day basis (not a 24-hour basis). What this means is if you hand in the hard copy of your assignment at 1 pm the day after your assignment is due, a 10 mark penalty will be applied – being 5 marks for each “calendar day” or part of a calendar day.

For example, an assignment is due on Thursday 7 March at 12 noon:

Student A hands in their copy at 2pm on Thursday 7 March. The lateness penalty applied will be a total of 5 marks deducted from the total available marks for the assignment

i Thursday, 7th of March – 5-mark late penalty.      

Student B hands in their copy at 5am on Friday 8 March. The lateness penalty applied will be a total of 10 marks deducted from the total available marks for the assignment:

i. Thursday, 7th of March – 5-mark late penalty.   

ii. Friday 8th March – 5 mark penalty for late hard copy plus a 3 mark penalty for late online submission.

Our Law School Student Reception closes on Friday afternoon and does not reopen until Monday morning. Sunday is not “counted” as a calendar day or part of a calendar day under our existing penalty regime for hard copy submission. Nevertheless, please be aware that where you fail to hand in a hard copy before the weekend, this can result in a significant penalty. For example, an assignment is due on Friday, 8 March at 12 noon:

2. Student B hands in their hard copy and digital copy at 11 am* on Monday 11 March. The lateness penalty will be 18 marks deducted from the total available marks for the assignment:

i. Friday, 8th of March – 5 mark penalty for late hard copy.

ii. Saturday, 9th of March – 5 mark penalty for late hard copy.

iii. Monday, 11th of March – 5 mark penalty for late hard copy and 3 mark penalty for late online submission.

*Given the “calendar day” method of calculation, the same penalty would apply if the assignment were handed in later or earlier on that Monday.

You will only be able to challenge a lateness penalty for a late online submission if you can prove a technical malfunction. In order to do so, a copy of the receipt of submission will be required. A mark will not be released until identical online and paper copies are submitted. You are recommended to download and save a copy of the online receipt for your records and to ensure the digital submission has been successful.

Students experiencing problems with online submissions should contact the lecturer before the submission due date and time.