Each (internal) student will give a 10-15 minute oral presentation in a tutorial. The topic will be chosen from the lecture questions given in the unit guide. The presentation should be concise, focused, coherent and raise further questions for discussion in the class. In the tutorial of the first week the students will be asked to sign for the week in which they will be presenting (thus choosing the same topic as the lecture of the week  in which they will be presenting). Those who fail to present will lose 10 marks.

The tutorial procedure involves two steps. First, one week in advance, the student sends to the convenor of the unit, as an electronic attachment, a summary of his or her presentation. If necessary, the convenor will provide the feedback on this summary before the oral presentation. The summary should not be longer than two pages. Second, the student will present in class, following the summary and any feedback that he or she received from the convenor.

The mark on the presentation will include the mark of the summary and of the oral presentation,

PASS/FAIL SHORT ESSAY

The students should attempt to answer only one of the questions listed under the Lecture topics in the Lecture topics of this unit guide. You may choose one of the questions which has already been discussed in the lecture/tutorial sessions (but you do not have to do so).  The short essay should be from 600 to 800 words (800 words is the upper limit). It should show the comprehension of the assigned texts and the ability to briefly outline the arguments found in these text. It should be concise, focused and coherent. See also the long essay section below regarding the essay writing guide, referencing and the Academic Honesty policy: These apply to the short paper as well.

The paper will should give the students feedback as to how they are progressing in this unit. If you fail, you will be given one more chance to submit this paper (you will not be given another chance for other pieces of assessment in this unit). 

It is to be submitted through the Turnitin upload on the iLearn unit webpage.

The short paper will be marked pass or fail and will not be included in the final mark for the unit.

The essay writing should test your ability to articulate arguments for or against specific theories or theses discussed in the course; in articulating your arguments you would be expected to draw on the required texts; the required texts are your primary (but not necessarily only) sources. You are advised to consult works from the secondary sources as well as the more comprehensive bibliography on the unit iLearn webpage. Remember, however, to acknowledge your debts to any secondary sources. The essays will be marked in accordance with the marking criteria posted on the unit webpage.

It is only 2000 words, excluding bibliography but including footnotes. You should use Harvard referencing system (in text). You should strictly follow the essay writing guide posted on the website and follow the Academic Honesty Policy of the University. It is assumed that you have read and fully understood this policy, in particular its definitions see:  http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html.

The essay will be uploaded through the Turnitin upload facility at the iLearn unit webpage. No hard copy is needed.

You will be expected to answer 2 questions out of a choice of questions. Your answers will be in the form of the short essay. The test will test (what else?) your ability to outline and contrast the views and arguments discussed in the lectures and found in the required readings. In this way it will test your comprehension of the readings and lecture and your ability to use the concepts discussed in the class. The questions are related ONLY to the lectures and required readings. You can prepare for the test by revising your notes from lectures/readings.

The test will be held in the lecture session of  Week 13 in the lecture classroom.