The marking deadline for final year students was on the Monday. I admit I finished mine that day. But that does mean that all is left to the last minute. After the marking you need to agree with the other marker, and then put the feedback on the assignment for the students, and also in a form for the external examiners. Unlike the students, these get to see the whole process of double marking, not just the outcome.
As I am the module organiser for the dissertation module, I have to not only make sure I finish my own marking, but also check if everybody else has, and if not, find out who the culprits are, and get them to do it after all.
I got the last grades to agree on on Monday. By about an hour. I was in bed by then. The process obviously needed finalising the day after the deadline. And there were some people who had forgotten aspects of their marking.
By Thursday everything was sorted. I could release everything to the students! And by Friday, the files for the externals were complete. There were a few outstanding cases of academic integrity matters, but that’s it! Success.
Now we have to finalise the marking for the non-finalists. But that is less work, and I don’t have to keep the overview. I have faith it will be alright!
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