Assessment criteria
In general, your coursework will be marked according to:
– Content – Relevance of the materials used; breadth of reading; evidence of a understanding of key issues and debates relevant to the module; relating theory/concepts to evidence/issues; analysis of theories and issues.
– Structure – Clarity of structure; logic of structure and arguments; clear introduction and conclusion.
– Presentation – Clarity of expression; sentence construction and grammar; appropriate citation of references and bibliographic format.
General Advice on Writing:
Sources:
• Aim to read extensively. For the Research Essay you should be consulting a between 8 and 10 books and/or journal articles.
• Students will lose marks for excessive referencing from a limited number of sources.
• Do not rely on basic introductory textbooks.
