成绩相关 Grade descriptors
| 成绩 | 评价 |
|---|---|
| A | 优秀 |
| B | 优良 |
| C | 良好 |
| D | 及格 |
| E | 通过 |
| F | 不及格 |
注：在某些课程中，D同样为不及格；E虽然通过但是需要完成额外的考核内容才能继续后续课程。
特殊情况规定 Mitigating circumstances
Our policy on mitigating circumstances in relation to assessment applies to students studying on any Heriot-Watt University taught programmes and any taught elements of research degrees.
There are circumstances in which, through no fault of your own, you may be unable to take an assessment, or not done as well as you could have because of issues beyond your control. These are described as ‘mitigating circumstances’ and you can apply to have them taken into account.
Please note that if you are experiencing difficulties which will adversely affect your ability to study or to take an assessment, you should contact your personal tutor. You can also seek advice and support from Student Wellbeing Services.
Such difficulties might include health issues – both mental and physical, personal, relationship or family issues, unexpected life events, having to take on unpaid caring responsibilities, or anything else that affects your ability to study effectively or take an assessment.
特殊情况指的是学生在就学期间遇到不可控制的困难包括健康问题、家庭问题等对学生的学习产生影响。可以申请特殊情况。
学术不诚信类型 Academic misconduct
学术不诚信类型包括：
| # | 原文 Policy wording | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plagiarism | 剽窃 |
| 2 | Self-plagiarism | 自我剽窃 |
| 3 | Collusion | 共谋/串通 |
| 4 | Contract cheating | 代写/代考 |
| 5 | Purchasing or soliciting material/work undertaken by others | 购买或索取他人完成的作业并冒充为自己的成果 |
| 6 | Selling material | 出售或提供作业材料以协助他人完成评估 |
| 7 | Falsifying data | 伪造数据 |
| 8 | Falsify references | 伪造/不实的参考文献引用 |
| 9 | Examination misconduct | 考试违规（携带或使用未经许可的资料、电子设备等） |
| 10 | Dishonest practice | 不诚实行为（其他试图欺骗或获取学术优势的行为） |
| 11 | Misuse of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Tools | 滥用生成式人工智能（GenAI）工具 |
学术不诚信惩罚 Academic penalty
学术不诚信的惩罚包括但不限于以下一项或多项：
| # | 原文 Policy wording | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An official written warning (for Category A or Category B offence). | 官方书面警告（适用于A类或B类违规） |
| 2 | Exclusion, suspension, or disqualification from assessments or studies (for Category A offence). | 取消评估或学业资格、停学或除名（适用于A类违规） |
| 3 | Where an offence could have resulted in an improvement in academic performance, reduction in marks/grades awarded in one or more of the assessments, with re-assessment as a further opportunity. The mark for any reassessments may be capped (for Category A or Category B offence). | 若违规可能提升学业成绩，则扣减一项或多项评估的分数/等级，并给予重新评估的机会，但重考分数可能设有上限（适用于A类或B类违规） |
| 4 | Where an offence could have resulted in an improvement in academic performance, annulment (voiding) of one or more of the assessments, with re-assessment as a further opportunity. The mark for any reassessments may be capped (for Category A or Category B offence). | 若违规可能提升学业成绩，则作废一项或多项评估，并给予重新评估的机会，但重考分数可能设有上限（适用于A类或B类违规） |
| 5 | Where an offence could have resulted in an improvement in academic performance, annulment (voiding) of one or more of the assessments, with no reassessment opportunity (for Category A or Category B offence). | 若违规可能提升学业成绩，则作废一项或多项评估，且不允许重新评估（适用于A类或B类违规） |
| 6 | Where an offence could have resulted in an improvement in academic performance, a reduction in classification of degree to be awarded (for Category A offence). | 若违规可能提升学业成绩，则降低所授学位的等级（适用于A类违规） |
| 7 | Revocation of an award, having determined that there is good cause to do so (Category A offence). Revocation of an award also includes the deprivation of all privileges connected with the award. | 在认定有充分理由的情况下撤销已授予的学位（A类违规），撤销学位同时剥夺与该学位相关的一切权利 |
| 8 | Expulsion from the University (for Category A offence). | 开除学籍/退学（适用于A类违规） |
申诉流程 Appeal
学生须通过学校在线 Academic Appeal 表格提交申诉。Stage 1 申诉通常须在学生知悉申诉事项后的 10 个工作日内提交；收到 Stage 1 正式结果后，如符合条件，Stage 2 申诉须在 20 个工作日内提交。申诉必须说明符合的申诉理由并附支持证据；无法使用 HWU 登录的学生使用 Form B 后，须在自动确认邮件发出后 2 个工作日内回复并提交证据，否则申诉可能不被审理。学校说明周六、周日不计为工作日。