Course Assessments

Estimated time: 10 minutes

Assignments (40% of final grade)

Over the duration of the course, there will be three assignments that will help you reinforce the concepts that you are exploring in the lessons. These assignments are:

• Assignment 1: Reading and Analyzing Writing (Due date: 22 July, 2023)
• Assignment 2: Internship Cover Letter (Due date: 12 August, 2023)
• Assignment 3: Technical Blog Post (Due date: 2 September, 2023)

All three assignments will be worth 40% of your final grade. Therefore, each assignment is 13.3% of your final grade.

Class Participation (10% of final grade)

During the term, you will have 10 live classes for C4S. Class attendance is mandatory and will count for 10% of your final course grade. To obtain the marks for class attendance you must submit a live class reflection on Gradescope after each live class (apart from the final one). If you are not able to attend a live class, you should watch the recording of the live class and submit your reflection. Reflections are due by 10 pm GMT on the Sunday after a live class.

Tip: Submit the reflection right after the class ends!

The reflection question is: Describe one key takeaway from today's live class and how you plan to use this learning to improve your writing.

Reflections should be 100 - 250 words.

Midterm Project (20% of final grade)

The midterm project for this course will require you to write a press release for a new product.

The due date for the project will be August 26th, 2023.

Final Essay (15% of final grade)

One of your final assessments for this course will be to write a blog post (1000 - 1500 words) where you reflect on your learning journey during the C4S course.

The due date for the essay will be September 17th, 2023.

Final Project 15% of final grade)

Your other final assessments for this course will require you to put together an application for the Kibo Fellowship. The application will require you to write a personal statement and a project proposal.

The due date for the project will be September 17th, 2023.

Late Submission Policy

All weekly assignments have a due date by which the assignment must be submitted in order to get full marks. Late submissions will be subject to at least a 25% deduction in the marks available.

For the class participation: If your reflection is not submitted by 10 pm GMT on the Sunday after the live class, you will receive a zero for that week's class participation grade.