Manitoba Education
Distance Learning
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Contents on this Page
- Submission of Assignments
- Plagiarism
- Marking Expectations
Independent Study Option
Assignments and Marking
Submission of Assignments
Students are to follow the recommended submission intervals. Students are discouraged from submitting multiple sequences or modules of work at one time. Feedback from tutor/markers throughout the course is beneficial. If multiple modules are submitted, that work may be returned to the student unmarked. Use language that helps to demonstrate the knowledge of subject matter in a respectful and appropriate manner. Work may be returned unmarked if it does not meet this criteria.
Emailing of assignments/unsupervised tests for electronic marking
Students who have access to the internet may submit assignments electronically if this has been arranged in advance with their tutor/marker. Please be advised that this option is not appropriate for some subject areas and permission to submit assignments electronically is at the discretion of the tutor/marker.
Attending Students
Please notify your ISO School Facilitator (person who signed your ISO registration/admission form) to receive permission to email your assignments and to determine your school's procedure for emailing assignments/unsupervised tests.
Non-Attending Students
Please discuss with your tutor/marker to arrange in advance permission to submit work electronically.
How to submit your work (files must not exceed 5 MB)
Depending on the file type, please submit your work as show below:
- Written work: Microsoft Word .doc or .rtf
- Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel .xls
- Picture and graphic files: .jpeg or .gif
- Scanned files: .pdf (save as one file)
- Audio file: .wav
- Video file: .wmv
How to send your email
- Use the following format to compose your email.
- Attach your files (files must not exceed 5 MB).
- Email your assignments to distance.learning@gov.mb.ca only. DO NOT email your assignments directly to your tutor/marker. Emails sent directly to tutor/markers will be returned unread.
My tutor/marker is John Smith
My school is
Your electronically marked work will be returned to you by email from your tutor/marker.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism and Academic Honesty (
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Le plagiat et l’honnêteté dans les études ( 485 KB)
Plagiarism is the use of another's words or ideas without correctly crediting the original source. Some examples are:
- Downloading material in whole or in part from the Internet.
- Copying word for word from published or unpublished work.
- Paraphrasing published or unpublished material without bibliographic notation.
Any of the above noted violations are considered to be serious and may result in:
- Attending students: The school facilitator will be notified and the student will be required to redo the work. Please note that schools may have their own policy which may override the ISO policy.
- Non-attending students: The student will be required to redo the work and a record of their plagiarism will be placed in their student file, until the course has been completed.
Marking Expectations and Processing
Multiple submissions of work (as defined below) will not be accepted and will be returned to the student. It is clearly indicated throughout ISO courses that work to be completed and submitted sequentially in order for students to receive feedback on their progress and achievement.
Note: Please be advised that ISO tutor/markers work at a distance and reside throughout Manitoba.
- Standard marking includes one submission of work as outlined in the course.
- Students are notified of established deadline dates through school facilitators, and tutor/markers and this website. The dates are published in the Distance Learning: A Guide for Independent Study Option July 2009—January 2010. Exam request forms (school attending and non-attending) have recommended timelines for the completion of assignments and the ordering of exams printed on them. Throughout ISO courses students are encouraged to track their progress, design a plan, and are reminded when to order exams.
- Student work/exam is directed to the Distance Learning Unit for processing and is forwarded to the ISO tutor/marker by standard mail or email (if applicable).
- The ISO tutor/marker is provided 7 days to assess the work after receiving it.
- The ISO tutor/marker uses Xpresspost or email (if applicable) to forward the marked work to the students school* (attending school) or home (non attending school). Exams are forwarded to the Distance Learning Unit.
- The ISO tutor/marker forwards the mark to the Distance Learning Unit by email or mail (up to 14 days after marking the students work) for mark processing.
- The Statement of Standing with seal is forwarded by standard mail to the student's school* (attending school) or home (not attending school) when the course is completed (all marked work and mid/final exams must be completed).
*Mail is forwarded to student's home address during the months of July and August.
