DMP: Assessment
Final grades in DMP are awarded on the basis of performance in the weekly online quizzes and a final written exam. These are combined and weighted to give a final mark out of 100 and a corresponding grade following the university common marking scheme CMS 1.
The pass mark is 40/100 and there is no requirement to pass each component individually: only the overall mark is used to determine final grade.
There is a resit exam in August for students who do not pass the course in December. This covers the full material of the course and replaces all previous assessment to give a final mark out of 100. There is no cap on resit grades.
Online Quizzes
There are ten weekly online quizzes, in weeks 1–5 and 7–11. Each is marked out of 10. These are timed tests, with two attempts each limited to one hour. Only the highest mark of the two is kept. Students who receive additional time in exams get the same time adjustment in the online quizzes.
The best eight marks out of the ten weeks are combined and weighted to contribute 20% of the final course mark.
Quizzes can be reached by following the “Weekly Quizzes” link on Learn.
Written Exam
The course exam is in December. This is an in-person two-hour written paper held in an exam hall. Some students receive additional time or sit in a different room. The paper is in two parts: Part A contains four questions on discrete mathematics; Part B four questions on probability. Together these cover all elements of the course. Each part is marked out of 50 and adding up the marks for all questions gives a total out of 100. This exam result is then weighted to contribute 80% of the final course mark.
Students may take in up to three A4 pages (six sides) of notes for reference, and will need a scientific calculator. Calculators should not be able to draw graphs or communicate online. The school web pages provide full details and give a list of suitable models — see the sections “Examinations” and ”Calculators”. DMP is a “NOTES PERMITTED, CALCULATORS PERMITTED” exam, which the school page explains in detail. Tables of the standard normal distribution, or other numerical references, will be provide alongside any question that needs them.
Link: Assessment: Coursework, Exams and Feedback
The university exam period for this semester is from Monday 8 December to Friday 19 December, including Saturdays. The dates and locations of exams will be published in November and appear in each student's personalised examination timetable.
Resit Exam
There is a resit exam in August. This is open to any student who has not achieved a passing grade by December. The resit exam is an in-person two-hour written paper held in an exam hall. Some students receive additional time or sit in a different room. The paper covers all elements of the course and is in the same format as the main written exam.
The resit paper is marked out of 100. This result replaces all previous assessment and gives a final grade for the course. There is no cap on resit grades.
Students may take in up to three A4 pages (six sides) of notes for reference, and will need a scientific calculator. Calculators should not be able to draw graphs or communicate online. The school web pages provide full details and give a list of suitable models — see the sections “Examinations” and “Calculators”. DMP is a “NOTES PERMITTED, CALCULATORS PERMITTED” exam, which the school page explains in detail. Tables of the standard normal distribution, or other numerical references, will be provide alongside any question that needs them.
Link: Assessment: Coursework, Exams and Feedback
The university exam resit period is in August 2026. The dates and locations of exams will be published in July 2026 and appear in each student's personalised examination timetable.