Individual Essay

Planning

· Synthesises material and theoretical concepts

· Shows critical thinking and analytical ability

· Substantiates all arguments or findings presented and demonstrates a coherent and logical flow of arguments

Weighting 30%

Content Understanding

· Demonstrates a broad and deep understanding of the subject content matter covering various viewpoints

· Demonstrates a range, quality and number of references)-at least 10-12 references

· Demonstrates at least five(5) references are from recent, relevant and peer reviewed journal articles sourced from scholarly databases

Weighting 30%

Content Analysis

· Demonstrates independent critical thinking and avoids merely restating or describing arguments or making untested assumptions

Weighting 30%

Referencing

· Demonstrates accurate citation of references using the Harvard system

Weighting 10%

Total

Weighting total

100%