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APU REVISED ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES
As a result of the strict marking deadlines required by local
tutors and the
submission of first marked assignments to the University, it is
essential that
students adhere to the following PRESENTATION and SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES. Students will be penalized for failure to meet the
outlined
criteria.
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
All assignment front sheets must state only the following:
Correct Student I.D.
Module Title
Word Count
Your name or graphics should NOT be included in your
document.
Graphics should only be used as reference material.
Ensure that all assignments have a table of contents and a
bibliography.
HARVARD STYLE REFERENCING- must be used at all times.
All assignments must be stapled on the left side unless
otherwise stated in the module
guideline.Please note that only GROUP ASSIGNMENTS should be
bound-
NO HARD COVERS ARE ALLOWED. Failure to meet the binding criteria
will
result in your document being unbound and secured according to
the above regulations.
SAM will not be liable for any damages caused during the above
process.
Once an assignment has been submitted to the Office, students
will not
be allowed to make any changes e.g., inclusion of bibliography,
table of
contents, numbering of pages, etc.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
We wish to reiterate that SAM has a very limited period for the
submission
of assignments to the University and any delays will affect the
receipt andrelease of official results.
Students will be permitted to submit their assignments up to 3
working
days after the deadline date with a penalty of 10% deduction per
day.
Completed assignments in accordance to the PRESENTATION
GUIDELINES will only be accepted.
Students will be allowed to submit their completed assignments 3
days in
advance of thedue date. SAM will use its discretion in the
acceptance of
early assignments from foreign students, or students with
mitigating
circumstances, e.g. Medical reasons, work related, travel,
etc.
Please note that all North students must submit their completed
assignments
to the North campus only and the same for South students.
Students with outstanding balances will NOT be allowed to
submit
assignments.
All assignments must be brought to the APU Coordinator or
other
assigned personnel.Assignments left at the Receptionists
Desk,
Security, Library or unattended on the schools compound will
NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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Assignments sent via TTPost must arrive on or before the due
date and time.
Assignments delivered after will not be accepted.
SAM WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING EMAILED
ASSIGNMENTS. Assignments can be dropped off by students or
by
someone else.
Students submitting their assignments either in advance of the
deadline
date must adhere to the normal Office hours.
NORTH SOUTH
Mondays Thursdays 8:00am 5:30pm 8: 00am- 5:30pm
Fridays 8:00am 2:00pm 8:00am 2:00pm
Saturdays 8:00am 12:30 8:00am 2:30pm
Only on the submission day, will the Offices at both North &
South
campuses be open 1 hour after the normal closing time.
Therefore, students must allow time for printing, binding as
well as their
journey. All work accepted after 1 second after the deadline
date and time
will incur the relevant penalty of (10% deduction).
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NORTH CAMPUS ONLY
BOOKSTORE:
Printing of assignments on diskettes (not CDs) will take place
only in the
Bookstore at a cost of TT $1.00 per page. Students should also
note that
changes to their assignments before it is printed will not take
place in the
Office or the Bookstore.
The Bookstore will close 30 minutes after normal hours on
the
submission day. Please note that a large number of students
usually utilize
the Bookstores facilities 2 hours before closing time often
resulting in
delays and in your inability to meet our deadline.
AS STATED EARLIER, ASSIGNMENTS DROPPED OFF 1 SECOND
AFTER THE OFFICE CLOSING TIME IF ACCEPTED WILL
INCUR A PENALTY OF 10% DEDUCTION.
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