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Submitting Module Marks to Assessment Teams

All 2026/27 module marks will be submitted via the Blackboard Marks Transfer tool. Module leaders are responsible for ensuring that marks are accurate at the point they are submitted. The tool will transfer the marks directly into SITS.

The following module marks cannot be transferred using the marks transfer process:

  • Modules with a pass/fail task from 25/26 academic year and earlier
  • Continued reassessment marks from 24/25 academic year and earlier

Module leaders in this position will be emailed with guidance on how to submit their marks.

Principles for Entering Marks in Gradebook

  • First sit tasks: A mark must be given to all students. A numerical mark of zero must be given to students who do not submit.
  • Reassessment tasks: A mark must be given to students who submit. The work should be marked in Blackboard on the basis of full marks, releasing that mark to students. As Gradebook doesn’t show which students are expected to submit reassessment tasks, non-submissions should be left blank. The Assessment Team will record these as zero in SITS.
  • ECs: Module leaders do not need to check if a student has an accepted EC or stage 2 extension. The Assessment Team will check all marks of zero and where a student has an accepted EC/stage 2 extension this will be recorded in SITS.

Entering Numerical Marks in Gradebook

  • All individual task grades must be submitted according to the University Grade Descriptors (DOCX, 66.8KB) and not pre-weighted according to the task weighting. Task weightings are set up in SITS and used to calculate the overall module mark.
  • A numerical mark of zero must be given to students who do not submit/engage with the assessment task.
  • A mark of 1 should be given to students where there are academic integrity concerns. This mark should not be posted to students on Blackboard. Once the outcome of the academic conduct investigation is concluded, the module leader should enter the actual mark into Gradebook, post to the student and complete the Mark Amendment Form. The Assessment Team will enter the mark into SITS.

Entering Pass/Fail Marks in Gradebook

  • A mark of 100 must be given to students who pass (Students will see Pass in Gradebook).
  • A numerical mark of zero must be given to students who do not achieve a pass mark (Students will see Fail in Gradebook).
  • A numerical mark of zero must be given to students who do not submit/engage with the assessment task (Students will see Fail in Gradebook).
  • A mark of 1 should be given to students where there are academic integrity concerns (You will see 1 - Academic conduct in Gradebook). This mark should not be posted to students on Blackboard. Once the outcome of the academic conduct investigation is concluded, the module leader should enter the actual mark into Gradebook, post to the student and complete the Mark Amendment Form. The Assessment Team will enter the mark into SITS.
  • If your pass/fail task consists of an activity where marks are automatically generated (such as a Blackboard test), the Digital Education & Service Development Team can help you map marks to the automatically created calculated column.

Transferring Marks from Blackboard to SITS

Follow these instructions for how to transfer your marks directly to SITS.

  • Marks should only be transferred once there is a full set of task marks, including students who have had 5 and 10 day extensions
  • Blank marks should not be transferred
  • Reassessment marks must be transferred from the reassessment column in Gradebook
  • It is expected that all task marks are accurate at the point that they are transferred.

Requesting a Mark Amendment after Marks have been Transferred

If a mark(s) needs amending after it has been transferred to SITS, complete the Mark Amendment Form.

Get Support:

For queries about the following, email your College Assessment Team Marks inbox:

  • Principles for entering marks into Gradebook
  • Pass/Fail modules
  • Process for managing a mark(s) amendment

College Assessment Team Marks Email Addresses:

  • ! SRA BTE Assessment Marks Submission
  • ! SRA HWLS Assessment Marks Submission
  • ! SRA SSA Assessment Marks Submission

For queries about the following, contact Digital Education and Service Development:

  • Using the marks transfer tool in Blackboard
  • Grade column set up in Blackboard Gradebook