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 the OSI and TCP/IP networking models and their layers and compare them.
• 1.2 Explain how different TCP/IP network protocols enable communication across devices and networks.
• 1.3 Analyse protocols and protocol suites.
• 2.1 Describe the IP protocol.
• 2.2 Explain the role of network hardware components such as routers and switches.
• 2.3 Analyse the security measures used to secure communication across computer networks.
• 2.4 Evaluate mobile and wireless connection protocols and technologies.
• 3.1 Decide on a network topology that is best suited to a given application and setting.
• 3.2 Analyse different network topologies and their role in disparate communication settings.
• 3.3 Design appropriate addressing schemes for a particular network.
• 3.4 Evaluate the best choice of network hardware for a given network.

Activity

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

Study materials

Further resources

• Writing for Success, ch. 9.3: Organizing your writing · PDF · Saylor (2012), section 9.3 on ordering ideas and using transitions for argument flow; pp. 353–358 · for registered students
• Read and think before you write: Prewriting time, print exposure and revision · Open-access article · Epting et al. (2013), Journal of Writing Research. Experiment showing that time spent planning before writing improves essays and later revision. · for registered students
• A systematic review of technology-supported peer assessment research · Open-access article · Zheng et al. (2019), International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. Review of how peer assessment and feedback work in online settings. · for registered students