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Module Overview

Assessment 1 Assessment 2
Type Group presentation Essay
Length 20 minutes 3000 words
Weighting 20% 80%
Deadline Weekly The 1st of January
presentations 2019
Return date The 28th of January
2019

Assignment Briefs

Essay

Essays are expected to:

1) Address a subject area that is directly connected to, or closely related to, the issue of
globalisation.

2) Consult a wide range of sources including books, articles, newspapers, documentaries, the
Internet etc. Some topic areas may also require the student to consult primary sources. It
is accepted that each topic will differ regarding sources consulted.

3) Provide full and accurate referencing of all sources consulted using in a recognised
academic form (Preferably the Harvard System of Referencing as outlined in the
Referencing Guide)

4) Write coherently and ensure that the presentation, including grammar, spelling, and
punctuation is consistent and of a postgraduate standard.

5) Give the essay a clear structure (introduction, argument, and conclusion).

6) Demonstrate an ability and willingness to engage in debate, consider different opinions

and develop an argument.

1) Plagiarism

Plagiarism consists of any form of passing off, or attempting to pass off, the knowledge or
work of others as one’s own. It is a form of cheating and indeed of intellectual theft. It is
therefore not surprising that the University regards it as a serious academic offence, which
can carry a severe penalty.

Everything submitted for assessment by an individual student or group of students must be

original work.
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‘the significant use of other people's work and the submission of it as though it were one's
own in assessed coursework (such as dissertations, essays, experiments etc)’

This includes:

• Copying from another student's work

• Copying text from sources such as books or journals without acknowledgement

• Downloading information and/or text from the Internet and using it without
acknowledgement

• Submitting work which you claim to be your own when it has been produced by a group

• Submitting group work without acknowledging all contributors

• Low level duplication without citation for example errors made through carelessness or
misunderstanding or

• Passing off ideas, data or other information as if originally discovered by the student.

University has access to Turnitin’s plagiarism prevention system which can instantly identify
papers containing unoriginal material. Students are required to submit assignments through
Turnitin which will assign a plagiarism score.

The following simple guidelines are intended to help avoid problems of plagiarism:

(a) Append a list of references and other sources used to each of your assignments.

(b) Surround all direct quotations with inverted commas, and cite the precise source
(including page numbers) directly after the quotation.

(c) Use quotations sparingly and make sure that the bulk of the essay is in your own words.

(d) Remember that it is your own ‘value added’ that gives an essay merit. Whatever sources
you have used, the structure and presentation of the argument should be your own.

(e) Make sure you read and interpret your material and give references to your sources
throughout the text. Not just when you give direct quotations but also when you paraphrase
or give your version.

(f) If you are in any doubt about how you should indicate references and footnotes, talk to
your module tutor.

WARNING. When plagiarism is established, penalties will apply. The severity of the
penalty will vary with the extent to which work is plagiarised e.g. sporadic lapses
in citation will be treated differently to wholesale copying.

You should consult General Regulations and Procedures Affecting Students, chapter 3,
‘Academic Offences’ for full details of the rules.
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Suggested 3000 Word Assignment Topics

If you would like to do an essay question on a topic that is not in the list below, it is possible
to agree a separate topic with me, as long as this is done in advance and the question is
relevant to the module.

1) Critically assess the relationship between the historical development of capitalism and
globalisation

2) How successful was the Bretton Woods regime in achieving global prosperity?

3) Evaluate the evolution of the international financial and monetary system

4) What is the impact of the globalisation of production?

5) To what extent, if any, has globalisation undermined the autonomy and capacity of the
state?

6) Evaluate the claim that globalisation has led to cultural homogenisation

7) How and why is the impact of globalisation gendered?

8) What impact has globalisation had upon notions of development?

9) Why has poverty reduction become a key aspect of contemporary development policy and
how successful has it been at achieving it?

10) How far can fair trade and ethical consumption resolve problems of poverty and
inequality in the Global South?

11) What impact has globalisation had on democracy?

12) What are ‘anti-globalisation movements’ and how successful have they been in achieving
their aims?

13) Critically assess the significance of the ‘Rise of the South’ to the international political
economy
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10) Postgraduate Mark Descriptors

Mark
Criteria
Range
Demonstrates an exceptional ability and insight, indicating the highest level of
90-100% technical competence.
Distinctio The work has the potential to influence the forefront of the subject, and may be
of publishable/exhibitable quality.
n Relevant generic skills are demonstrated at the highest possible standard.

Demonstrates an outstanding ability and insight based on authoritative

80-89% subject knowledge and a very high level of technical competence.
Distinctio The work is considered to be close to the forefront of the subject, and may be
close to publishable/exhibitable quality.
n Relevant generic skills are demonstrated at a very high level.

Demonstrates an authoritative, current subject knowledge and a high level of

70-79% technical competence.
The work is accurate and extensively supported by appropriate evidence. It
Distinctio may show some originality. Clear evidence of capacity to reflect critically and
n deal with ambiguity in the data.
Relevant generic skills are demonstrated at a high level.

Demonstrates a sound, current subject knowledge. No significant errors in

the application of concepts or appropriate techniques. May contain some
60-69% minor flaws.
Merit The work is well developed and coherent; may show some originality. Clear
evidence of capacity to reflect critically.
Relevant generic skills are demonstrated at a good level.

Demonstrates satisfactory subject knowledge. Some evident weaknesses;

50 – 59% possibly shown by conceptual gaps, or limited use of appropriate techniques.
The work is generally sound but tends toward the factual or derivative.
Pass Limited evidence of capacity to reflect critically.
Relevant generic skills are generally at a satisfactory level.

Demonstrates limited core subject knowledge. Some important weaknesses;

possibly shown by factual errors, conceptual gaps, or limited use of
appropriate techniques.
40-49% The work lacks sound development. Little evidence of capacity to reflect
critically.
The quality of the relevant generic skills do not meet the requirements of the
task.

Demonstrates inadequate subject knowledge.

The work lacks coherence and evidence of capacity to reflect critically.
30-39% The quality of the relevant generic skills do not meet the requirements of the
task.

Demonstrates seriously inadequate knowledge of the subject.

The work contains minimal evidence of awareness of relevant issues or
20-29% theory.
The quality of the relevant generic skills do not meet the requirements of the
task.

10-19% The work is almost entirely lacking in evidence of knowledge of the subject.
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No evidence of awareness of relevant issues or theory.

The quality of the relevant generic skills do not meet the requirements of the
task.

The work presents information that is irrelevant and unconnected to the task.
0-9% No evident awareness of appropriate principles, theories, evidence and
techniques.