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Assessment and Feedback
Your guide to assessment and feedback in the department of sociology, the academic code.
The LSE Academic Code, developed in partnership with LSE Students’ Union, sets out what we do to deliver a consistent student experience across the School and clarifies what students can expect from their LSE education.
LSE is committed to putting students first, and the Academic Code helps us deliver on our commitments to enhancing student experiences. The Academic Code includes expectations around assessment and feedback and we encourage you to read it here: https://info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/lse-academic-code
Forms of Assessment
Formative Assessment: these are assessments set within your class by the course convenor or class teacher. Formative marks do not count towards your final degree classification, but are a compulsory part of your learning and all students are expected to complete them. Completing formative assessments and receiving feedback is designed to prepare you for the summative assessments.
Summative Assessment: these are assessments that count towards your degree classification, and must be completed. Individual courses may be assessed by one piece of summative assessment, or by a combination of different types of assessment.
Types of Assessments: LSE uses a diverse range of assessments, including in-person exams, individual and group presentations, essays, projects and dissertations. Each has its own merits and our programmes will employ a variety of assessment types to assess you.
All Sociology course guides will publish information on their formative and summative assessments, and you will also find information about your assessments and their deadlines on the individual course Moodle page.
Forms of Feedback
You should receive feedback on all formative assessments, which may be via email, via a formative feedback form or verbally, depending on the type of formative assessment. Feedback on formative tasks will normally be returned to students within three term weeks of the submission deadline, where students submit their work on time.
For summative work submitted in Autumn or Winter term, you can expect to receive qualitative feedback on a summative feedback form via email within five term weeks of the submission deadline, where students submit their work on time. For other summative assessments:
- Feedback on January exams will normally be provided within six term weeks following the end of the exam period. Where given, exam feedback will be in the form of collective feedback, with an overview of each question from the markers, not as individual feedback.
- Feedback on Spring Term assessments and exams will normally be provided within four term weeks of the following Autumn term, for continuing students only (1st and 2nd year undergraduate students). Apart from dissertations, feedback for graduating students is not usually provided, in line with LSE's Academic Code.
- Feedback on dissertations and capstone projects will normally be provided within four term weeks of the final mark being made available to students.
Marking Criteria
BSc Students
The department follows LSE's BSc classification scheme, which is available to all students here.
You can find the department's BSc marking criteria used by markers for summative assessments here . If a summative assessment has its own marking criteria, this will be published on the course Moodle page.
MSc Students
The department follows LSE's MSc classification scheme, which is available to all students here . All MSc students should also be aware of the department's local rules, which are available here.
You can find the department's MSc marking criteria used by markers for summative assessments here . If a summative assessment has its own marking criteria, this will be published on the course Moodle page.
Dissertations
All our BSc and MSc programmes are required to undertaken a 10,000 word dissertation.
The dissertation is an integral part of the your programme. It is an opportunity to study in depth a topic of special interest to you and to apply the knowledge and skills that you have gained during your programme. You will receive dedicated workshops during the academic year focused on your dissertation.
MSc Disseration Supervision Dissertation supervision will only take place until the end of Spring Term, so you should plan your work accordingly. Disseration supervisors will be unavailable to review drafts or provide further office hours once Spring Term has ended.
Word Count Policy
Assessments must not exceed their applicable word count, which can be found in the submission guidance and on the course guide. 5 marks can be deducted for assessments over the word count, and examiners are not required to read any material in excess of the word count. Unless otherwise stated in the submission guidance, the word count DOES include footnotes and endnotes, but DOES NOT include the title, sub-title, contents page, bibliography and appendices.
The department does not have a formal penalty for writing under the word count, but we ask you to consider that a word count has been set as an indication as to the amount of work that is expected.
Referencing
Correct citing and referencing is an important academic skill. It demonstrates that you have read widely and have gathered evidence to support your arguments. The Department does not require students to use a specific referencing system, but all students must reference and cite their sources correctly. Whichever referencing system you do choose must be used consistently throughout your assessment.
We strongly encourage you to learn to correctly reference and cite your sources before starting your assessments. Support and training is available here.
Late Submission Policy
Moodle time and date stamps all submissions, and this will be used to indicate whether your submission is on time or late. Where work is submitted late, a previous on-time submission or a screenshot or photo that shows when a document was last edited will not be accepted as proof of an on-time submission.
For coursework based assessments (such as essays, projects, reading diaries, dissertations, presentations) that are submitted after the deadline, they will be subject to the following penalties:
- 5 marks out of 100 will be deducted for assessments submitted within 24 hours of the deadline.
- A further 5 marks will be deducted for each subsequent 24-hour period (inclusive of weekend and bank holiday days) until the assessment is submitted. After 7 days, the department may not accept any further submissions and students will be required to seek the permission of the Chair of the Sub-Board of Examiners to have their assessment accepted for marking.
- Submissions later than 7 days may not be accepted for marking and may result in a zero-absent mark. A student will be ineligible for graduation with a zero-absent mark and will be required to resit their work in the relevant resit assessment period in order to become eligible for graduation.
For take-home assessments that are submitted after the deadline, they will be subject to the following penalties:
- For the first 24 hours after assessment submission deadline: a penalty of 5 marks for every half-day (12 hours), or part, late. This will result in a maximum penalty of 10 marks for the first 24 hours.
