Handbook-1
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- Issuing of Formal Results
- The Student Support Centre
- The Student Counselling and Wellbeing Service
- Financial Support
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Academic Integrity It is important that you approach assessment in an honest way and that you only submit assignments that are entirely your own work. Using the work of others without proper acknowledgement is cheating, or unfair practice, as you will have had an unfair advantage in your assessment compared to other students. Plagiarism (submitting the work of others as your own work), self-plagiarism (using your own ideas for multiple assessments), collusion (unauthorised collaboration with other(s)) and exam misconduct (not following rules within the exam venue) would enable you to receive a higher mark or grade than your abilities would otherwise secure. Properly referencing the work of others is an important skill in higher education, one that you will need to learn. Guidance and tutorials on how to reference in the Harvard or Vancouver style can be found here:
Your subject librarians can also help with your referencing queries. https://intranet.cardiff.ac.uk/students/your-study/libraries/subject-support/subject-librarians Further information on referencing styles appropriate for scientific writing are also given in laboratory manuals and project handbooks. The University uses a range of different tools and techniques to identify plagiarism and the penalties for students who are caught can be severe. Invigilators are also trained to identify misconduct in examinations. It is up to you to ensure that you don’t commit an unfair practice, whether by accident or by design. It is an offence even when you did not intend to do it.
Further advice on the avoidance of plagiarism in formal reports applicable to physics is offered in Appendix 2 at the back of this Handbook.
Once your results are released you will be sent an email informing you they are available to view on SIMS. Your interim transcript (results letter) will also be sent to your home address. You are entitled to appeal against your results under specific grounds within fourteen days of these appearing on SIMS. You cannot request that your work is remarked and are not allowed to challenge the academic judgement of the assessors. https://intranet.cardiff.ac.uk/students/your-study/exams-and-assessment/results/appeals External Examiner Reports Your programme has an External Examiner whose role it is to ensure that quality and standards are upheld. All External Examiner Reports are available online for your information.
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5. A CADEMIC AND P ERSONAL S UPPORT Academic and Personal Tutors Your Academic and Personal Tutors are able to provide you with academic advice and guidance, and signpost you to the range of specialised central support services for any non-academic matters. Your Personal Tutor should meet with you within the first two weeks of each academic session and at least once per semester. Your Tutor will often be your first point of contact, helping you to get the most out of your studies, or for any issues you may be facing. If you have any personal worries or problems that might affect your learning, you should discuss these in the first instance with your Personal Tutor. You have the opportunity to change your Academic and Personal Tutors should you feel this is necessary and you will not, at the first request, be required to state your reason. The School of Physics and Astronomy operates small group tutorials in both Year 1 and 2. In Year 1 we assign a member of the academic staff to act as both your Academic Tutor and Personal Tutor. You will thus meet your tutor on a weekly basis as a member of a tutorial group of four or five students to assist with problem solving, and you will meet your tutor privately at least once per semester so that you have opportunities to discuss the more personal aspects of your university studies (this one-to-one meeting is normally scheduled in Week 6). We stress that you are encouraged to make arrangements to see your tutor for a personal tutorial beyond these formal meetings if the need arises. We try to retain the same tutorial groups in Year 2, but this is not always possible, but in any event we try to retain the same Personal Tutor throughout your entire university career.
The Student Support Centre, with locations on the Cathays Park (50 Park Place) and Heath Park (2nd Floor, Cardigan House) sites, offers a range of services dedicated to helping you to make the most of student life. The staff at the Student Support Centres offer confidential advice and support when you need it.
Specific services provided are: •
advice on a wide range of personal, financial and academic matters. •
The Student Counselling and Wellbeing Service offers a range of support including practical wellbeing advice, face-to-face and online counselling, workshops and seminars, self-help books, as well as a face-to-face and online drop in service. •
Financial Support offers students help with bursary and scholarship queries or financial hardship, and practical budgeting advice. •
difficulties, disabilities, medical conditions and mental health difficulties. •
International Student Support (ISS) provides confidential advice and support to International students on a wide range of personal, financial and academic issues, as well as specialised immigration advice and help with applying for visas. It is essential that you register with a local doctor/General Practitioner (GP). You can find out about how to do this on the University website or by contacting any GP surgery.
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