Applied Sciences

Assessment

Students are expected to supplement their College attendance with at least twelve hours of private study per week. It is an academic course and 100% attendance to classes is expected. Tutorial support is given on 121 basis and targets set electronically and reviewed regularly. The Extended Diploma is assessed by a range of methods including practical exercises, essays, projects and externally assessed examinations. Most will involve written and practical work which you will have to complete by strict deadlines. This means it is very important to organise your time and spread your workload so that all deadlines can be met. The assignments will be divided into a series of set tasks along with a clear explanation of what has to be achieved in order to obtain one of the following grades: Distinction* (highest grade), Distinction, Merit, Pass, Referral or Fail.