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TMA00, the 'dummy' or 'practice' TMA, will be available from the start of your module. Some modules will give you specific instructions for using this. You are strongly advised to use the dummy TMA so that you can familiarise yourself with the electronic submission system before you need to submit your first TMA.
If there is no information about the dummy TMA in your study materials, you should submit something similar to the type of TMA required on your module – this can be just a few lines of text. If you will need to submit more than one file for your TMAs (eg an oral file and a text file) you should also try to zip these together into one file. Do tell your tutor that you have submitted the dummy TMA so that they can ‘mark’ it and return it to the system for you to collect. In this way, you will be able to see how the whole process works and ensure that your tutor can read your file, and that you can read any annotations that your tutor puts onto your assignment.
When you use the 'submit' or 'collect' buttons or the 'view details' link you will be taken to a further web page which gives you instructions on what you need to do.
| Assignment | Score | Cut-off date | Last action | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMA 00 (Dummy TMA) | ||||
| TMA 01 | 30 November 2015 | |||
| TMA 02 | 15 February 2016 | |||
| TMA 03 | 25 April 2016 |
Warning: these dates may potentially change.
| Dr Mary Whitfield | |
|---|---|
| Tutor number | 00940074 |
| mary.whitfield@open.ac.uk | |
| Daytime telephone | 01908 123456 |
| Evening telephone | 01908 123456 |
Personal details of the tutor are confidential and must not be passed on to a third party. If you are unable to contact your tutor, please contact your Student Support Team.
Find out about the information and advice available from your Student Support Team and their contact details.
| Books 1-3, Paper pack | Scheduled to be mailed 11 September 2015 for use 3 October 2015 |
| MAILING 1S | Mailed on 11 September 2015 |
The scheduled mailing date is only an indication of when a mailing is to be despatched. Please allow 10 working days for delivery from actual mailing date. Parcel tracking is only available on deliveries sent in the UK via DHL, Yodel and ParcelForce, and a link will appear under the mailed date. Other smaller materials are sent by Royal mail and are not trackable. However, if you have any queries please contact us and include details of the materials you are enquiring about, eg ISBN numbers.
This module may be eligible for Assessment Banking. If you want to stop studying this module you may be able to do so at any time before you sit the exam or submit your end-of-module assignment (EMA). You can keep the scores from any assignments you've already submitted and carry them forward to a future start date of that module. For further advice please see our Back on track website or speak to your Student Support Team.
These are the key policy documents relating to your your enrolment on this module. These only relate to your study on this module in this academic year. If you need to check the regulations for a different module, check the module record for that module, you can find them all on your study record.
You can find further policy documents on Essential Documents.
In the UK higher education sector it is seen as good practice for Universities to make ‘External Examiner’ reports available to students to improve transparency about the workings and findings of this key quality assurance mechanism undertaken by all UK Universities. In the OU an external examiner is appointed for each module to specifically provide the University with advice on the academic standards of the module and to offer an informed view of how standards compare with provision at other UK Universities. You can request to see an External Examiner report as a matter of interest. It is an academic document covering module content, assessment and comparability with other institutions. However, you must not make contact with the external examiner. If you do so, the external examiner will report this to the University. If you wish to appeal against a TMA score or any other University decision, you should do so following the University procedures in your Assessment Handbook.
If you would like to request a copy of an external examiner's report for a module you are studying, along with the University's formal response, you may do so by emailing APO@open.ac.uk. When making the request, please provide the module code for the report being requested and your Personal Identifier. We will try to provide the report within 28 days of your request.
The external examiner for this module is Mr P Peterson, Teaching Fellow Director of Innovation Design Programmes, Northumbria University.
These details reflect your record as held by The Open University on 14 September 2015. If you think that this record is incorrect, please contact us.