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1. Module Occ Year Period Discipline Domain Level Status vV Clear Retrieve Step 3 Click Retrieve If you don t enter any search data then when you hit Retrieve you will be able to view all modules assigned to you SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Step 4 To proceed click the button under Select to the right of the screen for the Module you wish to enter marks for Note that the Status should be Ready For Marking this must be set by the School Assessment Manager Module List Shown below are all of the available modules Select the desired module using the Select button marked gt gt gt to the right of the module to view Module Occ Year Period Students Name BU4530 A 2012 13 y 15 Status Select Business Module for Training Ready For Marking The Selected Module screen is divided into two sections as shown below The upper section displays basic information relating to the assessment components of the module taken from the Module Assessment Pattern MAP If the information here seems incorrect then the MAP may need reviewing Module Details Shown below a etails about the module currently selected Module Occ Year Period Students Name BU450 5 2012 Business Module for Training Assessment Components Shown below is a list of available assessment components for the selected module Select the components that you wish to enter2. 69 Distinction Pass Fail Distinction Pass M50 01 50 Pass mark 70 60 69 50 59 Il Ill M50 02 50 Pass mark no re 70 60 69 50 59 assessment supplemental II Il M50 03 50 Pass mark Pass Fail 50 Pass M50 04 50 Pass mark 70 50 69 Distinction Pass Fail Distinction Pass MGO 01 Grade Only Pass Fail Pass 32 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 MGO 02 Grade Only Distinction Pass Fail Distinction Pass 33
3. Quit Dont Save Save and Prev Page Save Save and Next Page Calculate Results Step 33 After entering the supplemental results click Save or Save and Next Page if there are many pages Step 34 Once all results are saved choose Quit Don t Save to return to the Selected Module screen Step 35 Choose Calculate Module Results Step 36 Results will be calculated and any errors displayed then choose Confirm then Return to Selected Module and then Finalise Module Results Step 37 The list of students are then displayed and results can be finalised either individually or using the Finalise All option Tip Remember to choose Finalise All for each page of students 22 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 23 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Amending a student s results There are going to be cases where a student s results need amending to cater for certain circumstances Some examples of these special cases are covered further on What follows are the general steps for amending a student s marks grades and dealing with special cases Step 38 If a student s marks or grades need to be modified or updated then start by choosing Finalise Module Results from the main Selected Module screen Step 39 Click Undo for the relevant student and then click Finalise Finalise Marks and Grades This is where the marks and grades a
4. grade only 15 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 and SITS will automatically assign pass fail grades to the marks according to the component mark scheme Step 18 When you are ready to import the results choose the Import Results button on the main Selected Module screen Select Options Choose the sort order whether to include marked students student id s to mark and then select which option you wish to run Sort records by Display Unmarked students Student ID optional Select Report v Enter Initial Annual Results Enter Supplemental Results Press m po rt Export Results File Import Results results button Calculate Module Results View Module Results Vie upplemental Results alise Module Results Return to Module Selection Step 19 In Assessment Stage choose Initial Assessments Step 20 Click Browse to select the results file Step 21 Click Import File jal or re assessment supplemental marks and grades Then use Import File to start the process Assessment Stage initial Assessments Vv File to import C Users dhamill Desktop ExamResults csv Browse Import File Step 22 Return to Selected Module Step 23 Select Enter Initial Results or View Module Results and you can see the results for the relevant component have been successfully imported 16 SITS A
5. Failed a component permission to be reassessed Student has failed an assessment component but been given permission to be reassessed in the module SP Special must be used at module level in order to activate the special assessment process After entering SP for the Module Result do not hit Calculate Student has failed an Finalised Marks and Grades assessment Assessment Component Attempt Prov Mark Prov Grade Finalised Mark Finalised Grade component P E F F Module Result Attempt Actual Mark Actual Grade Agreed Mark Status 2 2 42 00 sP D SP is used to esult is confirmed These can be modified removed or added to using the buttons below activate the special Attempt Type Name Qualify Mark Due Date Due Time hh mm Weight EXAMA ig written Examinatior 40 00 80 examinations process 26 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Example 3 Permission to sit a special examination Student has passed all some module assessment components but has been given permission to sit a special examination e g for ad mis reasons If a component that was already passed e g at the supplemental exam is to be re assessed for whatever reason then RC re assess component is used at component level to trigger a special examination for that component SP Special must be used at module level in order to activate the special assessment process Do not hit Calculate after entering SP for t
