6 hours reading per week	72 hours per semester
2 hours research per week	24 hours per semester
0.5 hours online engagement per week	6 hours per semester
1.5 hours assignment preparation per week	18 hours per semester
TOTAL     =	156 hours per semester

This is pretty self-explanatory. There will be three quizzes held in class (during the seminar) at random times across the semester. The quizzes will be on matters pertaining to texts studied in the course to that date: matters of fact, not interpretation. They will be a combination of multiple choice, missing words, connect the parts, and other quiz formats. A good familiarity with the set texts and with the lecture materials should suffice as preparation.


Scaffolded collaborative research essay and preparation
Due 28 May 2021 at 23:59
Combined task: group research, group presentation, individual essay
40 Points

This is a complex, tiered assessment task, undertaken both in groups and individually. At the beginning of semester, either in class or online, groups of 7-8  students will be formed by the tutor and assigned as a 'research group' to a particular author/topic on the course reading list. The group will be provided with a loose portfolio of ideas about what approaches they might take to their author, resources they might explore, theoretical angles they might consider, and a suite of specific research questions to pursue. Over the weeks before their presentation, the group will meet, online or in actuality, to discuss strategies, share resources, and compile a working database on their topic. They will manage a discussion board on their topic that other class members will be encouraged to visit and learn from. The group then has the responsibility of preparing a research presentation on their topic to the seminar class as a whole, on the day that their topic is due for discussion. The group will decide who presents what parts of their presentation, and in what order; they will run the seminar for the first 30-35 minutes of the 2-hour session.

Based on their collaborative research, and drawing on the database and discussion board compiled by the group as a whole, each individual member will decide on an individual research topic related to their subject, agreed to both by the other members of the group and the class tutor. This task will take the form of a 2,500-word essay due at the end of semester, and demonstrating lessons learned throughout the course of the collaborative and individual stages of the project. 

In all, these components will be assessed: the discussion board (pass/fail), the database (pass/fail), the in-class presentation (group mark worth 25% of total—10 points), and the final essay (individual mark worth 75% of total—30 points).


Take-home examination
Due 4 Jun 2021 at 23:59
Take-home examination released on MyUni, accessible for 4 days, June 1-4.
30 Points

At 9am on June 1, the take-home examination questions will be made available through MyUni. These will be organized into 2 sections: one on the first half of the course, the other on the second. Students must answer ONE question from EACH section. However, students MUST NOT answer any question that concerns the topic of their research presentation and essay. Each question answered is worth 50% of the whole, or 15 points. The examination will close at 5pm on June 4, and late submission will not be accepted without certified medical or other acceptable reasons. There is thus a total of FOUR working days available to complete the examination, though students may submit at any time.