Assignment Guidelines
Chapter 5 – File Naming and Labelling
- Chapter 1 – Assignment Briefs
- Chapter 2 – House Style & Formatting
- Chapter 3 – Assignment Length
- Chapter 4 – Referencing
- Chapter 6 – Accepted File Types for Submission
- Chapter 7 – How to Submit your Assignment, Technical Advice & Late Penalties
- Chapter 8 – Artificial Intelligence (Ai) in Your Education and Assessment: Acceptable Usage Guide
- Chapter 9 – Academic Misconduct
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5.1 Online
All files uploaded for submission must be named with the assignment code and your student number as follows:
- e.g. MEX4E001R~001 01234567
You may also need to add other identifying information to indicate the contents of your file if you are submitting more than one.
- e.g. MEX4E001R~001 01234567 Composition 1
5.1.1 Preparing Files For Submission
- Before you start, make sure you’re submitting your work to the correct assignment portal.
- Get the file formats right! Your assignment brief will specify which file formats are accepted for the submission. If you submit an incompatible file or a file which is corrupted, it will be treated as a non-submission (mark of zero). Review the guidance on file formats to prepare your files.
- Ensure that the file extension is present at the end of each file (.pdf, .mp3). This is there by default unless removed by the user. To view file extensions within your operating system, follow this guidance for Windows and this for macOS.
- For Online Submissions, uploading files directly to Space, the individual upload limit for files on Space is 2 GB per file.
- Ensure the file name does not contain non-alphanumeric characters like “&!?+” or spaces, particularly at the end of file names.
- When uploading files to Space, wait until all your files have fully uploaded before pressing the “Save Changes” button. If you do this before they have fully uploaded, you will need to refresh the page and restart the upload.
- We recommend that you always submit well in advance of the deadline time and date to allow for any unforeseen issues, technical or otherwise.
5.2 ePortfolio
ePortfolios must be named according to the assignment code, student number and title.
- e.g. MEX4E001R~001 01234567 Assignment 1
Videos uploaded to Panopto for submission or to be embedded in an ePortfolio, must be named according to the assignment code and your student ID number followed by the title of the video.
- e.g. MEX4E001R~001 01234567 Video Upload