6. Tip It is recommended that you don t use the Back button in your web browser to revert to a previous screen Either use the relevant buttons noted in this guide or else start again by choosing Assessment from the left menu 11 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Entering the Module Marks Step 5 Change Display to all view All students Tip Remember to select All students each time as this defaults to Unmarked students Select Options Choose the sort order whether to include marked students student id s to mark and then select which option you wish to run Sort records by v Display All students v Step 6 Under Select to the right tick the boxes of the components you wish to enter marks for In the example below two components have been selected Assessment Components Shown below is a list of available assessment components for the selected module Select the components that you wish to enter marks for Seq Ass Type Description Weight Qual Mark Group Qual Set Grd Only Final Select 1 TEST Term Test 20 No No Y 2 CWN HT Marketing Case Study Pass Fail 0 Yes No 4 EXAMA Written Examination 80 40 00 No No Step 7 Click Enter Initial Annual results Step 8 Now enter the relevant results for each students There is no need to enter a Grade as SITS will automatically do this for you based on how marking scheme defined in the to confi
7. provisional assessment component marks based on the weighting of the components Final marks and grades marks and grades are e The marks and grades determined by the academic staff member with overall responsibility for assessing examining the module e g module co ordinator or owner These final marks are submitted to the appropriate Court of Examiners e After approval or amendment by the appropriate Court of Examiners the final marks become the permanent record of the student s academic performance in regard to the module These marks eventually become Published The provisional and final marks may be different Is such cases it is expected that the examiner or the secretary of the Court of Examiners will record a note or minute to explain the reason for the mark grade change Students never see Provisional marks only the Final marks SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Changing the marking status of a module School assessment managers only A School Assessment Manager can make a module Ready to mark or switch off the module for entering managing marks at any stage after the mark sheet or Student Module Record SMR has been created The module is defaulted to Ready to mark by the SITS functionality that creates the SMR so it will not normally be an extra task to make the module Ready to mark To access the functionality select Make
8. MAP setup The MAP defines the assessment components for a module and their weighting The MAP also defines the mark grade scheme for each component and how re assessment will be carried out The steps relating to the setup of MAPs are covered in a separate guide The MAPs guide also covers how to assign a MAP to a specific module how to set a module co ordinator how a School Assessment Manager can set the marking status of a module to make it ready to mark and how they can grant access to module assessment functionality to any staff member Assessment Components An assessment component represents a sizeable portion of the assessment of a module e g an end of year written examination an oral or viva voce exam a term essay a term test or a collection of homework e g tutorials sheets or laboratory reports Each exam paper should be an individual assessment component There are generally no more than 5 or 6 assessment components for a module and most commonly there are 1 2 or 3 components SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Marks or grades for individual exam questions or weekly course work are not recorded in SITS As outlined above the assessment components for any module are defined in the Module Assessment Pattern MAP Re assessment components if different to the initial assessment are also defined in the MAP What marks are recorded in SITS Marks and grades are stored in SIT
9. is pressed all marks grades for all students on the page displayed are finalised with final marks and grades identical to the provisional marks and grades for the module and all assessment components The marks grades are now ready for consideration by the appropriate Court of Examiners and you can Undo the marks where certain circumstances arise Note that the results are not yet published for viewing by the students at this point this only happens at the end of the Progression phase 20 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 W me Train1 Process Successful SITS_ PROCESS SUCCESSFUL Process completed successfully 34311 Qualify failure MAB Seq 3 Marks 3200 QMarks 4000 34311 Qualify failure MAB Seq 3 Marks 3200 QMarks 4000 34313 Qualify failure MAB Seq 3 Marks 2300 QMarks 4000 34313 Qualify failure MAB Seq 3 Marks 2300 QMarks 4000 Finalise Undo Module Results Shown below are details about the module currently selected Module Occurrence Year Period Students Name BU4501 A 2012 13 T 15 Business Module for Training The record bar can be used to move between the pages of students Start Previous Showing page 2 of 2 10 records per page Next End GoTo jiss halk _ B E ee o _ _ Displayed below is a list of any student module results which can be finalised or undone Use the Finalise or Undo buttons next to the individual
