Assessment Requirement
You are expected to identify your own research topic guided by the module content, your interests and discussion with the Module Leader, and to complete the following:

i) A critical theory blog documenting your weekly research with text and images (25%) and
ii) An essay of 3 – 4,000 words, illustrated ass appropriate (100%)
Critical Response/summary Postings
Each week there will be assigned readings. Practice your reading and writing skills by posting your summaries to your personal blogs on the due date.

Note
Since class meetings are relatively short, careful preparation for discussion is essential. Recording and posting your responses to the assigned reading and questions concerning the issues discussed in the texts is the best way to formulate an understanding and to clarify and refine your own views and concerns.
> Blogging and Critical Studies Resources

5 Assessment Methods and Criteria
Assessment is the responsibility of the module leader who reads and marks all the texts and gives a selection of them to a second marker. The two markers then agree a final mark. This process is called ‘internal moderation’.

Assessment will be based on:
i) the appropriateness and depth of the research
ii) your understanding of the subject and selection of information
iii) your level of understanding of theoretical debates
iv) your capacity to construct a coherent and formal presentation of ideas
6 Submission of Coursework
Coursework essays (two copies) must be submitted to the Graduate Office. If you are making a Seminar presentation, this must be discussed separately with the module leader.

Submission date / time: Wednesday, 6th April 2007 by 5.00pm

7 Feedback
Written feedback will be given within three weeks of the submission date. A tutorial will also be arranged to discuss any significant issues and for processes of ‘feedforward’.
8 Course Book
Main textbook: Cavallaro, Dani, Critical and Cultural Theory, Athlone Press 2001

Supplemented by a study resources and weekly list of urls to skim and browse, available on the module’s blog (http://theorykit.wordpress.com)