It’s an interactive one! The default values are the last course I taught and my personal circumstances (I can barely read a menu after two hours reading essays)

Coursework Marking Time Calculator

Original coursework deadline

Is this coursework to be marked anonymously?

Note: For anonymous marking, we must wait 8 days after the submission date (this accounts for students who take the maximum five working days of extension and then submit 23 hours late) before marking can begin.

Is this coursework subject to 'marking with moderation'?

Note: Moderation takes three additional days after first marking is complete.

How many minutes does it take to read 1,000 words thoroughly and carefully

Coursework word count

How many minutes should the marker spend writing down the marks and any personal feedback?

Minutes needed per submission: 60 minutes

Number of submissions

Total marking time needed: 120 hours (7200 minutes)

Hours a lecturer can spend marking per day without making mistakes

At 2 hours per day, marking will take 140 calendar days (when working 3 days per week)

How many days a week does the lecturer work?

Date first marking completed: 26/09/2025 (after 8-day anonymous marking period)

Date second marker review completed: 29/09/2025

⚠ Warning: College policies require marks to be returned to students within three weeks of submission (by 22/05/2025). The current schedule exceeds this deadline.

Calendar weeks needed: 20 weeks (working 3 days per week)