Term Paper Evaluation

Term Paper Evaluation The criteria used in this sheet were originally developed by Prof. Gurstein Dacks, Political Science, University of Alberta. Feel free to use or adapt it for non-commercial instructional purposes.

TERM PAPER EVALUATION

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CONTENT: (Use of appropriate sources, including course readings; relevance to course themes.) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

ARGUMENT: (Do you present a coherent and reasonable argument? Is it consistent with, and supported by,
your evidence? Is it logically consistent? Does it take into account major counter arguments?) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

ORGANIZATION: (Clear introduction, setting out the central topic(s) or question(s), and how
you will proceed to address them, systematic exposition of ideas, not straying from the topic,
and leading to a conclusion.)
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STYLE: (Grammar, literacy; intelligibility of expression; acknowledgement of sources;
consistent footnote and bibliography style.)
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OTHER COMMENTS:
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