I consider the following issues to be of particular importance. These are the factors that should influence the student's mark the most. Details of formating citations and references. That sources be cited is important, but the details of formating citations and referencing I consider much less important at this level. Length of essay.
Quality is more important than quantity.
Minor spelling errors and typos - so long as it is clear what is meant. On the basis of the comments above, I will be using the following marking scheme to grade the essays. The essay is to be marked out of a total of 15 marks. Appropriate length and formatting, referencing, title page, abstract, literature cited.