10. records to perform the task for a single student The Finalise All and Undo All buttons at the bottom of the screen can be used to automatically perform the task for all displayed records in a valid status for that action Student Module 1 TEST 20 Term Test 2 CWN 0 HT Marketing Case Study Pass Fail 3 EXAMA 80 Written Examination Student ID or Exam No Name Att Final Mark Grade Status Mark Grade Mark Grade Mark Grade 34310 1 67 00 21 P 65 52 P P 67 50 P Undo 34311 1 41 00 QF D 78 25 P P 32 00 E Undo 2 2 34312 1 74 00 1 P 50 00 P P 80 00 P Undo 34313 1 18 00 AB F 0 00 AB F 23 00 F Undo 34314 6200 21 P 40 00 P P 67 00 p Undo Fraise Al 21 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Dealing with Supplemental results Following the supplemental sessions the marker has to enter marks and or grades for each reassessment item that a student has completed Tip Everytime you make a change Calculate Process Finalise and then Confirm Step 30 Select the relevant assessment modules using the checkboxes on the right Step 31 Beside Display select All students Step 32 Click Enter Supplemental Special Result 01 CGO 01 01 Student ID or Exam Name Mark Grade Result Attempt Mark Grade Mark Grade Mark Grade 0 43 00 QF D 0 42 00 F D 430 45 00 F D 41 00 QF D F2 D Number of Students per Page 10 v Set Select Module
11. 00 AB Finalise 34308 1 65 00 P 65 00 P P 65 00 P Finalise 34309 1 45 00 QF 45 67 F 45 00 P Finalise Undo All Finalise All Select Module Return to Selected Module Trinity College Dublin 2013 All Rights Rese The provisional module marks have been calculated if the module mark scheme is not grade only A provisional grade has been assigned Here are some examples e 1 First e 21 2 1 e 22 2 2 e 3 Third e AB absent this may need to be updated following Courts of Examiners and there are some examples further on e QF qualified fail failed an essential component This is assigned when a student achieves overall percentage mark greater or equal to the pass mark but either fails to achieve the qualifying mark in a component or set of components or fails a component that is grade only 19 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Finalise Module Results Marks can now be Finalised either individually or page by page using the Finalise All option Step 28 Click Finalise All towards the bottom right of the page Step 29 Go to the next page and Finalise All and repeat for all pages Tip Remember to choose Finalise All on each page of students Those marks which have a star in the Final column are finalised If a student has failed some component then a new row for another attempt will be displayed See the Att column When the Finalise All button
12. 2 C40 02 40 40 00 69 99 Pass P Only for use where a grade of Distinction 0 39 99 Fail F may be awarded for an individual assessment component Component mark scheme with 50 pass 50 00 100 Pass P mark number 1 C50 01 50 0 49 99 Fail F For use in most UG assessments in Health Sciences and in many PG assessments Component mark scheme with 50 pass 70 00 100 Distinction D mark number 2 C50 02 50 50 00 69 99 Pass P Only for use where a grade of Distinction 0 49 99 Fail F may be awarded for an individual assessment component Pass P Grade only component mark scheme CG0 01 n a n a Fail F number 1 No numerical mark is awarded ai 31 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 CGO 02 Distinction D n a n a Pass P Fail F Grade only component mark scheme number 2 No numerical mark is awarded Only for use where a grade of Distinction may be awarded for an individual assessment component Appendix D Table of Module Mark Schemes Code Description Mark Ranges for Passing Grades M40 01 40 Pass mark 70 60 69 50 59 40 49 Il 1 Il 2 II M40 02 40 Pass mark no re 70 60 69 50 59 40 49 assessment supplemental Il 1 Il 2 Hl M40 03 40 Pass mark Pass Fail 40 Pass M40 04 40 Pass mark 70 40
13. BUTEST 1112 3 34306 34306 3 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34307 34307 0 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34308 34308 1 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34309 34309 2 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34310 34310 3 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34311 34311 4 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34312 34312 5 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34313 34313 6 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34314 34314 E d Step 16 To enter the results the assessor can open the results file in Excel You can now add in a Mark and a Grade for each student remembering not to make any other alterations to the spreadsheet layout as you will then not be able to successfully import the results Tip The Grade must be entered in upper case Step 17 Save the file and close it When asked Do you want to keep using that format choose Yes If the files is saved in Excel format then you will not be able to import it until it is resaved in csv format you can do this in Excel if required Some features in your workbook might be lost if you save it as CSV Comma delimited Do you want to keep using that format ves After the marker has completed entering marks and or grades into the csv file it should be saved as a local record of the provisional marks grades imported Similarly to manual mark grade entry only marks are absolutely required unless the component is
