A few words on a written assignment:
1. Each assignment you write should answer
a precise question. Assignments
should not simply summarise your notes.
2. Plan each assignment before you write.
Prioritise your arguments and choose
the best illustrations
3. Your opening sentence and first
paragraph should define the problem you are
tackling. Avoid any banal statements.
4. Do not be afraid to disagree with what
you imagine your professor’s views
might be. Professors often ‘take a line’ to
draw students out. State your own
case.
5. Arguments have a structure: Offer a
proposition. Provide supporting evidence.
6. Consider if an opposing argument is
appropriate. Provide supporting evidence
as appropriate. Conclude with a reasoned
choice or synthesis.
7. Never plagiarise.
8. Always give full references in a correct
form.
9. Use the Library wisely. You cannot
depend on getting a particular book or
article just when you want it. Browse along
the shelves for books and journals
and check the new books display.
• Check the computer to see if an item is
on short loan, or to see if you
can reserve it in advance.
• Cooperate with fellow students by sharing
books or photocopies.
• Use the subject search facilities on the
computer to find relevant
materials.
• Follow up the footnotes and
bibliographies of the books and articles
you already have.
• Familiarise yourself with primary source
materials, and don’t always
rely on secondary sources or commentators.
10.Use your initiative in finding source
materials and your creativity in writing
essays.
Assessment Criteria for written assignment:
In your written assignment, I will be
looking at:
• A clear argument
• the range of relevant literature used
• the application of theory to the case in
question
• the extent to which material has been
synthesised
• the clarity and coherence of the overall
written piece
• the extent to which the remit of the
assignment brief has been met
• the accuracy with which relevant theoretical
arguments, concepts and
data are described
• the degree to which the theories and
concepts discussed are integrated
and contextualised
• the coherence and integration of the
structure of the work presented
• the clarity (spelling, grammar, etc.) and
technical accuracy with which
ideas are expressed
• the use of properly referenced sources to
support the arguments made
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