Student Attendance Monitoring
It is most important that all students regularly attend all the scheduled sessions (e.g. supervisory meetings, departmental research presentations, DDP modules, laboratory sessions, etc) that are listed in their timetable or that are communicated to them as the year proceeds.
It is only by attending all of the scheduled sessions that students will be able to engage with their research and progress effectively, and it is for this reason that the Student Charter notes that students are expected "to attend throughout each semester, including the full examination period. This means turning up on time to all designated teaching sessions, tutorials, laboratory sessions and all assessment."
To help ensure that students make full use of the learning and research opportunities that are available to them, academic departments will monitor the attendance of students who are studying on campus, at twelve or more sessions or contact points throughout the year. Departments will also monitor at least three contact points for students who are studying or working away from Sheffield as part of their degree studies. The monitoring will be carried out using systems that have been developed by the University specifically to help departments identify and support students who are having difficulty with their study programme. Information about how individual departments will carry out attendance monitoring and how they will use this information, will normally be included in departmental Student Handbooks.
For further information and departmental guidance on Student Attendance Monitoring systems, please refer to the right hand link to the Student Services Department's Student Attendance Monitoring web pages.