14. ION TO PROGRAMMING II Select desired status for 2012 13 cs 2012113 csf marking 2012 13 C3 1031 Y I MATHEMATICS I MATHEMATICS II PROGRAMMING PROJECT I TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Module Mark Entry Step by step process Broadly speaking there are three phases to Module Mark Entry e Enter the marks for each assessment component e Calculate the overall module mark e Finalise the module mark at a later point you can Undo to amend Step 1 After logging in at my tcd ie click Assessment on the left menu Tip It is recommended that you use Google Chrome rather than Internet Explorer to access my tcd ie Step 2 Now select Mark and Grade Management It is expected that Assessment Managers may have access to many modules and for that reason a selection retrieval screen is available By entering suitable selection data in the selection fields you can refine the search for modules Tip If you enter a specific Module code then it is a good idea to also enter the relevant Year e g 2014 15 to ensure you are not going to alter the marks for a previous year Selection Criteria Enter any selection criteria in the fields below and then use the Retrieve button to display the records An asterisk can be used as a wildcard character and the List buttons will display a list of valid values
15. Module Ready to Mark in the container Module Assessment Access Control see screenshot below Ok THE TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN isur my tcd ie Welcome Colm Assessment gt Courses amp Modules Management of Marks Grades 5 Mark and Grade Management SIWW_MME new 5 Highlight a Module MarkiAdd Module minute MA_HIGH gt Manage Registration Module Assessment Set up for SCH_ASS_MGR L Edit Module Assessment Pattern SIVW_MAP1 JE add Module Owner Assess Pattern amp Mark Scheme new BE E Assign Marker to Module code MA_MKR1 role SCH_MAS_MGR i E Assign Staffto Mark Modules in their Discipline MA_MKR2 i J Assign Staffto Mark Modules in their own School MA_MKR3 is M Change Staff Access new fs Assign Student to Assessment Group MA_ASSGP t5 Update Dissertation or Project Title MA_PROJECT Module Assessment Access Control 5 Create Module Results Records MA_CREATESMR JE Make Module Ready to Mark new Publish Provisional Component Marks MA_REL This opens a new screen in which you may select a module or a selection of modules SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 The selection of modules can be carried out in the same ways as for assigning mark schemes etc following Retrieve Please select a year and either a module code or displine and retrieve Begin to enter module code Academic Year an
16. S at two levels 1 Assessment Component Level There can be a number of assessment components and there will be at least one for each module that is assessed Each assessment component is assigned a weighting between 0 and 100 The sum of the weightings must be 100 All marks and grades are entered at the assessment component level Component marks are not rounded up or down 2 Module Level Module marks and grades are normally automatically formed from the marks and grades that have been entered at the assessment component level A full set of marks and or grades at both assessment component and module level for each phase below must be recorded as necessary for each student in each year e Initial Assessment Annual Exam Session e Re assessment Supplemental Exam Session e Re assessment Special Examinations Provisional and Final Marks Following decisions by both the Undergraduate and Graduate Studies Committees SITS has been set up to record store both provisional and final marks and or grades at both assessment component and module level Provisional mark grades are SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 e Those marks and grades that are the initial assessment results determined by the member of the teaching staff assigned to mark the assessment i e the examiner or marker e The provisional module mark is calculated by SITS as the weighted average of the
17. SITS User Guide Assessment Module Mark Entry IT Services amp Academic Registry Version 13 0 6 October 2015 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Table of Contents Module FSS ESS MENA ssns nre e ny Peano nana anita hat E ae E TEENA 3 Assessment COMPONENMGS cccecececececececececececneeencecnecenceeneneneceneneneeencnenenenenenceenenenenenenenenenenenes 3 What marks are recorded in SITS cicnsisacsvacsinnesicansasvasadeuvaden scxneneasedualenennnceatananuivcansan caiaagenenen 4 Provisional and Final Marks axiassaq hesitates ives teaawmeatanymundamenniaaien naan ana ano non 4 Changing the marking status of a module School assessment managers Only cceceeeee 6 Module Mark Entry Step by step Process ccccsesssececssssececsesseeecesssnaeeecsssaeeeceeseeeeeeeseaueeeeses 9 Entering the Module WARS sciccsuisccrantccccerascnaneats Gademsaya lonetaneateenapsaubetiipedeeniielancdiaiebamuenaaancsiey 12 Calculate the Module Results casicanasiosenctas aed nnaaaseguaaioianssdanneanaiiadde ueasaetaanmaaanenanetenin 18 Finalise Module RESUIES uti icusninevtisicnsesussavarnnawniniieanssaivaraisainnininnsiandd whasiesubanisiniensbuseawh nisiceneshusiennens 20 Dealing with Supplemental results cc ccecessscecessseeececssauececssseeeceeseneeeeessaaeeecesseneeeeeeeaes 22 Amending a student s POSUNES sa cccadcuncisiease say dusasauseveannidddednadseetssathleveasoiseenian Wadedna
