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NCI PASS BY COMPENSATION QUESTION

  • 19-06-2012 09:06PM
    #1
    psalbmb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭


    Quick question, Ive just got my summer sitting results back, and i've passed all modules except for one...Industrial Relations.Now this exam is a 50-50 module, meaning you must pass both the assignment, and the exam. assignment i passed, the exam i just about failed. just wondering before i go in and see them regarding this, whether or not, i can pass by compensation, as i have a feeling they are going to say a 50-50 module is excluded from this policy. however i've looked through their criteria's for this, and No where does it state that a 50-50 module is exempted so where do i stand on this? thanks
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  • #2
    Mmmm_Lemony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 891 ✭✭✭Mmmm_Lemony


    psalbmb wrote: »
    Quick question, Ive just got my summer sitting results back, and i've passed all modules except for one...Industrial Relations.Now this exam is a 50-50 module, meaning you must pass both the assignment, and the exam. assignment i passed, the exam i just about failed. just wondering before i go in and see them regarding this, whether or not, i can pass by compensation, as i have a feeling they are going to say a 50-50 module is excluded from this policy. however i've looked through their criteria's for this, and No where does it state that a 50-50 module is exempted so where do i stand on this? thanks

    Pass by compensation requires an equivalent subject pass from the previous/upcoming semester. If you failed in the range 35-39% then you should be elligible. The decision is at the discretion of the Examination Board. Outside of this its a repeat I'm afraid.

    From NCI Website...
    • The pass by compensation range is 35% - 39%.
    • The rule can only be applied if it is your first sitting. Therefore it cannot be applied in a sitting of repeat attempts at passing a module.
    • The rule will NOT apply if ANY of your individual module results is a mark below 35%. In this case all module results below 40% must be repeated.
    • The rule can only be applied if you will PASS overall.
    • The rule can only be applied to a certain number of modules:
    If you are examined in five modules or more in a semester, you may compensate in up to two modules in that semester. If you are examined in less than five modules in a semester, you may compensate in up to one module in that semester.
    • The total number of marks, above the pass mark (40%), gained in the modules passed must at least equal double the difference of the marks being considered for compensation.
    e.g One mark of 36% and one mark of 37% would mean you have a deficiency of 7 marks. Therefore, in order to be considered for compensation you would need a total of 14 marks above the pass mark in the aggregate of the other passed modules.
    • If you have any queries, please consult your Programme Director or the Learner Life Department.


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