PLS2607-2022-S1:
Preparation for Assessment 02
Dear students,
A reminder of the assessment weights for this module:
The final module mark is comprised of the following components:
Year mark Assignment 50% of your year mark (20/40 marks)
01 = 20% of your final module mark. (40% of final module
+ mark)
Assignment 50% of your year mark (20/40marks)
+ 02 = 20% of your final module mark.
Examination (60% of your final
module mark)
mark
100%
I would like to draw your attention to the following points, which will assist you in the completion
of your second assessment:
1. Plagiarism:
Every idea that you use in your work which is not your own unique work needs to be
referenced such that you do not commit plagiarism. This applies as much to direct
quotations as it does to paraphrasing. You need to follow the instructions for referencing
provided by the Discipline of Philosophy. These can be obtained in the additional
resources section of PLS2607’s myUnisa page or by consultation with the Tutorial Letter
301 (WYSALLB).
Referencing (both within the text of your assessment and in a bibliography) IS
NOT OPTIONAL. Be aware that the University of South Africa can take action against
students who plagiarise.
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, Moreover, you will be awarded marks for your use of referencing techniques, and will be
penalised for a lack of referencing techniques. Please be aware of this.
2. Keeping to the assessment topic:
A major problem facing students is not keeping to the assigned topics. It is imperative
that this is done, as without maintaining focus on the question asked, the answer
provided is irrelevant to the assessment and your assessment result will be poor.
Our suggestion is that when you consider the question, attempt firstly to find out what is
being asked of you. Once you adequately understand the topic, direct your research to
the relevant information required.
3. Assessment lengths:
For assessment 02, please take note of the length of essays: keep your Assessments
to the word limit specified – that means assessment 02 should be no longer than
1000 words. Please indicate the number of words out of which your Assessment is
comprised. You will be penalised if you exceed this word limit.
4. A philosophical approach to writing essays:
This section should assist you in the content-development of your second Assessment.
As many registered for this module are not Philosophy majors, a technique for essay
writing in the Philosophical manner may be foreign. Thus, here we explain a simple
method to follow when you are asked to “discuss”, “critically discuss” or “evaluate” a
topic in the format of an essay for this module.
When given one of the aforementioned instructions (or similar), it is important to bear in
mind that you are required to give your critical thoughts on issues as well as to explain
particular theories. This does not mean that you should write down any meanderings
your mind may take you on. Rather, what you should provide is relevant information that
makes logical sense and which can be backed up with evidence.
Philosophy is a discipline that occurs best in dialogue: in conversation between people.
It is important, therefore – as in a discussion – to examine issues from different
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Preparation for Assessment 02
Dear students,
A reminder of the assessment weights for this module:
The final module mark is comprised of the following components:
Year mark Assignment 50% of your year mark (20/40 marks)
01 = 20% of your final module mark. (40% of final module
+ mark)
Assignment 50% of your year mark (20/40marks)
+ 02 = 20% of your final module mark.
Examination (60% of your final
module mark)
mark
100%
I would like to draw your attention to the following points, which will assist you in the completion
of your second assessment:
1. Plagiarism:
Every idea that you use in your work which is not your own unique work needs to be
referenced such that you do not commit plagiarism. This applies as much to direct
quotations as it does to paraphrasing. You need to follow the instructions for referencing
provided by the Discipline of Philosophy. These can be obtained in the additional
resources section of PLS2607’s myUnisa page or by consultation with the Tutorial Letter
301 (WYSALLB).
Referencing (both within the text of your assessment and in a bibliography) IS
NOT OPTIONAL. Be aware that the University of South Africa can take action against
students who plagiarise.
1
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, Moreover, you will be awarded marks for your use of referencing techniques, and will be
penalised for a lack of referencing techniques. Please be aware of this.
2. Keeping to the assessment topic:
A major problem facing students is not keeping to the assigned topics. It is imperative
that this is done, as without maintaining focus on the question asked, the answer
provided is irrelevant to the assessment and your assessment result will be poor.
Our suggestion is that when you consider the question, attempt firstly to find out what is
being asked of you. Once you adequately understand the topic, direct your research to
the relevant information required.
3. Assessment lengths:
For assessment 02, please take note of the length of essays: keep your Assessments
to the word limit specified – that means assessment 02 should be no longer than
1000 words. Please indicate the number of words out of which your Assessment is
comprised. You will be penalised if you exceed this word limit.
4. A philosophical approach to writing essays:
This section should assist you in the content-development of your second Assessment.
As many registered for this module are not Philosophy majors, a technique for essay
writing in the Philosophical manner may be foreign. Thus, here we explain a simple
method to follow when you are asked to “discuss”, “critically discuss” or “evaluate” a
topic in the format of an essay for this module.
When given one of the aforementioned instructions (or similar), it is important to bear in
mind that you are required to give your critical thoughts on issues as well as to explain
particular theories. This does not mean that you should write down any meanderings
your mind may take you on. Rather, what you should provide is relevant information that
makes logical sense and which can be backed up with evidence.
Philosophy is a discipline that occurs best in dialogue: in conversation between people.
It is important, therefore – as in a discussion – to examine issues from different
2
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