18. The student will be assessed by means of a special exam The student has been given assessment at a special exam session usually in permission to be assessed by October means of a special exam assessment SP Special examination The student will be re assessed by means of a assessment at a special exam session usually in but has been given permission October Appendix B Table of Assessment Types ATTPAR ATTEND PART Attendance participation YES NO CLIN CLIN ASS OSCE Clinical Assessment OSCE YES NO COURSEWORK CWN Coursework marked by name YES NO NAME EXAMA EXAM ANON Examination marked anonymously NO YES EXAMN EXAM NAMED Examination marked by name YES YES GROUP GROUP ASSESS Assessment of group work YES NO ORAL ORAL EXAM Oral or viva voce examination YES NO SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 PLACE PLACEMENT Placement YES NO TEST TERM TEST Term Test Only used for some BU amp EC modules YES YES Appendix C Table of Component Mark Schemes Pass Code Marks Grades Description Comment Mark Component mark scheme with 40 pass 40 00 100 Pass P mark number 1 The most common mark C40 01 40 0 39 99 Fail F scheme For use in all UG assessments other than in Health Sciences Component mark scheme with 40 pass 70 00 100 Distinction D mark number
19. as been assessed and passed the component but the component will be re assessed e g in many science engineering courses supplemental always involve a repeated exam regardless of the students result in the annual exam assessed at the will be re assessed by means supplemental session although the component has been of a special exam The student will be re passed already assessed at the special session although the component has been passed already The attempt number in SITS will be incremented The attempt number in SITS will be incremented If the student has failed a module and permission has been given to defer to special exams at module level then either of the codes depending on circumstances shown in the table below should be used to trigger the special examination re assessment process Finalising of module marks is done using the process described previously SP or DS must be entered as the Agreed Grade in the Module Result container in order to trigger a special re assessment Do not click on the Calculate button just click Continue and Confirm until the 29 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 banner is displayed at the top of the screen indicating that the result has been successfully agreed The student has been assessed to be re assessed by means of a special exam assessment special exam DS Defer to Special examination
20. checks all of the entered information and then moves the user onto the next stage in the process Note Type OWNER Y Note Minute NH 15 01 2015 Changed Term test grade from AB to F Continue 24 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Step 44 At the bottom right of the screen click Continue and then Confirm until the banner appears at top of the screen indicates that the result has been successfully finalised 25 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Examples of Special Cases See the Appendices for a full list of the grades which have been setup to assist with student cases and an explanation for each one What follows are some examples of how to deal with some specific circumstances Example 1 Permission to Defer e Student has been given permission to defer an assessment component So PD is used at assessment component level e DS Defer to Special must be used at module level in order to activate the special assessment process After entering DS for the Module Result do not hit Calculate Finalised Marks and Grades Student has been given Assessment Component Finalised Mark Finalised Grade i permission to defer PD used a 2 HT Marketing Case Study Pass Fail 0 F at assessment component gt 3 Written Examination 80 F DS is used to activate the Module Result i eos special examinations Attempt Status 2 oof process 1S D Example 2
