Engagement

The College expects students to attend scheduled teaching sessions in the manner in which they are designed to be delivered (online or in person), for example but not limited to, lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, field trips, orals, laboratory session, PC Labs and practicals. The College also expects students to undertake all set coursework and examinations and play an active role within classes. Participation in learning through the use of Moodle and other learning resources is also expected. Although there is an expectation that you attend all teaching sessions, departments can have specific course engagement requirements, which if not met will trigger the formal warning process. These will be outlined in the Student Handbook for your programme of study here.

Submission of Work

The College expects you to submit all necessary work (both formative and summative) by the deadline set and to an appropriate standard. If you cannot complete an assignment or other work, or know that you will not be able to submit it on time, it is your responsibility to speak with appropriate members of staff in your department or your School Helpdesk to seek advice. For some assessments you may be able to request an extension please see extensions webpages here.  

 

Academic Results

The College expects you to make at least a reasonable attempt in your assessments or other work. If you are concerned about your work or academic results it is your responsibility to ask your Personal Tutorfor advice. Additional academic support is available to students through their department, or through CeDAS.

 

Taking Action

If you are finding it difficult to attend teaching sessions or complete assessments or other required work by the deadline set, it is your responsibility to let Student Administration or your department/ School Administration team know and provide them with a satisfactory explanation.

Before a formal warning is given, if there is concern about your engagement, you may be invited to an informal meeting with a member of academic staff from your department. You should take any meeting invitation seriously; it is an opportunity to seek advice and assistance, particularly if you are having problems. At the meeting, Student Administration/ the department expectations of you will be made clear and the formal disciplinary process will be outlined to you.

Help and Advice

Royal Holloway is a friendly and caring community, offering an extremely high level of student welfare support to help you get the most out of your time here.  We understand that there are a large number of factors that can negatively influence your attendance, submission of work, standard of work or academic results, but there are also many places where you can get advice and guidance. Please visit the College’s Student Wellbeing pages for more details.

If you are having other problems that are causing you to be absent or impact your academic work, you should talk to your Personal Adviser, Year Tutor, Supervisor or another member of academic staff, or the Student Advisory and Wellbeing Services or Students' Union before they result in a formal warning. 

The Advice and Support Centre at the Students’ Union is able to provide support and advice before, during and after a formal warning process has commenced (+44 (0)1784  276700).