EMA
The assignment
Important: these pages provide guidance on how to write your assignment. Please ensure you read all of this information right through until the checklist at the end.
Before you start work on this end-of-module assignment (EMA), please ensure that you have read the Assessment Guidance specific to this module and are familiar with the advice in Social Sciences Assessment Information. These sources contain support and guidance that you may need in writing your EMA including, for example, advice on plagiarism, referencing and the marking system. Note that failure to comply with relevant guidance could result in the loss of marks or other penalties.
There are two parts to this EMA. Please note that you must complete both Part 1 (essay) and Part 2 (report).
This EMA contributes 40% towards your overall module result.
Please be aware that the regulations on word limits and deadlines for EMAs may differ from those for TMAs. Check the EMA guidance below, and the module Assessment Guidance, carefully.
Part 1: Essay (50% of the mark for this EMA)
‘Psychology is more than simply common sense’. Evaluate the extent to which this claim can be supported, using research evidence from three of the following blocks: Block 1, Block 2, Block 3, Block 4 and Block 5.
Word limit: 1800 words