| Time | Action |
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| Early October and early January
| To inform all lecturers of:
- the numbers and lengths of the questions required from them;
- the rubrics of the corresponding examination papers;
- the deadlines for receipt of questions;
- the names of checkers of questions;
- the dates, times and places of the relevant coordination meetings.
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| Early October
| To inform all External Examiners of the timetable of the examination preparation, and to ensure that they have the relevant programme information
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| October/November and January/February
| To prepare full, edited draft copies (in coordination meeting numbers) of all papers.
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| Mid-November and late February | To arrange the coordination meetings and agree chairpersons.
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| Late November and early March | To facilitate such alterations to the papers as are decided by the coordination meetings.
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| Late November and early March | To send the revised papers to the External Examiners for comment.
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| Early December and late March | To consult with examiners on the suggestions made by the External Examiners, and to make the agreed changes.
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| Mid-December and early April | To prepare the final papers for printing and submit on CD-ROM to the Examinations Office
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| Late January and late June | To coordinate marking of examination papers and processing of marks.
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| Early February | To consult with the HoS on advice on suspensions and withdrawals.
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| June | Produce spreadsheets of the marks obtained by all students in Semester II, prepare draft class lists for the meetings of the full Single Honours and Combined Honours Examining Boards, and communicate the recommendations of the Boards to the appropriate Faculty.
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| Late June | Preliminary Examiner's Meeting, Examination Board, Stage-1 Examiners' Meeting
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| July | Prepare transcripts, arrange release to students via tutors and/or the student portal.
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| Early September | To cordinate marking of resit examinations and processing of results
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| September | Deferred/referred Examinations Board
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