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Module Leaders: Mr Syed Raja Unit No: 2 Title of Module: Conduct of Assessment Word Limit: 2500-3000 Assessment Method: Word Document Report Academic Year: 0212/0412/0512 Assessment Period: Semester 1 Assessment No: 1 Submission Date: 02/10/12

As an Assessor in Oxford College of London its your job to manage and conduct assessments in a way that minimises risks to their validity and reliability. You have to judge evidence across the college to assure the consistency and accuracy of assessments in compliance with the law and policies. You have to carry out the following tasks to ensure the validity & reliability of the assessments ; 1 Understand how to manage and conduct assessments across Oxford College of London minimising threats to validity and reliability 1.1 Assess the impact of potential threats to the validity and reliability of an assessment. 1.2 Discuss measures that can minimise threats to validity and reliability. 1.3 Evaluate processes used by awarding bodies and in organisations to ensure validity and reliability. 2 Be able to make assessment judgements in Oxford College of London 2.1 Critically review the sources and implications of inaccuracy and inconsistency in assessments. 2.2 Recommend appropriate measures to be used between assessors to increase inter- and intra-marker reliability. 2.3 Examine quality assurance processes to improve marking reliability. 3 Understand how to collect and record assessment data across Oxford College of London 3.1 Identify different forms of evidence that can be collected in assessments. 3.2 Critically evaluate methods and systems for collecting and recording evidence. 3.3 Evaluate the quality and integrity of assessment evidence collected during an assessment. 3.4 Critically evaluate the methods currently used in organisations to store and handle personal information and assessment evidence.

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Assessment format: This assessment is a word processed report of minimum 2500-3000 words. The introduction, conclusion and appendixes are excluded from assessment. Student should use appropriate referencing systems: Harvard Referencing Systems. Rules of formatting the coursework Following are the essential rules which need to be complied to when writing and formatting your coursework. You will be assessed not only on the text of the coursework but also how effectively you have formatted your document. These Dos and Donts will determine the final grading of your assignment. 1. Harvard Reference System must be used to acknowledge the source of the information and to give credit to the author of the quotation, illustration, and graph etcetera. This system must be used both for references within the text of the document and at the end in order to avoid plagiarism and collusion. 2. Do not use the website Wikipedia to acquire information concerning any topic as the validity and the currency of the information is not guaranteed. 3. There must be a title page of the document which must mention the name, OXF number, deadline date, submission date, your tutors name and the unit name and number. The title page must be followed by the table of content enlisting the page numbers of each topic within the document. 4. You should follow the generalized layout of any document to draft your coursework. A general document consists of an introduction, body and the conclusion followed by appendices (if any) and the references in Harvard style. An introduction will inform the reader the purpose of your document and/or what propelled you to write this document. The body will consist of your responses to the assessment criteria. The conclusion should consist your own analysis, or your opinion about the situation given. 5. Provide source of any figure/illustration used throughout the document in Harvard style. 6. The font size of the text must be 12. The font size of the paragraph heading may be 14 and in bold. 7. The font style of the text must be Times New Roman. 8. The line spacing throughout the document must be 1.15. 9. Paragraph headings must be numbered and in bold. 10. The entire document must be page numbered. The page numbers can be printed at the bottom or the top of each page of the document.

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11. The document must have header and footer. The header must mention the title of the document along with your name and OXF number. The footer must mention the name of the institution. 12. The whole document must be justified. 13. Reference at the end of the document may include books, journals, articles, websites, and newspapers etcetera. Usage of the books would be preferred. 14. If you are starting to respond to a new assessment criterion, the heading of the paragraph must be numbered and clearly state the assessment criteria. 15. Footnote section must be included in the power point presentation with reference. 16. Please ensure that all the spellings are correct. Substantial spelling errors can negatively affect your grading. 17. All the submissions must be attached with the cover sheet on the top. Cover sheet can be obtained from the admissions office. Assessment Criteria: Assessment Grading: QCF Level 7 explained Level 7 qualifications recognise highly developed and complex levels of knowledge that enable the development of in-depth and original responses to complicated and unpredictable problems and situations. Learning at this level involves the demonstration of high level specialist professional knowledge and is appropriate for senior professionals and managers. Level 7 qualifications are at a level which broadly compares to the level of demand of Masters degree, postgraduate certificates and postgraduate diplomas, but do not necessarily involve the same volume of study. Important Plagiarism, collusion and non-compliance with assessment regulations are offences under the awarding body regulations and where suspected will be thoroughly investigated under official procedures. Penalties may be imposed depending on the severity of the offence, as per the awarding body guidance. Appropriate citations of source documents are essential when presenting written/word processed work and it is crucial that you quote the books, journals, websites etc that you used whilst you carried out desk research. For full details on above facts please refer to student handbook and course hand book. As prescribed by Level 7 AM Unit 02. As prescribed by Level 7 AM Unit 02.