M77 - Granting Extensions (SORA/EC/DAP)

Extending assessments in Moodle for students with a SORA, EC or DAP

DAP - Delayed Assessment Permit
Up to three times per year students can submit a Delayed Assessment Permit (DAP) if they wish to delay their submission beyond the activity deadline. A Delayed Assessment Permit (DAP) must only be used when the circumstance is NOT governed by EC or SORA regulations.

EC - Extenuating Circumstances
For emergencies that are sudden, unexpected and beyond the students control. Students should submit an Extenuating Circumstances claim.

SORA - Summary of Reasonable Adjustments
Long-term, chronic conditions and disabilities are covered by the ‘Summary of Reasonable Adjustments'.

1 How to add an extension for a Moodle quiz
2 How to add an extension for a Moodle Assignment
3 How to add an extension for a Turnitin assignment

How to add an extension for a Moodle quiz

To grant an extension on a Moodle Quiz, you can add a User Override (or add a Group Override if the same extension is required by multiple students. Students would also need to be added to the group separately).

Go to the quiz on the Moodle page
Click the More then Overrides
Click Add user override (or select ‘Group overrides’ from the drop-down menu, and select 'Add Group Override)
Search for and select a student name (or select the group)
If you require password protection you can add a password to the quiz
Set the time to Open the Quiz if this needs to differ from the time shown
Set the time to Close the quiz - This would usually extend beyond the Due Date of the main quiz settings.
Set a Time limit if required
Set the number of attempts allowed - The default is ‘unlimited’. You may wish to set this to '1'.
Click Save

Use override option

Moodle quiz user override settings

How to add an extension for a Moodle Assignment

To grant an extension on a Moodle assignment, you can add a User Override (or add Group Override if the same extension is required for multiple students. Students will need to be added to a group separately).

Go to the assignment on the Moodle page
Click the More link then Overrides
Click Add user override (or select ‘Group overrides’ from the drop-down menu, and select 'Add Group Override)
Search for and select a student name (or select the group)
If required amend the ‘Allow Submissions from’ date
Enter the required Due Date - This override date would usually extend beyond the Due Date of the main assignment settings.
If required amend the ‘Cut Off date’.
If required set a Time limit for submissions
Click Save

How to add an extension for a Turnitin assignment

We recommend creating a separate Turnitin assignment for SORA, EC or DAP approved students.

Turnitin assignments do not provide an override facility. Creating a new Turnitin assignment activity then manually adding the data is recommended, instead of duplicating an existing Turnitin assignment.

During the initial set up of a Turnitin assignment, you can allow submissions after the due date, however, if a student has already made a submission prior to the deadline and needs to submit late, or has an agreed extension, their previously submitted paper would need to be removed from the submission area before they would be able to submit again once the deadline has passed. Once the Due Date is reached, all submitted work is locked, and re-submissions are not allowed. We therefore recommend creating a separate Turnitin assignment for SORA, EC or DAP approved students.

Further information

For DAP, EC or SORA guidelines please see the relevant sections of the Academic Manual.
DAP - Delayed Assessment Permit (DAP) - Students can request to delay submission up to three times per academic year with no urgent or health related reason.

EC - Extenuating Circumstances - For emergencies that are sudden, unexpected and beyond the students control students should submit an Extenuating Circumstances claim.

SORA - Summary of Reasonable Adjustments - To support students with physical, mobility, sensory, neurological or mental health related conditions and disabilities.

The Academic Manual is edited by the Academic Policy, Quality and Standards (APQS) team in Education Services.
If you have any questions, please contact apqs@ucl.ac.uk.