Grounds for Assessment Grievances

Valid reasons for requesting a review or re-mark

To assist you in making your request for a review or remark, here are some examples of valid assessment grievances:

• The mark or grade was not based on the specified assessment methods provided as part of the course profile.
• A piece of work submitted, on time, was incorrectly assessed as a late submission and thus not marked or given ac compromised mark as a consequence of being submitted late.
• Your progress in the course was disadvantaged because feedback was not provided in accordance with the assessment for coursework programs policy.
• The assessor demonstrated bias against you, which affected your mark or grade. This grievance allegation must be supported by evidence of specific instances.
• An error occurred in calculating the final mark or grade.
• The assessor’s written feedback is inconsistent with the final grade.
• The standard applied to marking your piece of assessment was incorrect.

Invalid reasons for requesting a review or re-mark

The following will not be accepted as reasons for a review or remark:

• personal or medical problems – these must be dealt with through deferred assessment in accord with the procedures for supplementary assessment.
• financial or other implications of failing a course.
• the need for additional marks to get a pass or higher grade for the course.
• dissatisfaction with the grade or mark awarded.
• a study overload.
• a grade inconsistent to those received by you in other courses.