MT105A
Summer 2020 online assessment guidance
MT105A Mathematics 1
The assessment will be an open-book take-home online assessment within a
24-hour window. The requirements for this assessment remain the same as the
originally planned closed-book exam, with an expected time/effort of 2 hours.
Candidates should answer all EIGHT questions: all SIX questions of Section A (60
marks in total) and BOTH questions from Section B (20 marks each). Candidates are
strongly advised to divide their time accordingly.
You should complete this examination using pen and paper. Please use BLACK ink
only.
Handwritten work then needs to be scanned, converted to PDF and then uploaded to
the VLE as ONE individual file including the coversheet. Each scanned sheet should
have your candidate number written clearly at the top. Please do not write your
name anywhere on any sheet.
The paper will be available at 12.00 midday (BST) on Monday 15 June 2020.
You have until 12.00 midday (BST) on Tuesday 16 June 2020 to upload your file into
the VLE submission portal. However, you are advised not to leave your submission to
the last minute. A late penalty will be applied pro-rata of 5 percentage marks for every
hour (or part) late outside of the 1 hour.
If you think there is any information missing or any error in any question, then you
should indicate this but proceed to answer the question stating any assumptions you
have made.
The assessment has been designed with a duration of 24 hours to provide a more flexible
window in which to complete the assessment and to appropriately test the course
learning outcomes. As an open-book exam, the expected amount of effort required to
complete all questions and upload your answers during this window is no more than 2
hours. Organise your time well and avoid working all night.
You may use any calculator for any appropriate calculations, but you may not use any
computer software to obtain solutions. Credit will only be given if all workings are
shown.
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, You are assured that there will be no benefit in you going beyond the expected 2 hours
of effort. Your assessment has been carefully designed to help you show what you have
learned in the hours allocated.
This is an open book assessment and as such you may have access to additional
materials including but not limited to subject guides and any recommended reading. But
the work you submit is expected to be 100% your own. Therefore, unless instructed
otherwise, you must not collaborate or confer with anyone during the assessment. The
University of London will carry out checks to ensure the academic integrity of your work.
Many students that break the University of London’s assessment regulations did not
intend to cheat but did not properly understand the University of London’s regulations
on referencing and plagiarism. The University of London considers all forms of
plagiarism, whether deliberate or otherwise, a very serious matter and can apply severe
penalties that might impact on your award. The University of London 2019-20
Procedure for the Consideration of Allegations of Assessment offences is available
online at:
https://london.ac.uk/sites/default/files/governance/assessment-offence-procedure-year-
2019-2020.pdf
The University of London’s Rules for Taking Online Timed Assessments have been
included in an update to the University of London General Regulations and are available
at:
https://london.ac.uk/sites/default/files/regulations/progregs-general-2019-2020.pdf
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Summer 2020 online assessment guidance
MT105A Mathematics 1
The assessment will be an open-book take-home online assessment within a
24-hour window. The requirements for this assessment remain the same as the
originally planned closed-book exam, with an expected time/effort of 2 hours.
Candidates should answer all EIGHT questions: all SIX questions of Section A (60
marks in total) and BOTH questions from Section B (20 marks each). Candidates are
strongly advised to divide their time accordingly.
You should complete this examination using pen and paper. Please use BLACK ink
only.
Handwritten work then needs to be scanned, converted to PDF and then uploaded to
the VLE as ONE individual file including the coversheet. Each scanned sheet should
have your candidate number written clearly at the top. Please do not write your
name anywhere on any sheet.
The paper will be available at 12.00 midday (BST) on Monday 15 June 2020.
You have until 12.00 midday (BST) on Tuesday 16 June 2020 to upload your file into
the VLE submission portal. However, you are advised not to leave your submission to
the last minute. A late penalty will be applied pro-rata of 5 percentage marks for every
hour (or part) late outside of the 1 hour.
If you think there is any information missing or any error in any question, then you
should indicate this but proceed to answer the question stating any assumptions you
have made.
The assessment has been designed with a duration of 24 hours to provide a more flexible
window in which to complete the assessment and to appropriately test the course
learning outcomes. As an open-book exam, the expected amount of effort required to
complete all questions and upload your answers during this window is no more than 2
hours. Organise your time well and avoid working all night.
You may use any calculator for any appropriate calculations, but you may not use any
computer software to obtain solutions. Credit will only be given if all workings are
shown.
Page 1 of 6
, You are assured that there will be no benefit in you going beyond the expected 2 hours
of effort. Your assessment has been carefully designed to help you show what you have
learned in the hours allocated.
This is an open book assessment and as such you may have access to additional
materials including but not limited to subject guides and any recommended reading. But
the work you submit is expected to be 100% your own. Therefore, unless instructed
otherwise, you must not collaborate or confer with anyone during the assessment. The
University of London will carry out checks to ensure the academic integrity of your work.
Many students that break the University of London’s assessment regulations did not
intend to cheat but did not properly understand the University of London’s regulations
on referencing and plagiarism. The University of London considers all forms of
plagiarism, whether deliberate or otherwise, a very serious matter and can apply severe
penalties that might impact on your award. The University of London 2019-20
Procedure for the Consideration of Allegations of Assessment offences is available
online at:
https://london.ac.uk/sites/default/files/governance/assessment-offence-procedure-year-
2019-2020.pdf
The University of London’s Rules for Taking Online Timed Assessments have been
included in an update to the University of London General Regulations and are available
at:
https://london.ac.uk/sites/default/files/regulations/progregs-general-2019-2020.pdf
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