Assessment: Communicating Social Science Research (POLS40023)

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Assessment

Description	Timing	Percentage
A 3-minute thesis presentation and a 7 minute oral defence 10 minutes	Throughout the semester	20%
A research paper 3000 words	During the examination period	60%
A media piece (Op-ed) 1000 words	Last week of semester	20%
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: As this is an Intensively-taught subject, Lecture/Seminar attendance is compulsory on all days. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.	Throughout the teaching period	N/A
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval.	During the assessment period	N/A

Last updated: 8 November 2024