21. d or use wildcard Module COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY Period DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN I Occurrence DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN II eT ELECTROTECHNOLOGY Discipline INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING MATHEMATICS MATHEMATICS II PROGRAMMING PROJECT TELECOMMUNICATIONS Select module Trinity College Dublin 2012 All Rights Reser from dynamic list Manage Marking Status of Module Please select a year and either a module code or displine and retrieve Academic Year Module Period Y Occurrence A Discipline all modules in my school All modules in my school _ Select Discipline from dynamic list A new screen Is opened that list the modules that fit the retrieval criteria The marking status is shown for each module Description Y Module is ready to marking SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 N Module is closed for marking Manage Marking Status of Module Now showing records 1 12 of 12 Academic Year Module code Period Occurrence Marking Status Name G A COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY 2012 13 1023 Y A DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN 2012 13 cs1024 Y A DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN II 2012 13 C 1026 T A ELECTROTECHNOLOGY 20123 C 1021 Y A NTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING 2012 13 81022 NTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING II 201213 C 1011 NTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING 2012 13 cs NTRODUCT
22. e box Step 25 Click Confirm Step 26 Click Return to Selected Module Step 27 Click View Module Results 18 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Module Details Shown below are details sbout the module currently selected Module Occurrence Year Period Students Name BU4501 A 2012 13 Y 15 Business Module for Training Record Bar The record bar can be used to move between the pages of students Start Previous Showing page 1 of 2 10 records per page Next End GoTo I lt lt lt lta na gt Go Module Results Displayed below is a list of any student module results which can be finalised or undone Use the Finalise or Undo buttons next to the individual records to perform the task for a single student The Finalise All and Undo All buttons at the bottom of the screen can be used to automatically perform the task for all displayed records in a valid status for that action Student Module 1 TEST 20 Term Test 2 CWN 0 HT Marketing Case Study Pass Fail 3 EXAMA 80 Written Examination Student ID or Exam No Name Att Final Mark Grade Status Mark Grade Mark Grade Mark Grade 34221 1 3200 AB F 0 00 AB F 40 00 E Finalise 34301 1 46 00 3 P 30 00 F P 50 00 P Finalise 34302 1 55 00 22 P 50 00 P P 20 P Finalise 34303 1 43 00 QF D 56 00 p 3 40 F Finalise 34304 1 73 00 P 50 00 P P P Finalise 34305 1 4200 QF D P P F Finalise 34306 1 70 00 1 P F P 77 00 P Finalise 34307 1 10 00 AB F P P 0
23. for every student even those who do not attend an exam or do not complete an assessment Therefore a number of grades have been set up in the component mark schemes to deal with these student cases All the grades shown in the table below are possible with a mark of 0 except for RC They are also valid for grade only mark schemes Note The grades of PD and AR may only be awarded following approval by the suitable authority e g Senior Lecturer or Dean of Graduate Studies The student was absent from an exam test or failed to submit an assessment but provided an acceptable explanation and has been given permission to defer assessed at the next scheduled exam session for that course year The attempt number in SITS will not be incremented Note The next scheduled session may be in the next academic year E g in Moderatorship years Comp nope Effect at Initial Annual Effect at Re assessment Description Comment Grade Assessment Supplemental AB Absent without explanation The module will also be given the grade AB and will be deemed to be failed with no possibility of re assessment The student was absent from an exam test or failed to submit an The student will be excluded from the course assessment Note This is the default value which It is very unusual that a student remains on this grade will initially be assigned The vast majority of absences are explained and another a
24. he Module Result N EE T IE Student has failed to achieve Assessment Component Attempt Prov Mark Prov Grade Finalised Mark Finalised Grade the 2 1 required and RC is used 1 Term Test 20 1 20 00 40 00 2 HT Marketing Case Study Pass Fail 0 1 to trigger a special examination F P F P 3 Written Examination 80 1 32 00 F P Module Result SP is used to activate the Attempt Actual Mark Actual Grade Agreed Mark Agreed Grade special examinations process Select Re assessments The re assessments shown below are those which will be generated for the student when the result is confirmed These can be modified removed or added to using the buttons below Use the Continue button to move onto the confirmation screen once any changes have been made eq Attempt Type Mks Name Qualify Mark Due Date Due Time hh mm Weight Delete 3 3 EXAMA List c40 01 aista Vritten Examination 40 00 Example 4 How to Withdraw a Student from a Module Should it be necessary to entirely withdraw a student from a Module you can enter the code W under Agreed Grade in the Module Result box Do not hit Calculate after entering W simply choose Confirm Continue etc at the bottom right of the screen You can leave F or AB for the component grades 27 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Appendix A Grades for Marks of 0 Grades for Student Cases SITS requires a grade and or mark
