Extensions to deadline for submission

 Some of you have spoken about requesting, or we have suggested you request an extension on the deadline date for submitting your work this term. There is no penalty (grade or fee-wise) for doing this and you do not need to provide evidence of you reasons why (during this pandemic reasons are complex, simple or just because life is not really what we have known before). 

You do need to request an extension via unihub for it to be registered after agreeing this with your supervisor.

Please use this link to do so:

https://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/assessment/extenuating-circumstances

To note: the scheduled deadline for submission this term for all work across all modules is May 14th, 2021

The extension is for 2 weeks, so your new submission date would be May 28th. 

If you are in Module Three your oral presentations will take place just before this and you should aim to present your work on time with your peers and follow with your submission of the essay by the May 28 date. 

Beyond this you must request a deferral of your submission, which would give you to the next assessment point next term - Dec 2021.

Time change Module Two zoom this week

 Time change for Module Two zoom session this week 

 

Friday April 30th we will run this session slightly earlier at 5pm (UK time) 

not 6pm as on the original schedule. 

This session is a discussion of practice-based research so do come with your thoughts and questions around this in relation to your research and your proposed inquries 

The Open Discussion Groups on Wednesday run as usual at 8.15am and 9pm (UK time)

Zoom links on unihub (first folder on your programme page)

Drafts and feedback

 

 A reminder on the purpose of draft work and the role of feedback...

Drafts are intended to initiate a feedback dialogue with your supervisor, they are not usefully used to ask if things are 'right' or sent with an expectation of receiving corrections, by way of a pre-marking opportunity. At this point in the term, please do receive feedback as an extended discussion of your work for you to have with yourself.

 
Often feedback contains prompts for further reading, suggested texts/practitioners to look at, comments regarding the level of critical thinking/analysis in your writing over overly descriptive personal narrative approaches etc.. Feedback comments are not telling you to 'correct' something and re-submit, but more trying to help you to move your thinking and writing on as we see the process of your work developmentally.

With this in mind, when you have received feedback on a draft of work, please take time to read and consider comments made, come back to your supervisor if you need further clarity, but please not to send a 2nd draft asking if the work is now correct, or continuous re-drafts up until the submission date. Trust yourself to work independently to develop the work for submission.

If you miss the last date for sending a draft to your supervisor please do not anticipate feedback on it without a conversation with your supervisor.

 

To note: Adesola's students you are still to work with Sam Murray for drafts and feedback this term

Ethics MORE

 A note for module twos.

Please do watch the recording of the MORE focused session given in March and on unihub for you if you were unable to attend. BEFORE submitting your MORE application or before resubmitting it if you are receiving it back for review and amendment today. There are many applications coming in with simple errors that could be avoided. 

If your form is returned to you as REJECTED please simply attend to the comments you'll see on it and re-submit. Please attend to ALL comments, ask if unclear before re-submitting.