INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING THE OPEN BOOK FINAL ASSESSMENT – SEMESTER 1-2020 

1. This Final Assessment is compulsory and will replace the physical writing (in an examination venue) of the May 2020 examination question papers.
2. No supplementary examinations or assessments will be available for semester 1-2020.
3. The Final Assessment will count out of 100 marks and will contribute 60% towards the final module mark. The remaining 40% will be contributed by the two assignments already completed.
4. Final Assessment completion and upload is not dependent on students submitting any of the assignments. 
5. The submission deadline refers to the day and time until which the Final Assessment upload will be accepted for marking purposes. NO late submissions will be accepted. If a submission is late no marks will be awarded. 
6. IMPORTANT: use the last hour of the allocated time to UPLOAD your assessment as per the STEPS below and the ‘How to Guide”. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS will be accepted. 
7. All Final Assessments must be uploaded in two steps on eLearn (as per Assignment 1, semester 1-2020):

STEP 1: Upload the Final Assessment (file saved as PDF, not scanned) to Check my Work for Similarity (Turnitin) and download the similarity report.      A handwritten scanned document will only be accepted for financial modules where it is difficult to include equations. A similarity report through Turnitin is NOT required. Note: Take a photo of each page and submit online. You may also use the MoodleApp on your smartphone to upload the Final Assessment. 

STEP 2: Upload similarity report for grading in Upload FINAL ASSESSMENT activity (if required).

         NB:      Your Final Assessment upload will not be marked if you do not follow the two steps outlined above.

            Word documents will NOT be accepted.

            Feedback on Final Assessments will not be available. 

8. If you fail to follow these instructions carefully, the IMM Graduate School cannot accept responsibility for the non-marking of the Final Assessment upload.

9. Important Notes: 

• If your submission document is suspected of possible syndication or plagiarism you will receive zero and disciplinary actions will be taken against you.  

• If there is any indication that answers were shared amongst students via any internet communication channel or social media channel the students involved will receive zero and disciplinary actions will be taken against parties involved. 

• For the duration of the final assessment session, you may not discuss the questions or the answers with anyone. Answers provided should be in your OWN words. If it is merely a “copy and paste” from a textbook or any online source zero marks will be awarded.

The following is not required:

• A reference list and in-text referencing

• Contents page

The following is required:

The following information must appear on the top of every Final Assessment page:

• IMM Graduate School student number

• Module Code eg (MAR303B)

• Page X of Y (e.g. Page 3 of 5 this numbering convention must be used for every page of your Final Assessment).

There is no word limit on the Final Assessment however students are encouraged to produce a concise, well-formulated assessment, in a neat and properly structured format. 

• Spellcheck your Final Assessment using English (South Africa) or English (UK). 

• Up to 5 marks may be deducted for spelling errors.  

Should you require assistance during the Final Assessment, please contact helpme@immgsm.ac.za. Should the IMM Graduate School be required to communicate module specific information to students during the Final Assessment, SMS messages will be forwarded and if needed, further messages on the eDiscussion Forum will be posted.