How the assignment is marked
There are a total of 30 marks. Before writing the assignment it is best to consider how it is marked. The following shows the breakdown of the 30 marks:
- knowledge and understanding – you are judged on your ability to show that you know about the issue you have identified and the three options you have stated. Depending on how you choose to format your report many of these marks will be gained in the introduction to your assignment. (10 marks)
- analysing and synthesising – making use of all your sources to put forward arguments for and against each of your options, including comparing your options, will gain you the marks in this section. Most of these marks will be gained in the main body of your report. (10 marks)
- evaluating – you need to judge how useful and reliable your sources were. My advice is to compare your best source with your worst source. (2 marks)
- conventions of a report – you must write your assignment in the format of a report. We will look at what that means in detail later. (4 marks)
- reaching a decision – essentially this will be your conclusion. Using the evidence you must decide which of the options you support and why you rejected the others. (4 marks)
