Assessment
Assessment for this course is done on the basis of coursework, consisting of two essays and one presentation, the latter to take place during a seminar.
1) 2 ESSAYS
Lists of essay topics for essay 1 and for essay 2 will be provided.
The students can make suggestions, but they should be approved by the
convener (Blay).
Essay marking: essays will be marked on:
1) Content, make sure you (re)present arguments clearly, that names are
spelled right and dates, notions and other data are correct.
2) Spelling and grammar should be up to standard.
3) Structure is very important in any academic writing, take care of
it. This is also related to content and clarity of the arguments
presented.
4) Clarity. Make sure the essay is clearly written.
5) Referencing and bibliography. In the seminars, some time will be
spent on how to write references and bibliographies.
!!! Take care not to plagiarise! Plagiarism is passing off someone
else’s work as your own. This will be noticed and is a grave violation
of academic practice, which will be dealt with accordingly. Always give
a reference when you cite or paraphrase someone else’s work.
In sum, the essay should be clearly written, fluent, informative, logical and critical.
ESSAY 1
The first essay counts for 30 % of the total mark of this course.
Length: 1000 words (excluding bibliography).
The essay taps into learning objectives 1,2,3 and 4 (see above).
! Hand-in date to be confirmed. A list of topics will be provided
shortly.
ESSAY 2
The second essay counts for 40 %. This is more than the first essay,
because by now you should have some more experience, you will have had
feedback on the first essay, and, most importantly, the topic of this
essay will be interdisciplinary, which requires more work.
Length: 1000-1500 words (excluding biblio).
Essay 2 taps into all learning objectives, with particular emphasis on
nr 5. Whether your second esssay shows an understanding of
interdisciplinarity will be an important criterion while marking this
essay.
Again: Hand-in date to be confirmed, and a list of topics will be
provided shortly.
2) A PRESENTATION
Each student is required to give one 15 min presentation to the
seminar group. The mark counts for 30% of the total for the course.
Topics will be provided (you can also suggest your own. Again, please
confirm first). Topics should be related to lecture and seminar topics
of the week in which you present, so that they can provoke and serve
discussion. Guidelines for presenting will be given in the seminar, and
you will get feedback on your presentation. In marking the
presentation, attention will be paid to the content as well as
delivery. The material should be represented in a clear, structured,
understandable manner. Make sure to be around 15 minutes. Preparation
and practicing are absolutely crucial to making a presentation go well.
You can use overheads, handouts or data projection, but you are not
obliged to do so. If you plan to give a presentation with
data-projection, please inform the tutor at least one week beforehand,
so it can be ensured that there is a projector in the room, and a
laptop if you need one.
The presentation taps into learning objectives 3 and 4 above. Have a
look at those for more guidelines on what and how to present.