The development of technology is determinative; its expansion occurs beyond the ability of human freedom to control it.

Grading Breakdown for Major Essay for Impacts of Science and Technology on Society:

The essay is graded out of 25 possible marks.

750-1000 words in length (please note: essays will be deducted 5% per 100 words over or under the limit (not including Title Page, Bibliography and References)

*in other words, 650/1099 words=no grade deduction; 649/1100 words= -5%; 549/1200 words= -10%; etc...

*students must clearly indicate the word count of the essay on the title page or at the top of the first page of the essay

Please find below a rough guideline of the grading criteria that will be used to evaluate your paper.

Please submit papers electronically in the bin created for this purpose on the course website.

Papers submitted after 12:00pm (EST) on March 14th will be docked grades accordingly (5% per business day—please refer to syllabus for more details).

Content: (12 points)

*Quality of discussion (12 points)

*Topic/subject/thesis is very clearly stated in the Introductory paragraph

*Maintains appropriate, clear focus on the topic throughout the paper

*Arguments and ideas unfold in a logical manner

*Arguments are substantiated both with adequate discussion and adequate (and appropriate) sources from course material(s) and/or secondary materials

-Does not bring in unrelated or unexplained/unsubstantiated points

*Adequate engagement/depth with topic

-Does not make major assumptions or dismissals of alternate views without adequate logical evidence/discussion

-Does not simply regurgitate quotes in order to prove premises but engages topic on a mature level

Style (8 points)

*Spelling/grammar/punctuation (4 points)

*No spelling mistakes

*No grammatical/punctuation/copy editing errors—(will be deducted as they occur)

*Clarity (4 points)

*Flow and written expression exhibits balance, clarity and style

*Prose exhibits mature, university-level language skills and expression of ideas

*Avoids vague or generalizing or stereotyping or inconsistent or unintelligible or needlessly technical/verbose gibberish

*Gets to the point in a clear and concise way without resorting to the stuff mentioned in the previous point

Structure (5 points)

Length/Structure/Referencing/Bibliography (5 points)

*Paper must include adequate Bibliography that sets out any sources that have been used (including textbook, lecture notes, etc...)

*Makes use of adequate sources to substantiate premises

*Where sources are used, they MUST be adequately referenced and the paper must include a Bibliography

-Any consistent, major referencing model will suffice—APA, MLA, Turabian, etc...

-Consistency of model is imperative throughout

*Organized into clear paragraphs that follow logical progression