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Trying to save time, I have two enquiries. Feel free to answer either/both. 1. Negative Marking. The few departments at Swansea which use multiple choice assessment do so with so-called negative marking e.g. where a choice of 4 answers is given, 1 mark is awarded for a correct answer and 0.25 is deducted for a wrong answer to counterbalance the effect of guesswork. The Students' Union have complained that this is unfair, but academics insist that there is substantial research/theory to back up their position. Problem is that they can't actually give me a reference for this theory. The maths of this negative marking seems right to me - but does anyone out there know where I might find further details of the theory? 2. Employment. Swansea would be grateful for details of any advice/guidelines that colleagues issue with respect to student employment (principally full-time undergrads). As 'working through college' becomes more common, we'd like to issue some advice and guidelines ourselves: any information about practice elsewhere would be appreciated. Many thanks, in advance Iestyn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- Iestyn G Henson Administrative Assistant University of Wales Swansea Singleton Park Tel: 01792 295875 SWANSEA Fax: 01792 295157 SA2 8PP Email: [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%