The Argumentative essay/ critical analysis (1000 words)

Induction Module

Assignment 4

Brief and Guidelines

Detailed Assessment Information

Submission Details

The aim of this final assignment is to aid students in the development of their critical analysis and

academic writing skills. It asks you to combine all you have learned in the course of this module

and apply your skills to write an Argumentative Essay on a topic of your own choice.

Worth: 35% of your overall grade

Requirements

 Typed in an electronic format (Word or PDF document)

 Uploaded to the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

 Follows the structure of an Argumentative essay

 Document’s name should be your student number and name.

 Cover Page (Including Course Name, Your Name and Student ID Number, Title of your

Essay, Tutor’s Name, Date)

 The word limit is 1000 words (+/- 10%)

 Includes in-text citation and a Reference List on a Separate Page using the correct

Reference Style

Please Note

 By submitting your work you are agreeing to abide by the University’s regulations on

plagiarism. For further information on UNICAF’s stance on plagiarism, please read the

University's Student Regulations.

 The box on the right hand side of the assignment must be ticked √ in order to proceed to uploading the next assignment.

Instructions

You will be writing an Argumentative Essay as your final assignment on a topic of your

own choice. You can use the outline you created for assignment 3b, or choose a different

topic.

1. Develop your topic into an essay of 1000 words (+/- 10%). Keep in mind that you are required

to conduct a critical analysis on your topic by providing relevant evidence to support your

arguments together with your own views.

2. Use a minimum of 8 credible sources to support your argument. Your sources can be

referred to in your work using direct quotations, paraphrasing or summarising. Please include at

least 1 direct quotation and 3 indirect quotations (paraphrasing or summarizing). These must be

properly formatted in the correct Reference Style.

3. Include an introduction where you will briefly present your topic together with a Thesis

Statement, a main body where you will analyse the main points, conduct the literature review

and present your point of view, and finally end with a conclusion, where you will evaluate your

findings.

4. Do not include subheadings (introduction, main body etc.) in your essay.

Marking criteria

Element Weight %

 Introduction: Good and appropriate introduction, well designated with a clear Thesis

Statement.

(10%)

 Main Body: Presentation of the main topic; literature review; critical analysis together

with personal views.

(50%)

 Conclusion: An overall evaluation of the arguments presented in the Main Body.

(10%)

 General layout: Structure, presentation, font size, font type, line spacing.

(5%)

 Writing: Writing style, expression, diction, syntax and grammar.

(10%)

 Citation: Accuracy and appropriateness.

(5%)

 References: Right reference style, completeness, presentation, font size etc.

(10%)