Mark changing

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if I can do anything if a lecturer changes the mark allocation of assignments AFTER I'd already submitted it.

i.e. If the class was told that the marking scheme was->

Assignment A [10%]
Assignment B [40%]

And then, a month after everyone had submitted the Assignment A (and 2 days before deadline of Assignment , he decided to change the marking scheme to:

Assignment A [20%]
Assignment B [20%]

Can I complain about this? I submitted work that was below par because we were explicitly told (I have the lecture slide) that it was 10%. (no typo- she also discussed it in class). So I worked harder on Assignment B instead, and now they're suddenly equal and my grade will suffer.

Is the lecturer allowed to do this, and can I complain to anyone?

Thanks

blucey

whatever is on the blackboard website is law. check that.

bscm

If the change wasn't mentioned in lectures or communicated with the class, then I think you can ask the class rep to talk to the lecturer.

languagenerd

Talk to your class rep first and if that doesn't get you anywhere, take it to either your tutor or the S.U. education officer.

Same thing happened to me a few years back, but considering it meant we had no exam in that module (originally we were told 50% essays, 50% exams and then they called off that exam and put extra essays instead), nobody was complaining

If it was mentioned in your course handbook or on Blackboard (not every department uses Blackboard - neither of mine did), you definitely have grounds for complaint.