25. ing the Import Results function When mark entry is complete these files be downloaded as a local record of marks grades entered or imported Module Details Shown below are the details for the module currently selected Module Occurrence Year Period Students Name BU4530 A 2012 13 Y 15 Business Module for Training Assessment Components These are the details of the selected assessment components which will be exported Sequence Description Written Examination Export Select the assessment stage and then use the Export button to start generating the files Assessment stage nitital Assessment Annual M Export Return to Selected Module Step 14 Click Export 14 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Step 15 Click View File link on the page and then select Save to save the results file template to your computer In a practical sense you can then provide the relevant assessor with this file so they can enter the results A B D E F G H I J K L M N 1 cli Period Module Occ Map Ass Cand Key Name CD Mark Grade cD Cand Key 2 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34221 34221 3 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34301 34301 4 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34302 34302 5 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34303 34303 5 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34304 34304 7 2012 13 Y BU4530 A BUTEST 1112 3 34305 34305 3 2012 13 Y BU4530 A
26. ldeamudlentedids 24 Examples Of Special CAG CS cuisiniere aA A AE aaa aE 26 Appendix A Grades for Marks of 0 Grades for Student Cases ccccscsessseessecsteceseeseees 28 Appendix B Table of Assessment TYP S ssccccesssneececssnececesseneeceesenaececseaeeeceesueeeceesenaeeeeess 30 Appendix C Table of Component Mark SCHEMES ccssccecessseeeceesseeeecseneeecesseeeeeeeseaaeeeeees 31 Appendix D Table of Module Mark Schemes cccccccsssssccecsssseeeceesseeeeecseaeeeceeseneeeeeseaaeeeenss 32 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Module Assessment Module Assessment refers to how you enter all assessment results for students on taught courses This guide covers the steps required to enter the assessment component marks grades and then calculate and finalise the module component marks for each student and how to make any required amendments This is done in the SITS e Vision Portal at my tcd ie All results marks and or grades as appropriate should be entered and recorded against module records for each student Each module will in general be assessed in the same way for all students taking the module Results are entered at the assessment component level with the module results being calculated based on the weighting of the assessment components Note that in order for marks to be entered into the SITS system each module must first have had its module assessment pattern
27. marks for Seq Ass Type Description Weight Qual Mark Group Qual Set Grd Only Final Select ES Term Test 20 5 No The Assessment details displayed contain each of the assessment components in sequence with Assessment Type Description entered weighting check that the total is 100 Qualifying Marks and Set for any components that have them and a Yes No field indicating that the component is marked with a grade only i e no numerical mark is assigned The various Assessment Types are outlined in the Appendices at the end of this document 10 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 The lower section of the Selected Module screen provides you with the options or controls buttons and drop down menus to facilitate the various Module Mark Entry and management tasks required Select Options Choose the sort order whether to include marked students student id s to mark and then select which option you wish to run Sorting is disabled Select Report Enter InitiavAnnual Results The buttons displayed Sort records by Display Unmarked students Student ID optional JE Enter Supplemental Results Expor Results File depend on the user s z Import Results Calculate Module Results role all are shown here view Module Results Return to Module Selection view Supplemental Results Finalise Module Results
28. re finalised for the student Any marks and grades left blank when pressing the Copy All or Continue buttons will be filled in by copying the Provisional Mark Grade for that assessment Assessment Component Attempt Provisional Mark Provisional Grade Final Mark Final Grade 0 00 AB dy Pass Fail 0 1 F 23 00 F y Al Module Result The provisional and final module results are displayed below If any of the component marks grades have been modified then the final mark and grade can be entered or re calculated using the Calculate button Attempt Provisional Mark Provisional Grade Final Mark Final Grade Status Calculate Step 40 In the Finalise Marks and Grades box click Copy All to the right Step 41 Make the necessary changes to the Final Mark Final Grade for the relevant component s Some examples and relevant Grade codes are covered further on Step 42 If you are only adjusting a component mark grade then in the Module Result container click Calculate Do not hit Calculate if you are manually entering a Final Mark or Final Grade into the Module Result box Some examples are covered later Step 43 Add the relevant Note Minute at the bottom of the screen indicating why the grade has been changed It is a good idea to add a date and your initials here These notes can appear in various reports but would not be visible to the student Note Minute Enter any minutes required for this student s module result The Continue button
