AussieVesti
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Contrary to popular thought, university assignments may have some interesting quirks in their outlines making them an engaging task to undertake. This thread to discuss any university assignments (or high school if you wish) which you found enjoyable to do.
Here's mine:
USYD - GEOS1002 (Introductory Geography) - 'Geography of' Report (40%)
Geography is often regarded as a rather dry subject but I feel that reputation is hard done-by. The Year 9 and Year 10 Geography syllabus is regarded as poor even by the teachers which teach the subject as it fails to capture the imagination of the students which I know is possible for such an engaging area of interest. In this particular assignment worth 40% of our marks, we had to a "Geography of." This was essentially a 2500 report on whatever the fuck we wanted to do. In my pairing, I chose to do Culture in Top‐Flight European Football. This was kind of a dream assignment as I basically got to research what I research in my spare time. In the end I got a Distinction for it, so job well done. Other interesting topics covered by other groups included The Cocaine Trade: A Geographical Perspective on Production and Trafficking (D+), Sushi Globalisation: The "Sushi‐Train" (D++), Microbreweries (Cr), Ice Cream (HD-), The Mafia (HD) and London Burning: A Geography of the London Riots (HD). Having a look at the results for the different groups, it seemed that the more creative topics yielded greater marks. Who would think that a 2500 word paper on Ice Cream would yield a HD, aye? Needless to say, the reception for this particular unit was well-received and with assignments like this, I'm sure it will remain popular for years to come.
How about you guys?
(P.S. If some of you newbies entering 2012 would get to grips about university assignments standards and would like to read this assignment, or any others feel free to PM me. This is of course limited to the units and their respective fields to which I have covered)
Here's mine:
USYD - GEOS1002 (Introductory Geography) - 'Geography of' Report (40%)
Geography is often regarded as a rather dry subject but I feel that reputation is hard done-by. The Year 9 and Year 10 Geography syllabus is regarded as poor even by the teachers which teach the subject as it fails to capture the imagination of the students which I know is possible for such an engaging area of interest. In this particular assignment worth 40% of our marks, we had to a "Geography of." This was essentially a 2500 report on whatever the fuck we wanted to do. In my pairing, I chose to do Culture in Top‐Flight European Football. This was kind of a dream assignment as I basically got to research what I research in my spare time. In the end I got a Distinction for it, so job well done. Other interesting topics covered by other groups included The Cocaine Trade: A Geographical Perspective on Production and Trafficking (D+), Sushi Globalisation: The "Sushi‐Train" (D++), Microbreweries (Cr), Ice Cream (HD-), The Mafia (HD) and London Burning: A Geography of the London Riots (HD). Having a look at the results for the different groups, it seemed that the more creative topics yielded greater marks. Who would think that a 2500 word paper on Ice Cream would yield a HD, aye? Needless to say, the reception for this particular unit was well-received and with assignments like this, I'm sure it will remain popular for years to come.
How about you guys?
(P.S. If some of you newbies entering 2012 would get to grips about university assignments standards and would like to read this assignment, or any others feel free to PM me. This is of course limited to the units and their respective fields to which I have covered)
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