Summary

1. Examiners and Assessors are responsible for setting and marking the qualification tests and preparing the cribs. 
2. The results of the tests will not affect the students’ examination marks or classing.
3. Those students who fail the tests and are deemed not to have met the learning objectives required by the PEIs will be limited to the ‘Engineering Science’ Engineering Area and not receive an accredited MEng degree after Part IIB.

Setting the test for Part I

1. Questions should aim to examine the current year's work as listed in the objectives and syllabus for the module.
2. Tests should be set at a level of difficulty that will measure the students meeting the learning aims determined by the accrediting institutions. 
3. The tests should be half the length of the Part I papers.
4. The three-part question structure used in Part I papers can be used for the tests.

Setting the test for Part II

1. Questions should aim to examine the current year's work as listed in the objectives and syllabus for the module.
2. Test questions should be set at a level of difficulty that will measure the students meeting the learning aims set by the accrediting Engineering Institutions. 

Marking and scaling

1. The Examiner/Principal Assessor is responsible for the marking of the tests.
2. The tests will be marked pass/fail, with the pass mark set by the Examiner/Principal Assessor in consultation with the Chair to reflect the minimum requirement for meeting the learning objectives.
3. No scaling will be necessary.

Cribs and reports

1. Examiners and Assessors are required to provide cribs for the tests. 
2. Brief reports on the tests should be provided by the Chair to the Deputy Head of Department for Teaching and Secretary to Faculty Board.