Political Science

To what extent is there conflict among four pillars of Sustainable Development?

General Marking Scheme

For all essays the following marking scheme will be used. Please scroll down to see the advice for the individual essays.

It is most important that you appreciate what academics mean by the term feedback. Each module has objectives, or what academics

call learning outcomes. You must also cultivate competent written communication skills in an academic setting and develop

individual initiative. Hence the summative assessment on this module is the submission of two academic written pieces of work.

The essays are marked according to explicit assessment criteria. You will see specific feedback related to the assessment criteria

by clicking on the general comments icon.

These general comments will normally focus upon what you did well, what was missing and/or what needed improving. The essay itself

may also be annotated by the Tutor with specific comments/queries for your assistance. These annotations will be highlighted by a

blue icon which you can click upon. Finally, the summative feedback will include an explicit percentage mark out of 100 (also

broken down into its constituent parts). This mark will be inputted onto the University system for the examination board

The guidelines for the submission of the essay assignment are as follows.

Submit an electronic version of your essay via the .
The essay should be word processed. It should not exceed 2000 words in length
The essay should be properly referenced throughout. It should include a bibliography, and where appropriate endnotes.
Please ensure your essay has no appendices.
Ensure the essay includes a word count on the first page – this figure does not include tables, endnotes or the bibliography;
The essay should be produced with a typeface of Arial font size 11 or 12. Please use the same typeface throughout.
The essay should be set out double-spaced (including bibliography and endnotes).
All text should be ranged left and unjustified.
The essay should include the following statement of authenticity.