Compensation against university

lemonmonk

MsBiggles1 and others, you're missing the point. This isn't about putting a degree on a CV, I am asking if my universities deception is something that would mean I can get compensation in law. I can accept that I will not get a degree. This topic of what job can someone with a lower-end degree have is off topic and detracting from the thread.

somethingcorporate

I am really not sure where you are going with this.

How much compensation do you think you would be entitled to for quitting your course?

Honestly, take some responsibility for the decisions you make. If you had questions on the marking you should have discussed them before leaving. To expect compensation as a result of your choice is just mind-boggling (to me).

missbiggles1

glentoran99 wrote: »

Depends on the job specification, Seen many many jobs advertised that just state degree required, as long as you meet that criteria then its down to interview, they cant add a classification at a later date.


a lot of the time it doesn't even have to be related to the field,

Of course the degree doesn't need to be related to the field, it's about the level of education you've achieved.

Although a some employers may not specify a degree classification, that doesn't mean that anybody with a third or ordinary degree will actually get an interview.

gettingtheresometime

Can I just ask why the mark allocation caused you stress?

Did you speak to anyone before walking away?

lemonmonk

Thank you for the feedback. I will have to accept my decision does not entitle me to anything. This is probably fair because I didn't do things through the Universities bureaucracy. I'm not going to bother coming onto this thread again, I'm satisfied that some people want to be on topic, while others want to try to rile other people. Thank you Tizerbelle and SomethingCorporate for actually answering the thread.

belisha-beacon

In my opinion (former complaints-handler), you'd need to be able to demonstrate three things to get any form of remedy. And the remedy might not necessarily be compensation, it might be a way of putting you back in the position you were in before, eg. an opportunity to get back on the course and finish your study.

1) You'd need to be able to prove that what you had been told was not actually the policy that applied. The email you have, and details of your friend (assuming they're telling the truth about the compensation they got) may be enough for that.

2) You'd need to be able to prove that you left because of that advice you'd been given. eg. when you withdrew, did you write or email, or fill in a withdrawal form stating that you were withdrawing because the marking procedure had changed? This is because the university would only be liable if it could be demonstrated that, but for its advice, you would have carried on.

3) You'd need to be able to demonstrate that you had suffered some detriment. ie. If this rule about compensation is at the examiners' discretion then you might struggle to make a case, as there is no evidence that you would have graduated with honours if you had stayed on. It might be that your friend's individual circumstances meant that they used discretion but would not necessarily mean that they would have done for you. That might mean that, even if you'd been given the correct advice and had stayed on, you might still not have graduated with Honours. If you have not lost out on anything (suffered detriment) then the university can't be expected to compensate you. If on the other hand, the rule applies to everyone, so that anyone with a 35% average gets an Honours degree, for example, perhaps you would be able to show detriment.

Hope this helps!

belisha-beacon

Also, if you haven't done already, do look into what is known as 'lesser awards'. Many degrees now have exit awards for students who don't manage to complete the whole thing. So, for example, people who complete the first year can often get some sort of Certificate of Higher Education and people who complete two years often get the Diploma of Higher Education.

I'd suggest you look into whether you'd be entitled to one, as it would give you something to show for all the study you've done.

nrsql

Degrees always have an element of flexibility for extenuating circumstances and borderline cases / fails are usually looked at individually.
That your email came from a lecturer rather than the awards office or faculty implies that it wasn't an official communication.

It sounds like you weren't coping very well or that interested in the subject and that your interpretation of the award change was an excuse rather than a reason. You should have a tutor who you could discuss things with, maybe look at repeating this year if you think you might want to carry on. Otherwise just put it down to experience, you will have leant a lot from the study even if you don't end up with a degree (also enquire about a certificate).