Assignments
Student Needs
- Opportunity to understand expectations
- Structure with some flexibility
- Guidance towards resources
- Recognition that skill development happens through repetition/practice
Solutions
- Provide a written description of the purpose and expectations of the assignment.
- Avoid open-ended deadlines.
- Direct students to resources that can help with developing research and writing skills.
- Highlight procrastination resources. Note that procrastination can be driven by some complex underlying difficulites, and is not a typically “time management” issue.
- Set submission deadlines for the start of a class; not midnight, on weekends, or over holidays.
Important: Tests & Exams
If you use the SAS Exam Centre, please remember that all test and exam bookings must be submitted at least 10 BUSINESS DAYS ahead of when you intend to write.
In addition, the last day any bookings can be received is the first business day in November, March or July as appropriate for the semester.
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