Oxford Brookes degree -Grading & Graduation Questions

Marks are always rounded up, so your average would be 60. Your degree grade will be in accordance with the table set out in the Information Pack and will depend to a certain extent on your RAP grade but mainly your average exam mark.

The RAP is graded A, B, C or F (fail) it is not give a number score like exams. It is not possible therefore to pick up any ‘extra’ marks from the project to change the degree classification – the table is ‘fixed’ in that sense .

TRANSCRIPTS – HI ALL, Please does OBU Send transcripts to passed students that are different from transcripts we obtain from ACCA?

The average mark is rounded up. You will need to consult the table in the Information Pack to see what your average mark will give you if you get when combined with the grade for your project.

By the way you are will be producing a report for the Research and Analysis project -this is NOT a thesis. A thesis is a term reserved for a very detailed academic piece of work upwards of about 50,000 words that is produced for a doctorate (a degree that takes about 3 years full-time study)!

Hey guys

I’am planning to do the research project for my degree. Is there any way i can achieve a higher grade in terms of classification.

My average is coming @ 55.67%

Can a 2:1 be achieved if i do good in my project?

Also i would like to know if i can retake my already passed exams to increase the marks.

Thanks

Thanks for clearing that up. 😉

my average marks in F-4 to F-9 is 52 %. i want to know should i proceed to get the degree, because on this basis, i ll be awarded “third class Honours”. and one of my colleague told me that its a sort of “Fail”. Please guide me i am so confused about.

Only pass marks are considered when the calculation is made so only the successful mark enters the equation.

In response to an earlier query by @Tahir – you are stuck with the mark you got when you passed, no resits are permitted. Seems unfortunate but I suppose those are the normal rules applied by universities in the UK.

Dear sirs,

I am submitting my rap project on May but i am quite discouraged as my overall grade is 56 which whatever grade on rap i get will receive a 2:2.

I know its a very good achievement as i am working 2 years now and doing the exams but still i have any chance to apply for big4 companies? Am i rejected for any jobs that i am applying?

Please give me some advice, i am feeling down !

Thanks a lot Trephena, giving me strength to continue. Very wise words for you, thank you again!

As i am doing my project, i wanted to ask a question about the PESTEL and Swot analysis. For this analysis only my main company i will discuss right? the competitor only on the benchmarking with the graphs?

Thanks again, sorry for asking the question here

Begin your findings with application of the models (SWOT and PEST(LE) are best for T8) in relation go your main company and try to see how those factors have influenced management decisions. Although you are not required to conduct models for the comparator it may be helpful to you and assist your comparisons if you did a rough SWOT for the competitor in your notes (the PESTLE would mostly be the same as their business environments would be similar).

A good evaluation links the factors from the models to financial performance by tracing the factors to strategic decisions (read the CEO and directors’ reports as these often indirectly mention future plans etc.) and then the impact of these decisions on results ( I try to do this in the example I give in my article on evaluation).

The stronger your links to the models the better the analysis usually and this is what will give you a better grade. They expect more than just a comment that one company outperformed the other and by how much (in fact as this is obvious from the graphs there is not much point in just repeating what the marker can already see in the graphs) – it is the reasons and factors that lie behind this that you are expected to evaluate

There is no fixed pass rate or quota for grades. The Assessment Criteria (Appendix 1 of the Information Pack) set out the requirements for a pass and grade. Normally the better the clear well structured evaluation the higher the grade as it reflects how well the criteria have been applied (i.e. how well researched the RAP is, how well the models have been applied and clarity of how the data is presented and appropriately explained)

Hi guys, I need clarification on this. Eg: if I have a score as below:

F4- 71
F5- 55
F6- 60
F7- 68
F8 -68
F9- 68

Will the grade be based on F4-F9 or from F7-F9?
F4-F9 = 65 avg. (upper second class)
Or
F7-F9 = 68 avg. (first class)
Please, enlighten me on this

Thanks.

After finishing F9 , Do we get an option to receive the degree by mail or going directly to the university itself for graduation? Also where will the graduation ceremony take place for middle east countries ??