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Petition Type: New
ID: 10535
Submitted: May 18, 2023 at 4:05:01 PM
First Name: Eilish
Last Name: Brennan
Pronoun: she/her
Preferred Name: Eilish
Student Number: 20158450
Email: 18emcb@queensu.ca
Degree Program: BAH
Plan: DEVS
Level of Study: 4
Petition Categories
Petition Categories: Request a review of instructors' decisions on grading of final examination and/or term work
Code: ENIN 240
Term: Winter
Year: 2023
Petition Category: Request a review of instructors' decisions on grading of final examination and/or term work
Instructor's Name: Chip McCrimmon
Component: Assignment 1
Petition Letter
Petition Letter: The assignment instructions were often unclear or misleading, and there was a disconnect between the way the expectations were being delivered by the Professor and the way assignments were graded. I am a QSAS accommodated student, and I had to advocate to have my accommodations honoured throughout the course.
I received a very low mark early in the semester and asked the professor and my TA for more specific feedback, as the feedback I was provided for a D- (a grade I have never seen in my four years at Queen??s) was only two sentences long. My email did not receive a response for nearly two weeks, and I had to reach out to my QSAS advisor to help me advocate for myself. I asked if I could meet with either the TA or professor via Teams or Zoom to discuss the mark, and my request was never acknowledged or fulfilled.
After some back and forth, my accommodations were honoured, bringing my D- to a D+. However, no further feedback was given to me upon my request for more specific assignment clarification. I do not feel as though the mark I received reflects the work I put into the assignment based on the instructions I was given to complete it.
I received a very low mark early in the semester and asked the professor and my TA for more specific feedback, as the feedback I was provided for a D- (a grade I have never seen in my four years at Queen??s) was only two sentences long. My email did not receive a response for nearly two weeks, and I had to reach out to my QSAS advisor to help me advocate for myself. I asked if I could meet with either the TA or professor via Teams or Zoom to discuss the mark, and my request was never acknowledged or fulfilled.
After some back and forth, my accommodations were honoured, bringing my D- to a D+. However, no further feedback was given to me upon my request for more specific assignment clarification. I do not feel as though the mark I received reflects the work I put into the assignment based on the instructions I was given to complete it.
Documentation
Professional Letter Detail: NO DOC