Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement

This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement

1. Drafting against the criteria
2. Tutor and peer feedback
3. Improving the final submission

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Describe what is meant by binary representation.
• 1.2 Explain how to change between bases.
• 1.3 Explain how numbers are represented in binary.
• 1.4 Evaluate the use of binary representation in the field of computer science.
• 2.1 Describe a range of mathematical proof techniques.
• 2.2 Describe the possible algebraic operations in set theory.
• 2.3 Explain the key principles of (Boolean) propositional logic.
• 2.4 Use truth tables to detail the possible outcomes of binary logical operators.
• 2.5 Analyse the similarities between Boolean logical operators and Boolean algebra in set theory.
• 2.6 Evaluate mathematical proof techniques and the circumstances under which they may be appropriate.
• 3.1 Describe the key principles of modular arithmetic and finite fields.
• 3.2 Explain a range of key number theoretic theorems and proofs.
• 3.3 Analyse the differences between ordinary and modular arithmetic.
• 3.4 Evaluate the use of modular arithmetic and prime numbers in security applications such as cryptography and hashing.
• 4.1 Describe what is meant by a sequence and a series.
• 4.2 Explain the difference between arithmetic and geometric series and sequences.
• 4.3 Use appropriate notation to represent sequences.
• 5.1 Describe what is meant by vectors and matrices.
• 5.2 Use row-reduction to convert a matrix to echelon form.
• 5.3 Solve linear systems of equations using matrices.
• 5.4 Analyse the significance of the determinant of a matrix.
• 5.5 Use a range of techniques to decompose matrices and evaluate their usefulness.

Activity

Draft the assignment, get feedback and improve it before submission.

Study materials

Further resources

• Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor (2012), sections 8.1–8.3 on analysing the task, outlining and writing a first draft; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
• Writing Guide, 3.5: Peer review and using feedback · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), 3.5 section on giving feedback and using it to revise your work, pp. 92–94 · for registered students
• Student engagement with teacher and automated feedback on L2 writing · Open-access article · Zhang & Hyland (2018), Assessing Writing. Follows students revising drafts with tutor comments and automated grammar feedback. · for registered students