CCS: Assessment

The assessment on this course will consist of:

1. An assessed assignment, worth 40% of the overall course mark.
2. A final exam (120 minutes), worth 60% of the overall course mark.

Important note: Unlike recent years, the CCS exam will be part of the 2026 December diet.

Feedback

Throughout the course, students will receive feedback on their performance:

• Some lectures may feature short, non-assessed quizzes that students will solve during the lectures. The lecturer will provide summary feedback on these quizzes.
• Tutorials will be based on non-assessed exercises provided to the students ahead of the tutorials. Students are expected to attempt these exercises in preparation for the tutorials.
• The solutions to tutorial exercises will be discussed in the tutorials and both individual feedback and group feedback will be provided by the tutor.
• Sample solutions and/or notes will be released for tutorial exercises.
• Tutorials include feed-forward sessions, in which students are able to ask questions about upcoming assignments.
• Assessed assignments will be returned to students within two weeks. Written comments will be provided to each student by the marker.

Exam Information

The exam will take place in December (note, that this is unlike recent years!). Once the exam dates are finalized, you can find the specific date here.

Have a look at the past exam papers for this course, bearing in mind that the course content changed substantially in 2013/14.

Assignment

There is one marked assignment. Please see Learn for deadlines, materials, and instructions on how to submit the assignment.

• The assignment is worth 40% of your final mark.
• Regarding late coursework and extensions, see the school policy.
• Assessed work is not collaborative, and should be done individually. See the school guidance on academic misconduct for additional information.