System failure: A comparison of electronic and paper-based assignment submission, marking, and feedback

Introduction The myriad of procedures associated with traditional assignment submission and management presents many problems to academic and clerical staff particularly where cohort size is large. Students also face problems, especially if they are remote to the university and rely on postal services. Online assignment submission and management (OASM) offers potential benefits in this respect, and there has been a considerable degree of interest in its use although experience of its implementation at Sheffield Hallam University is limited.