Guidelines on Assessed Essays and Examinations
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Guidelines on Assessed Essays and Examinations
CONTENTS
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1. ASSESSED ESSAYS
1.1 Collaborative Work
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1.2 Acknowledgement of Sources
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2. INTERNET CITATIONS
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3. ESSAY SUPERVISION
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4. WRITING YOUR ASSESSED ESSAY
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5. PRESENTATION
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6. ESSAY SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
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6.1 Criteria For Extension of Essay Deadlines
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6.2 Late Submission of Essays
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6.3 Word Limit for Assessed Essays
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6.4 E-submission
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7. DEPARTMENTAL PROCEDURE FOR DETERRING PLAGIARISM
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7.1 Information on Plagiarism
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7.2 Self-declaration of Compliance with University Guidelines on Plagiarism
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7.3 Plagiarism software (Turnitin)
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7.4 Procedure for Investigating Suspected Cases of Plagiarism
8. ORAL EXAMINATIONS
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8.1 First Year Oral Examinations
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8.2 Second Year Oral Examinations
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8.3 Final Year Oral Examinations
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8.4 Preparation for Oral Examinations
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8.5 Criteria Employed in Oral Examinations
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9. WRITTEN EXAMINATION PREPARATION AND TECHNIQUE
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9.1 Revision
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9.2 Written Examinations
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9.3 Language Examinations
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10. MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES: Guidance for Students
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10.1 What are mitigating Circumstances? 10.2 Nature of Mitigating Circumstances
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APPENDIX 1
Essay Marking Criteria for Second and Final Year German Language Essays
APPENDIX 2
Mark Scheme
APPENDIX 3
GE401 Final Year German Language Essay Guidelines
1. ASSESSED ESSAYS
Assessed essays should be presented in accordance with established scholarly conventions. Sources should be precisely acknowledged, and a bibliography of works consulted, plus, where relevant, a filmography must be included. It is important to bear this in
Citations: e.g: Reid, James H., Heinrich Böll: A German for his Time (Oxford, Wolff, 1988). Citizen Kane. Dir. Orson Welles. Perfs. Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton. Film. RKO Radio Pictures, 1941. À Bout de Souffle (Breathless) Metropolis. Dir. Fritz Lang. Perfs. Gustav Fröhlich, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel. Reconstructed DVD release. UFA, 1927; dist. Connoisseur Video, 2000. 3. UNIVERSITY GUIDELINES WITH REGARD TO ESSAY SUPERVISION READ AS FOLLOWS: