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Sex and Gender in the Sciences (HPSC20023) // Assessment
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Semester 2
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
3 summaries of key concepts and/or articles (200 words each, 10% each)
| From Week 1 to Week 6 | 30% |
A paper identifying the assumptions about sex in a scientific article, and explaining their influence on the research.
| Week 10 | 40% |
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 (400 words).
| During the examination period | 30% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures. | 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. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 15 February 2024