Word count is 1,500 words ±10% or 150 words. The word count excludes the reference list but
includes your in-text citations. Marks will be deducted if students do not follow the word count
guideline.
l Please note your tutor’s comments on your earlier 450 word essay plan. Your tutor will mark your
final submission after reviewing your marked essay plan. To score a good mark in your final essay
submission, please act on the various suggestions/comments made by your tutor in your essay plan.
Marks will be deducted if students ignore their tutor’s comments.
To achieve a passing grade you must satisfy the following:
l Information literacy skills – Gather, critically assess and use information to build an argument. You
need to state your arguement and critically analyse the statement.
l Referencing – You must use in-text referencing and include a reference list. You must use the
Chicago 17 referencing guide, available from the library website.
Your essay must:
l contain an introduction, thesis statement, main contents section and a conclusion.
l be concise, clear and well edited. Your essay must conform to the structure discussed in the
Communication Skills Centre High Flyer number 7.
l be fully referenced; at least EIGHT different sources of information (e.g. book, edited book, www,
journal article from the full-text databases, current affairs magazine, newspaper). WWW references
can contribute to a maximum of ONE-THIRD of the total number of reference sources utilised. The
use of Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals is required. Online academic databases accessed through the
library website such as Proquest DO NOT count as (www) internet references.
l The use of Wikipedia is NOT ALLOWED.
l use the Chicago version 17 referencing guide to acknowledge your sources of information (both intext and in the reference list at the end)