POL 315
COURSE GUIDE
Unit 5 20 th Century Practice of Week 15 Assignment 5
Marxism (Russia and China,
Africa, East Asia and South
America)
Unit 6 Socialism in Twenty-First Week 16 Assignment 6
Century
Revision 1
Examination 1
Total 17
FINAL EXAMINATION AND GRADING
The final examination will be a test of three hours. All areas of the
course will be examined. Find time to read the unit all over before your
examination. The final examination will attract 70% of the total course
grade. The examination will consist of questions, which reflect the kind
of self-assessment exercise, and tutor-marked assignment you have
previously encountered. You should use the time between completing
the last unit, and taking the examination to revise the entire course.
COURSE MARKING SCHEME
The following table indicates how the actual course mark allocation is
broken down.
Assessment
Marks
Assignments (Best Three) Assignment out of Four = 30%
Marked
Final Examination = 70%
Total 100
HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM THIS COURSE
In distance learning, the study units replace the conventional university
lecturer/lecture room situation. This is one of the great advantages of
distance learning; you can read and work through specially designed
study materials at your own pace, and at a time and place that suits you
best. Think of it as reading the lecture instead of listening to the lecturer.
In the same way a lecturer may give you some reading to do, the study
units tell you where to read, and the text materials or recommended
books you will need. You are provided exercises to do at appropriate
points, just as a lecturer might give you an in-class exercise. Each of the
study units follows a common format.
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