Advanced Critical Writing

Format:     Extended essay
Any special requirements:     All written work should be submitted on the Student Portal along with a Turnitin Report
Word Limit:     1,250 words
Learning outcomes to be examined in this assessment     Argument essay structure / cohesion and coherence / integration of secondary sources incl. paraphrasing and summarising techniques, in-text referencing skills and bibliographic accuracy / grammatical range and accuracy / lexical range and accuracy
Assessment criteria     Clearly defined and detailed band descriptors for each of the five aspects being assessed (see above)
Format, referencing, bibliography     Harvard referencing system
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Candidates must clearly label their ID Number on additional separate reference, formula or answer sheets.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES:

€¢    This coursework requires you to write a 1,250 word extended essay on a topic which is connected to your intended degree course. (So the course is business management you can talk about management, the report should have pro and con essay).
€¢    You are responsible for choosing the topic and title, which must be submitted to your tutor along with an outline for approval before you proceed.
€¢    The coursework should follow the structural requirements of an argument essay. This means you have to take a clear STANCE on the issue in question, but you also need to show evidence that you have researched and evaluated other stances in order to strengthen your position.
€¢    Word count does not include appendices / bibliography / graphics.