(1) The first 500 words of the essay must be your detailed essay plan. This must show logical linkages between the quotation and the different sections of your essay and must provide the framework for the final essay that you hand in with the plan.
(2) You are expected to draw on both academic texts and academic journals to support your discussion. The use of a minimum of 12 academic sources (that is academic books or academic journals) to support your discussion is expected to pass; this twelve does not include lecture notes or Internet sources (other than electronic versions of academic texts or government websites/reports). Note: the 12 is a minimum – students are encouraged to carry out wider reading (SEE READING LIST)
(3) You must use the Harvard referencing system to identify the source of all the information used in your assignment.
(4) No more than 5 –10% of the assignment should be in the form of direct quotations.