HND Animal Management (Equine Management)

Progression

All units must be achieved for progression onto the next level of study.

Formative and Summative Assessment

Students are able to receive feedback on draft work, and detailed feedback on their first assignment submission where they can also view the similarity mapping on Turnitin but this is then switched off for subsequent submissions.

There is a varied assessment diet on the programme which includes the following:

• Written scientific reports
• Case-study reports
• Presentations
• Self-running PowerPoints
• Seminars
• Practical assessments including the use of gait analysis
• Self-evaluation exercises
• Phase tests
• Live debate

Plagiarism

Academic regulations summary which includes plagiarism is outlined below:

Important information for students:

Word count:

Students are expected to keep within the specified word limit and include a word count (as a header or a footer).

Should the assignment exceed this limit, it is liable to incur a penalty.

Late submissions:

Late submission of an assessment will result in a grade of ‘None Submission’ (N/S) being recorded.

Where a student has submitted work after the summative deadline, the tutor will decline to grade the work in question.

If there are specific reasons why the work is submitted late then students are able to apply for mitigating circumstances to waive the late penalty. This is subject to approval and requires evidence to support your application.

Non-submissions:

• If you find that you are unable to complete the work by the specified time, please contact the module leader as early as possible prior to the submission date to discuss your options.
• Failure to submit an assessment by the published summative deadline will result in a grade of ‘None Submission’ (N/S) being recorded.
• Extensions for individual items for coursework may be requested before the submission date on the grounds that illness or an accident or a personal crisis or factors outside the student’s control have adversely affected or will adversely affect the time available for completion of the assignment.  See the Assessment Regulations Handbook on the UCR Student Hub for further details.

Academic Integrity:

• University Centre Reaseheath values its students’ contribution to the necessary quality of its academic standards and awards by adhering to the principles of academic integrity and fair play in assessment. These standards are upheld when students, completing work for assessment, act honestly and take responsibility for the fair presentation of the contents of any work they produce for assessment.
• This means that students will do nothing that has the potential for them to gain an unfair advantage in assessment.