This week’s topics
Review and coursework completion
- Reviewing the learning outcomes
- Completing and checking coursework against the criteria
- Self-assessment
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
- 1.2 Evaluate the credibility of a source (CRAAP test).
- 2.1 Apply Harvard referencing to in-text citations and a reference list.
- 2.2 Explain the consequences of plagiarism and how to avoid it.
- 3.1 Formulate a clear research question.
- 3.2 Produce a simple project timeline/plan.
Activity
Guided review of every criterion; coursework completion clinic and peer review.
Study materials
Further resources
- Writing Guide, 1.6: Evaluation: Intention vs. Execution · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), 1.6: checking your work against a rubric or set of criteria, pp. 30–31 · for registered students
- Writing Guide, ch. 20: Portfolio Reflection · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), ch. 20 (20.1–20.5): looking back at your work and writing a self-assessment, pp. 664–678 · for registered students
- A critical review of research on student self-assessment · Open-access article · Andrade (2019), Frontiers in Education. What research says about doing self-assessment well. · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.