- • beforehand - to check timing, avoid overlap, build confidence; • beforehand - to check timing, avoid overlap, build confidence;
- • your listeners stay awake - don't read out long passages of text, keep your head • your listeners stay awake - don't read out long passages of text, keep your head up and make eye contact, explain technical terms, keep your body language animated and positive, use lively images on your slides;
- • your audience and provoke debate - ask questions, give your opinion of the • your audience and provoke debate - ask questions, give your opinion of the reading, point to conflicting interpretations of an issue, remember your presentation will be the starting point for class discussion.

The provisional mark for and comments on your presentation will be made available on Myplace no later than fourteen days after you have presented.

Adjustments and/or alternative modes of assessment are possible for the presentation element of assessment for this class for students with disabilities that hinder attendance or public speaking.

###### 4. Essay

The final piece of coursework is an essay of no more than 3000 words. You will write your own essay question, in consultation with myself, which must be submitted for approval along with an indicative 5-work bibliography at the same time as the response paper (Friday 16 February). This initial submission will not be graded, but I will give you formative feedback on your question and bibliography which will help you to refine it. Subsequent changes to the question should be brought to my office hours for my approval. No changes can be made to your question after Friday 7 March (week 8).

Writing a long essay on your own question will give you the opportunity to research an empirical topic and analytical approach of genuine interest to yourself in detail and thereby to develop your autonomous research skills in terms of identifying and synthesising appropriate material, as well as honing your ability to construct and defend a line of argument. The essay must bring together theoretical discussion with consideration of empirical cases. The assessment criteria will be those currently used for essays across the School of Government and Public Policy Masters programmes and available in full on the Myplace pages for the class: range and use of reading, understanding, analysis/argument, structure and writing style.

The last date for submission of your essay is Friday 23 March 2018 by 12 noon. You are strongly advised to complete your coursework in advance of the deadline date. You will be required to submit an electronic copy via Myplace. The provisional mark for and comments on your essay will be made available by Friday 6 April via Myplace.

###### Rules on Late Submission of Assignments

You are required to submit an electronic copy of your coursework for this class via the relevant link on Myplace by the stated deadline. Late submission will result in a standard penalty ( a mark of zero will be awarded ).

###### Extensions

Deadline extensions on the basis of certified medical conditions or other exceptional circumstances should be requested via the relevant Myplace page for this class. Extension requests are dealt with by the School Support Team (SST), and will be actioned within 24 hours

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