29. rm if you are happy with this Enter Marks Grades Enter the marks grades in the boxes below and Save 15 Students Listed 1 TEST 20 Term Test Student ID or Exam No Name Mark Grade w m 82 1 ASSESSMENT FRANK 1283 1 BOY JOHN 12331284 1 DUCKLING DONALD 12331293 1 DUNDONALD REGINALD Step 9 Once you have entered the results for the currently displayed students you must click Save and Next Page to begin entering results for the next page of students 12 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Tip Be sure to Save each page of entered results before progressing to the next page Step 10 When you have completed adding results to all pages of students then click Save Step 11 Finally select Quit Don t Save to return to the main Selected Module screen At any point should you wish to review the marks entered then select the relevant assessment components and choose View Module Results towards the bottom of the screen Tip Don t leave the module marks blank for any student they may not then show up in that Module the following year Tip Don t use the Calculate Results button at the bottom of the screen where you enter the results It is better to use the Calculate Module Results button on the main Selected Module screen as we will see later 13 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Optional approach Importing Marks Grades
30. ssessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Tip It is important to note that the results file can only be imported once If some error has been made then the corrections must be made manually 17 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 Calculate the Module Results When mark grade entry or import is completed for all assessment components you can then prompt SITS to calculate the overall provisional module result provisional mark and or grade as appropriate Step 24 Click Calculate Module Results This opens a new screen If marks grades for all assessment components have been entered correctly the provisional module results will be calculated for all students Calculation Results This page displays any messages that have been produced by the calculation process Module Details The module occurrence that has been calculated is shown below Module Occ Year Period Students Name BU4501 4 2012 13 Y 15 Business Modul Calculation Results Shown below are any messages produced by the calculation process tarted 15 Jan g jarks 4000 Aarks 4000 lify failure N lify failure MA fy failure MA failure NV Select Module Return to Selected Module Process Results If however some marks grades have been omitted or are not yet to hand the provisional module results for the student affected will not be calculated and an error will be shown in the messag
31. through a Results File Instead of manually entering mark grades as described above you may choose to import provisional marks grades from a results file a spreadsheet that is saved in csv file format comma delimited First you must export a template results file from SITS then an assessor can then enter the results in Excel for example and finally you can import these results back into SITS Tip You cannot create your own results file from scratch nor change the column structure or layout of the exported results file The template file can be exported by selecting the Export Results File button An example follows Step 12 Select the component you wish to export the results file for Assessment Components Shown below is a list of available assessment components for the selected module Select the components that you wish to enter marks for Seq Ass Type Description Weight Qual Mark Group Qual Set Grd Only Final Select 1 TEST Term Test 20 No No 2 CWN HT Marketing Case Study Pass Fail 0 Yes No EXAMA Written Examination 80 40 00 No No v Step 13 Select Export Results file Export Provisional Marks and or Grades Generate export files CSV format for provisional marks and or grades for each assessment component for the module selected These files will contain any results already entered Any marks grades not yet in SITS can be entered in the appropriate fields in these files for importing back into the system us
32. utomatically when 0 is grade is awarded to the component and to the module entered F Fail Same as any other failed component The student was assessed and was awarded 0 PD Permission to Defer The student will be re The student will be re assessed at the next annual session The attempt number in SITS will not be incremented 28 SITS Assessment Module Mark Entry Trinity College Dublin 2015 AR Absent but will be Re assessed The student will be re assessed at the next scheduled exam session for that course year The attempt number in SITS will be incremented The student was absent from an f Note exam test or failed to submit an S The next scheduled session may be in the next academic assessment and has been given ea year E g in Moderatorship years permission to be re assessed despite the absence NA Not Assessable The student must be assessed according to a different pattern The marker should calculate the overall module It was not possible to assess the mark grade outside SITS and enter these as a final mark student in this component e g and or grade for the student See Finalising Module a one term visiting student who Marks and Grades below is not at TCD for the annual Note exam Sata A module cannot be finalised with the grade NA It must be changed to another grade RC Re assess Component The student will be re Only applicable if the student The student h
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