Avenue to Learn employs a specific methodology for calculating late submissions. It’s essential for both instructors and students to understand this process to ensure consistency and clarity when applying late penalties.

Here’s how it works:

• Assignments with a specified due time (e.g., at 11:59 pm) are marked as late if submitted even a minute past the deadline.
• The system starts the ‘late’ count from this deadline, beginning at the next minute (i.e., 12:00 am of the following day).

For example, an assignment due at noon on a Friday (12:00 pm) that is submitted just before noon (at 11:58 am) on the following Monday would incur a 4%-mark deduction for being late by two full days (or 71 hours).

Refer to the examples in the screenshot below:

• An assignment due on June 25th at 11:59 pm and submitted on June 29th at 11:46 pm is marked as ‘3 days late.’
• If submitted on July 3rd at 11:24 pm, the same assignment is marked as ‘7 days late.’

Key points to remember:

• Avenue to Learn counts days as full 24-hour periods from the deadline.
• Assignments submitted even a minute past the due time are marked as ‘< 1hr late’, becoming ‘1 day late’ only at 11:59 pm.
• The system does not consider calendar days, which can lead to discrepancies if users count entire days from the due date without considering the specific due time.
• No part-day calculations are made. A fixed penalty of 2% is applied to any work submitted within the first 24 hours past the deadline, and this continues for each subsequent 24-hour period, up to a maximum of 7 days.
• The policy applies to all days, including weekends, holidays, and University closure days.

By referencing Avenue to Learns’ submission date and time log and utilizing its late markers, we can ensure fair and accurate implementation of the late policy.