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Sex in Science (HPSC20023) // Assessment
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Semester 1
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Hurdle requirement Hurdle requirement: students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
A "The Conversation" style piece (1000 words) that provides a critical assessment of a contemporary gender debate informed by scientific research. This is to be supplemented with an annotated bibliography providing references and brief justifications for claims made in the piece (1000 words).
| During the examination period | 50% |
A paper identifying the assumptions about sex in a scientific article, and explaining their influence on the research. (2000 words)
| Week 6 | 50% |
Last updated: 15 February 2024