Thesis

Thesis Part B Late Penalty

Any student who does not submit their Thesis Part B report by the due date, and who has not formally applied for an extension, will receive an Absent Fail grade and will be required to re-enrol the following semester.

Application for an extension

If you are going to submit your thesis late (even a few days) then you must notify the CSE Student Office Manager by email – stating when you propose to submit. Note that if you submit late then you will automatically incur a late penalty, unless you have been granted an exemption. See below for details on how to apply for exemption from the late penalty.

Late penalty

The penalty for submitting late will be up to 2 marks per day. More precisely, your late mark is computed in the following way:

if (orig_mark < 50) then

     late_mark = orig_mark

else

     late_mark = 50 + (orig_mark – 50)*(exp(-0.04*N)),

where

     N = days_late

which gives:

N ->
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
14
21
28
35
orig_mark late_mark
50
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
55
55.0
54.8
54.6
54.4
54.3
54.1
53.9
53.8
52.9
52.2
51.6
51.2
60
60.0
59.6
59.2
58.9
58.5
58.2
57.9
57.6
55.7
54.3
53.3
52.5
65
65.0
64.4
63.8
63.3
62.8
62.3
61.8
61.3
58.6
56.5
54.9
53.7
70
70.0
69.2
68.5
67.7
67.0
66.4
65.7
65.1
61.4
58.6
56.5
54.9
75
75.0
74.0
73.1
72.2
71.3
70.5
69.7
68.9
64.3
60.8
58.2
56.2
80
80.0
78.8
77.7
76.6
75.6
74.6
73.6
72.7
67.1
63.0
59.8
57.4
85
85.0
83.6
82.3
81.0
79.8
78.7
77.5
76.5
70.0
65.1
61.4
58.6
90
90.0
88.4
86.9
85.5
84.1
82.7
81.5
80.2
72.8
67.3
63.1
59.9
95
95.0
93.2
91.5
89.9
88.3
86.8
85.4
84.0
75.7
69.4
64.7
61.1
100
100.0
98.0
96.2
94.3
92.6
90.9
89.3
87.8
78.6
71.6
66.3
62.3

Application for an exemption to a late penalty

An exemption from the late penalty is only granted in extenuating circumstances, e.g. prolonged sickness or major equipment or supply delays. These circumstances must be documented.

If you require an extension because of major equipment or supply delays, you should apply for an exemption from the late penalty in the following way:

  1. Email the CSE Student Office Manager, notifying her of the situation immediately and outlining the circumstances leading to your request for an extension without penalty.
  2. Your supervisor will be contacted to discuss the application and to determine the new deadline.
  3. You will recieve a confirmation email, copied to your supervisor and assessor, outlining the new deadline an penalty conditions.

Otherwise, if you require an extension because of an illness or family circumstances (for example), you should apply for an exemption from the late penalty in the following way:

  1. Apply for Special Consideration via Student Central (formerley New South Q).
  2. Submit a copy of the application to the CSE Student Office Manager, indicating on this form how much extra time you will require.
  3. Unless you prefer for the details to remain confidential, make sure your supervisor is fully informed of your circumstances.
  4. You will recieve a confirmation email, copied to your supervisor and assessor, outlining the new deadline and penalty conditions if appropriate.

In both types of cases, the school will get back to you with a decision via an email to your CSE account.