Tutor-Marked Assignment (TMA01)

Assignment Details

Pick a political or business figure of your choice and comment on how he/she might react to some of the key insights of the NCO111 study guide. Please note that your answer must take the form of a well-substantiated essay.

Additional Guidelines:

• You must correctly identify and explain the key insights of the NCO111 study guide. You must also carefully examine the key ideas, beliefs, and/or actions of your chosen political or business figure. How would a person who holds such ideas/beliefs or who has taken such actions react to the key insights of the NCO111 study guide?
• Please note that TMA01 is a research assignment. You are expected to substantiate your arguments with relevant and concrete evidence (e.g. quotations, statistics, specific examples, specific case studies, etc.) drawn from an adequate number of sources (e.g. newspaper articles, academic journal articles, books, etc.).
• Your essay should not exceed 1200 words (excluding in-text citations and the bibliography). Please declare the word count at the end of your essay.
• Please use font size 12 and 1.5 line spacing.
• Please use APA style for your in-text citations and your bibliography. See the examples below:

Example of an in-text citation:

Large tech companies have been accused of having “too much power — too much power over our economy, our society, and our democracy” (Warren, 2019).

Example of a reference in the bibliography:

Warren, E. (2019, March 8). Here’s how we can break up Big Tech. Medium. https://medium.com/@teamwarren/heres-how-we-can-break-up-big-tech-9ad9e0da324c

You can find more information on APA citation style here.

Grading Rubric

Finally, please consult the grading rubric below to understand how this assignment will be graded and also to familiarise yourself with the characteristics of a strong/weak essay.

Rubric. The following rubric will be used to assess this assignment

Criteria: Articulation of Arguments (10 marks)

Grade Criteria Description Excellent (8-10 marks) All of the writer’s arguments are clear, easily identifiable, coherent, and relevant to the needs of the question. Good (6-7 marks) For the most part, the writer’s arguments are clear, easily identifiable, coherent, and relevant to the needs of the question. But the writer falls short of an “Excellent” grade because a few arguments are unclear/buried, confused/incoherent, and/or irrelevant to the needs of the question. Average (4-5 marks) A large number of the writer’s arguments are unclear/buried, confused/incoherent, and/or irrelevant to the needs of the question or The writer has articulated an insufficient number of arguments. Needs Work (0-3 marks) There are no arguments in the essay. or The writer’s arguments are completely irrelevant to the needs of the question.

Criteria: Use of Evidence (40 marks)

Grade Criteria Description Excellent (30-40 marks) The writer has adduced an impressive amount of relevant, clear, detailed, accurate, and non-generic evidence (e.g. quotations, statistics, specific examples, etc.) in support of his/her arguments. The evidence is of such high quality that the reader is highly likely to find the writer’s arguments to be persuasive. The writer has provided clear and comprehensible citations as and where necessary. Good (24-29 marks) For the most part, the writer has backed up his/her arguments with relevant, clear, detailed, accurate, and non-generic evidence. But the writer falls short of an “Excellent” grade due to (any of) the following reasons: A few arguments are not sufficiently backed with evidence. Some of the evidence used is irrelevant, unclear, inaccurate, and/or excessively generic. Clear and comprehensible citations are missing from some parts of the essay. Average (16-23 marks) The writer will be awarded an “Average” grade for this row of the rubric if his/her essay displays any of the following weaknesses: A large number of the writer’s arguments are not sufficiently backed with evidence. A large amount of the evidence used is irrelevant, unclear, inaccurate, and/or excessively generic. Needs Work (0-15 marks) The writer did not back up his/her points with any evidence at all. or The evidence produced by the writer is completely irrelevant to his/her arguments and/or the needs of the question.

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Criteria: Analysis / Engagement with NCO111 Study Guide (50 marks)

Grade Criteria Description Excellent (38-50 marks) The writer demonstrates a sophisticated and accurate understanding of the key insights of the NCO111 study guide. The reactions suggested by the writer are grounded in clear, coherent, logical, and sophisticated engagement with the key insights of the NCO111 study guide. The writer’s analysis is of such high quality that the reader is highly likely to find the writer’s arguments to be persuasive. Good (30-37 marks) For the most part, the reactions suggested by the writer are grounded in clear, logical, and thoughtful engagement with the key insights of the NCO111 study guide. But the writer falls short of an “Excellent” grade due to (any of) the following reasons: He/she misidentified or misunderstood some of the key insights of the NCO111 study guide. He/she suggested some reactions that are not sufficiently grounded in clear, logical, and thoughtful engagement with the key insights of the NCO111 study guide. There is a decent quantity of analysis / engagement with the NCO111 study guide in the essay, but not enough to achieve an “Excellent” grade. Average (20-29 marks) The writer will be awarded an “Average” grade for this row of the rubric if his/her essay displays any of the following weaknesses: The writer misidentified or misunderstood a large number of the key insights of the NCO111 study guide. The writer suggested a large number of reactions that are founded on unclear, illogical, and/or superficial engagement with the key insights of NCO111. There is insufficient analysis / engagement with the NCO111 study guide in the essay. Needs Work (0-19 marks) There is no analysis in the essay. or The writer’s analytical insights are completely irrelevant to the needs of the question.