Essentially what exactly are tutors looking for?
I'm getting a little frustrated trying to break over that 70% marker. I very much want to graduate with a Distinction in my MSc.
I've completed two 20 credit modules so far and my scores were as follows:
Module 1:
PowerPoint Presentation worth 30% - grade 66%
Essay worth 70% - grade 70%
Overall: 68.8%
Module 2:
Essay Plan worth 10% - grade 73%
Essay worth 90% - grade 68%
Overall: 68.5%
It's maddening - I'm not sure where I'm going wrong.
The feedback on the PowerPoint wasn't too bad but as I don't think I'll be doing any more PPs it's not terribly useful.
The feedback on Module 2s Essay was ironically mostly positive. Lots of praise. His only gripe was that I hadn't used any subheadings (I've honestly never used subheadings in an essay before ever, and had no clue he was expecting any), and that he thought I could have done with more paragraph breaks. He did suggest how I could have explored the topic even further, but without going over the word limit that would have been impossible. So I don't really know what I'm supposed to take away from that.
For reference I'm studying Ancient Worlds for my MSc.
I graduated from my undergraduate degree in Classical Studies with a First.
If anybody can kind of steer me in the right direction that would be super helpful. Just what are they looking for in humanities master's essays in order to grant Distinctions?
I've completed two 20 credit modules so far and my scores were as follows:
Module 1:
PowerPoint Presentation worth 30% - grade 66%
Essay worth 70% - grade 70%
Overall: 68.8%
Module 2:
Essay Plan worth 10% - grade 73%
Essay worth 90% - grade 68%
Overall: 68.5%
It's maddening - I'm not sure where I'm going wrong.
The feedback on the PowerPoint wasn't too bad but as I don't think I'll be doing any more PPs it's not terribly useful.
The feedback on Module 2s Essay was ironically mostly positive. Lots of praise. His only gripe was that I hadn't used any subheadings (I've honestly never used subheadings in an essay before ever, and had no clue he was expecting any), and that he thought I could have done with more paragraph breaks. He did suggest how I could have explored the topic even further, but without going over the word limit that would have been impossible. So I don't really know what I'm supposed to take away from that.
For reference I'm studying Ancient Worlds for my MSc.
I graduated from my undergraduate degree in Classical Studies with a First.
If anybody can kind of steer me in the right direction that would be super helpful. Just what are they looking for in humanities master's essays in order to grant Distinctions?
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