Introduction to Philosophy

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Essay 1

Due 4pm Monday of Week 6

Essay 2

Due 4pm Monday of Week 9

Essay 3

Due 4pm Monday of Week 12

Use the following guide to referencing. Those who fail to reference satisfactorily will be penalised.

Assignment Submission

Assignments must be submitted to Turnitin via the iLearn website AND a hard copy must be delivered to the Humanities office on the 2nd floor of the HSS building.

Hard copies are to be delivered before 4pm of the due date, Turnitin copies are to be submitted before 11:55pm of the same day. (They must be identical copies.)

All assignment hard copies are to be accompanied by a copy of the faculty coversheet

Turnitin currently accepts the following file types:
MS Word, WordPerfect, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, and plain text.

It is important to keep your eye on the due dates. Late submissions without good cause and prior consultation will be penalised. (See the Course Outline for more information.)

Essay Marking Criteria

The following table gives the explicit criteria that will be used.

Target	Criteria	Value	Mark

ARGUMENT AND STRUCTURE		45
Thesis	Definition.	5
Argument/Analysis	Rigor of argument. Level of critical analysis. Clarity of logical structure.	30
Evidence	Relevance of evidence to thesis and argument. Originality of illustrations and examples.	5
Conclusion	Integration of essay thesis, argument, and evidence	5

SCOPE AND DEPTH OF TREATMENT		35
Research	Extent of research.	3
Sources	Use of sources to support the thesis and argument. Use of primary sources.	2
Originality	Novelty of insights into texts, problems, and arguments. Creativity and independence of thought.	10
Comprehension	Understanding of texts, problems, and arguments.	20

PRESENTATION		20
Language and style^*	Fluency and literacy.	4
Spelling and grammar^*	Correctness.	4
Layout	Correctness of paragraphing. Helpfulness and clarity of structure.	3
Quotations	Appropriateness. Integration into the text.	3
Bibliography	Conformity to recommended style	3
Referencing	Support for the text. Conformity to recommended style.	3

		100

^* Extreme faultiness will result in the essay being returned for immediate revision and resubmission.

Note: Essays may be 10% longer or shorter than required without penalty.

Essays more than 10% longer probably won’t be read beyond the recommended word limit.

Essays more than 10% shorter will have their marks scaled proportionally.