Semester 1 exam results

hopalong85 · 19-02-2009 02:26PM

Cheers I've emailed the lecturer anyway so will see what she says.

public_enemy · 19-02-2009 02:33PM

Shiny wrote: »

You are looking at a repeat.

If you had qualified for compensation it would have been applied before
you got your results and you would have got a "pass by compensation".

A pass by compensation can still come up in the summer results if you do well in the remaining modules. If you do well in one or two subjects (over 70%) and fail nothing else in semester 2, you'd have a very good chance of compensation.

I got 26% in one subject this semester and am hoping I can compensate so I don't have to return in August. I have one friend who was compensated in a subject he got 26% in, but it seems very rare that they do it for anything less than 30%. I'm not sure if they'll be more or less lenient with this sort of thing in final year

snowyeoghan · 19-02-2009 02:35PM

Failed one by failing a Coursework Element - BUT I know I got higher than others in the coursework element and they STILL managed to pass.

How can this be????

Shiny · 19-02-2009 03:13PM

public_enemy wrote: »

A pass by compensation can still come up in the summer results if you do well in the remaining modules. If you do well in one or two subjects (over 70%) and fail nothing else in semester 2, you'd have a very good chance of compensation.

I got 26% in one subject this semester and am hoping I can compensate so I don't have to return in August. I have one friend who was compensated in a subject he got 26% in, but it seems very rare that they do it for anything less than 30%. I'm not sure if they'll be more or less lenient with this sort of thing in final year

I thought it was maximum 10% 10/15 credit module and 5% for 5/7.5 credit modules.

I have never heard of anyone getting compensated more than that....

Usually people do much better in their second semester results.
This is especially true for final year.

I don't want to be filling peoples heads with false hopes either. :eek:

public_enemy · 19-02-2009 03:19PM

There probably are some sort of official rules on compensation, but from what I've seen over the years, it seems to be pretty flexible. I imagine it differs based on the subject, the lecturer, the degree, your other results and pure luck. I have seen plenty of people compensated more than 5% for 5 credit modules though.

Malteaser! · 19-02-2009 03:29PM

public_enemy wrote: »

There probably are some sort of official rules on compensation, but from what I've seen over the years, it seems to be pretty flexible. I imagine it differs based on the subject, the lecturer, the degree, your other results and pure luck. I have seen plenty of people compensated more than 5% for 5 credit modules though.

Same here!

Limerick Dude · 20-02-2009 10:29PM

Obviously i should get info off my lecturer and course leader about passing an exam on comp.

But i had 6 exams, this semester, failed chemistry which was 35%

Got over 60% in everything else.

What do i need to get in the summer to pass this by compensation.

All my modules are 5 credits each

declan_lgs · 21-02-2009 02:03AM

Shiny wrote: »

very little chance.

Also have a 2.1 overall, about 0.5% off a 1.1

Are you in final year is that why this matters to you??

When they're calculating your degree do they weigh your results according to the number of credits for a module?

Shiny · 21-02-2009 12:19PM

I'm a Postgrad and I'm trying to get a 1.1 this year. I have analysed
it like that as I'm only an average student and if I have a chance at
a 1.1 it will be VERY close!

My results would be weighted in a similar way to my final year.

Sem1 - 30%
Sem2 - 30%
Project - 40%

AlkalineAcid · 21-02-2009 03:42PM

cocoa wrote: »

oh, too bad. Tell you what, PM me your username and password and I'll.... umm... let you know your results! yeah, that's what I'll do...

*wanders off*

Haha, thanks... I got them during my chem lab. A few groups were making graphs on Excel and I stole a computer. :rolleyes:

Semester 1 exam results

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