Lost all of work towards assignment resubmission, worried about future
Hello
So basically I had work saved on what I thought to be my computers drive (like everything else) and have to resubmit towards a module I failed in second year, and turns out this work which I had spent a great deal of time working on was actually saved to the OneDrive built into windows. This was automatically wiped without my permission or knowledge so I've had to start from scratch.
This is not only upsetting but very stressful and I have made my tutor and department support team know but they've only been able to give me a few days of extension.
This is where the real problem is.
I have dates of places I HAVE to be by then. I have no say in the matter, I cannot recoup what I have lost in this time. I have made this clear with my department and am very worried about what this means for my third year and overall grade. (for context I passed first year and all of my modules in second year but this one)
What happens if I were to fail this resit?
If anyone could help please let me know.
So basically I had work saved on what I thought to be my computers drive (like everything else) and have to resubmit towards a module I failed in second year, and turns out this work which I had spent a great deal of time working on was actually saved to the OneDrive built into windows. This was automatically wiped without my permission or knowledge so I've had to start from scratch.
This is not only upsetting but very stressful and I have made my tutor and department support team know but they've only been able to give me a few days of extension.
This is where the real problem is.
I have dates of places I HAVE to be by then. I have no say in the matter, I cannot recoup what I have lost in this time. I have made this clear with my department and am very worried about what this means for my third year and overall grade. (for context I passed first year and all of my modules in second year but this one)
What happens if I were to fail this resit?
If anyone could help please let me know.
Reply 1
Hi @24242623,
I hope you're keeping well.
I spoke to my boss regarding your situation. Unfortunately, from what I understand, the only thing you can really do right now is talk to and explain your situation in detail to the department support team again.
As for the consequence, it depends primarily on how major this module is - whether its an optional or complusory. Thankfully, as you are in third year, there is not really much chance of losing out on modules which may have been available, since you've already chosen your modules. This is usually the more major loss from failing a second-year topic. From my understanding, second year marks on modules are weighted lower than third year modules for the overall grade, and of course, though this isn't a particularly nice situation by any means, hopefully you can take a small amount of comfort in that. The Uni will use two ways of calculating your degree outcome, average and preponderance, with you awarded the better result achieved under either methodology.
According to the Uni:
Classification under the ‘average’ method is based on the calculation of a final weighted course average mark, which just places student performance in the relevant honours degree classification band. Meanwhile, the ‘preponderance’ method of classification requires the achievement of a final weighted course average mark that falls within 3% of the boundary for a higher class band and for at least 50% of the contributing credits to be achieved in that higher band.
Preponderance means that to get a higher degree classification, you not only need a high overall average but also a significant portion of your coursework to be at that higher level. This method rewards consistent high performance rather than exceptional performance in a few courses.
Example: If you're aiming for a First-Class Honours degree, your average mark needs to be very close to the First-Class boundary, and at least half of your credits must be at the First-Class level.
Regardless, I'm very sorry to hear about this entire situation, however I do hope there is at least some alleviation from knowing this. If this is having a negative effect on your mental health, please do not hesitate to speak to student support https://www.kent.ac.uk/student-support who may be able to help.
Warm regards,
David
University of Kent Student Rep
I hope you're keeping well.
I spoke to my boss regarding your situation. Unfortunately, from what I understand, the only thing you can really do right now is talk to and explain your situation in detail to the department support team again.
As for the consequence, it depends primarily on how major this module is - whether its an optional or complusory. Thankfully, as you are in third year, there is not really much chance of losing out on modules which may have been available, since you've already chosen your modules. This is usually the more major loss from failing a second-year topic. From my understanding, second year marks on modules are weighted lower than third year modules for the overall grade, and of course, though this isn't a particularly nice situation by any means, hopefully you can take a small amount of comfort in that. The Uni will use two ways of calculating your degree outcome, average and preponderance, with you awarded the better result achieved under either methodology.
According to the Uni:
Classification under the ‘average’ method is based on the calculation of a final weighted course average mark, which just places student performance in the relevant honours degree classification band. Meanwhile, the ‘preponderance’ method of classification requires the achievement of a final weighted course average mark that falls within 3% of the boundary for a higher class band and for at least 50% of the contributing credits to be achieved in that higher band.
Preponderance means that to get a higher degree classification, you not only need a high overall average but also a significant portion of your coursework to be at that higher level. This method rewards consistent high performance rather than exceptional performance in a few courses.
Example: If you're aiming for a First-Class Honours degree, your average mark needs to be very close to the First-Class boundary, and at least half of your credits must be at the First-Class level.
Regardless, I'm very sorry to hear about this entire situation, however I do hope there is at least some alleviation from knowing this. If this is having a negative effect on your mental health, please do not hesitate to speak to student support https://www.kent.ac.uk/student-support who may be able to help.
Warm regards,
David
University of Kent Student Rep
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