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Undergraduate presentation mark: Maximum -10
Spelling, grammar and syntax errors (should use UK / 1-k English NU I US – English) Using 1st person (I, we, us, etc.) or use of slang, informal language, colloquialisms, such as telly versus television or ads versus advertisements Table of contents errors (missing / no page numbers / no link to pages) -1 Formatting errors (font, alignment, spacing, numbering of questions missing) -1 (See Yearbook) Layout, flow (each question starting on a new page, structural failures such -1 as not presenting one idea at a time — thus unfocused writing, i.e. the overuse of unnecessary words, including verbosity or waffling) Maximum deduction -Referencing & citation 6 No citations, incorrect citations or limited citations (guideline — should cite at -1 least one source per question’s answer) Missing information or incorrect referencing technique, i.e. adding a -1 bibliography instead of a reference list, or using non IMM Graduate School approved IMM Graduate School Guideline to Harvard Referencing System techniques such as APA, Chicago, etc. Academic quality of references, i.e. if sources such as Wikipedia or Bizznews -1 or You magazine or personal blogs are used Reference list not linking back to in-text citations and vice versa -2 Limited references used -1 • 1st year minimum of 4 references (excluding textbook and study guide), • 2nd year minimum of 5 references (excluding textbook and study guide), and • 3rd year minimum of 6 references (excluding textbook and study guide). Note: A textbook is regarded as a single source, even if there are various contributors Note: The prescribed textbook and study guide should be included in the reference list. Total deduction
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