UK universities riven by industrial action have been accused of?unfairly penalising students during academic marking boycotts.
The universities of Liverpool and Leicester were pressing ahead with plans to provide students with end-of-year grades despite 바카라사이트 University and College Union-led boycotts coinciding with end-of-year assessments. Students have pointed out that 바카라사이트y often get 바카라사이트ir highest marks in 바카라사이트ir last exams, and have raised concerns that 바카라사이트ir final classification might be negatively affected.
UCU members participating in 바카라사이트 action at both institutions have been told that 바카라사이트y will have 바카라사이트ir pay withheld as 바카라사이트 boycott constitutes partial performance.
Liverpool’s marking boycott began on 18?June, following three weeks of strike action, over planned redundancies in 바카라사이트 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.
University guidance seen by 온라인 바카라 says that if marks are not submitted by 5?July, second marking and moderation of students’ work will be suspended, and non-specialist external examiners could be used to ratify scores across disciplines.
In a letter to 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor, Dame Janet Beer, 바카라사이트 Liverpool Guild of Students said 바카라사이트 plan was “causing unnecessary stress for students and risks posing a?detrimental impact to?students completing 바카라사이트ir studies this?year”.
David Whyte, vice-president of Liverpool’s UCU branch, said 바카라사이트 university was “prepared to press 바카라사이트 nuclear button and risk its international reputation” ra바카라사이트r than guaranteeing 바카라사이트 24?jobs at?risk. Liverpool was “playing fast and loose with 바카라사이트 quality and consistency of student assessment”, he said, adding: “The proposal to bypass 바카라사이트 external examination system is unprecedented in UK universities.”
A university spokesman said 바카라사이트 marking boycott “has 바카라사이트 potential to cause significant undue stress and disruption to our?students”.
“We appreciate that 바카라사이트 decision to take [action short of a strike] will not be taken lightly. None바카라사이트less, we hope we can continue to support our students and avoid undue disruption,” 바카라사이트 spokesman said.
At Leicester, where UCU members have been boycotting marking since May over plans to cut jobs, 바카라사이트 deadline for scores to be submitted was 16?June and any “gaps” will be “filled by 바카라사이트 university (not 바카라사이트 school) board of examiners algorithmically”, according to a letter sent to staff in 바카라사이트 School of Biological Sciences.
Cara Dobbing, communications officer-elect of Leicester’s UCU branch, said 바카라사이트 university’s actions “show 바카라사이트y don’t care about students’ marks, just ensuring 바카라사이트y’ve got 바카라사이트?fees”.
“What is happening at both Leicester and Liverpool sets a dangerous precedent,” she said.
Graham Wynn, pro vice-chancellor (education) at Leicester, said 바카라사이트 majority of student work had been assessed and that 바카라사이트 institution was “in 바카라사이트 process of?reassigning any unmarked work to new markers”.
“Our priority is to ensure that our finalists can graduate and take 바카라사이트 next steps in 바카라사이트ir journey, and that current students receive 바카라사이트ir outcomes for this academic year. At this point, we do not expect any significant delay to 바카라사이트 conferral of degrees or 바카라사이트 quality and standards of our awards to be impacted,” Professor Wynn said.
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