- For beyond the first 24 hours after assessment submission deadline: the above penalty for the first 24-hour period and then a penalty of 5 marks per day (normal days not working days), or part, thereafter.
- Submissions later than 7 days may not be accepted for marking and may result in a zero-absent mark. A student will be ineligible for graduation with a zero-absent mark and will be required to resit their work in the relevant resit assessment period in order to become eligible for graduation.
Revise and Re-submit Policy
Students who receive a fail mark on summative coursework and are required to resit this element may revise the original submission and are not required to submit a wholly new piece of work. Your Programme Manager will advise you if you are able to revise and re-submit your resit assessment.
The following exceptions to this policy apply to:
- Students returning from interruption;
- Students receiving repeat teaching;
- Students found to have committed plagiarism through the School’s assessment misconduct regulations who must resubmit as a result of the applied penalty.
Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct
Paragraph 1 of the School’s Regulations on Assessment Offences: Plagiarism states:
“All work for classes and seminars (which could include, for example, written assignments, group work, presentations, and any other work, including computer programs) must be the student's own work. Direct quotations from other work must be placed properly within quotation marks or indented and must be cited fully. All paraphrased material must be clearly acknowledged. Infringing this requirement, whether deliberately or not, or passing off the work of others as the student’s own work, whether deliberately or not, is plagiarism.”
By submitting your summative work to us, you confirm that:
You have not used any unauthorised form of generative artificial intelligence tool in working on this summative assessment.
You have read and understood the Department regulations about appropriately referencing the work of other as well as your own.
You have read and understood the School’s Regulations on Assessment Offences .
For further details on the School’s regulations on assessment offences, please see:
Regulations on Assessment Offences: Plagiarism and Regulations on Assessment Offences: Offences other than Plagiarism
Extensions Information and guidance on extensions for summative assessments
Deferring an assessment information and guidance on requesting a deferral, exceptional circumstance forms information and guidance on exceptional circumstance forms.
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Create a great dissertation
A dissertation is a big project. It’s a piece of independent research, but that doesn’t mean you’re supposed to do it alone! There is plenty of support in your department, among your classmates, and at LSE LIFE—across the entire academic year. We're here to help you get a head start – whether it’s developing skills for writing, reading, and critical thinking; coming up with ideas for research topics; or learning about how to plan and conduct research. Interesting ideas and well-honed research skills make for the most rewarding Master’s dissertations. These require both time and collaboration with others. LSE LIFE is here to help you start early and progress steadily, from Autumn Term all the way to your submission date! (...and don’t worry if you don’t know precisely what you’d like to research right now! Think about it: you haven't even studied half your programme - maybe your inspiration hasn’t revealed itself yet. Book a one-to-one session with an LSE LIFE Study Adviser to discuss your ideas.)
Check out some of our suggestions about getting started on your dissertation , or carry on reading below for an outline of the resources we have available.
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LSE LIFE study advisers are available to talk with you about key skills like reading, making notes, essay writing, research, exam revision, managing your time and other study-related matters.
Sessions can be booked via the Student Hub , and are available Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm (London Time). All of our sessions are currently taking place online via Microsoft Teams .
Bookings open one week in advance and we're currently offering about 30 appointments every day. If you find no appointments available to book in the coming week, or if you have difficulties making use of this resource, please contact us by email at [email protected] . In order to ensure that personalised advice is available to as many students as possible, we ask that you do not book more than one appointment per day with a Study Adviser.
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Are you collecting data as part of your dissertation or thesis? Have you ever wondered how best to organise and back up your data so you don’t have to worry about lost or corrupted files? Whatever questions you have, get in touch with experts on data management who can provide you with guidance and top tips, during the Research data support one-to-one sessions every Thursday 4-5pm.
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The LSE LIFE Moodle page has resources to help you with many of the tasks you'll encounter in completing your dissertation project. Look for all our resources under the Create a great dissertation heading. Some highlights include:
- Planning your dissertation research. An introduction to some key project management techniques, including anticipating problems, to help you plan your dissertation research, work out your schedule and keep your research on track.
- Planning and conducting interviews. Practical tips on recruiting interviewees, using audio/video recording, and developing interview questions.
- Tips for conducting thematic analysis . You've collected your qualitative data, now you want to analyse the underlying themes. Get practical advice on how to prepare your data and proceed with identifying, analysing, and reporting the patterns you find.
- Structuring your dissertation. “How many words should the literature review have?” There is no one correct way to put together the written presentation of your research and discoveries, but you can think about what belongs in the various sections of a dissertation and build the foundation for your dissertation.
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| (2000) PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science. This dissertation consists of a study of the role of the Russian army in Russo-Turkish relations from the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence to the conclusion of the Mohammed Ali crisis. It focuses primarily on the activities of the Russian Second Army - a force quartered in the southern regions of the Russia and designated to conduct military operations against the Ottoman Empire in Europe. Under the leadership of General P. D. Kiselev, the General Staff of this army conducted a thorough research of previous Russo-Turkish wars (1711-1812) and integrated the lessons of these campaigns into a new strategic and tactical doctrine. Ultimately, this research was to result in the formulation of an innovative new Turkish war plan which proposed that the Russian army, for the first time in its history, cross the Balkan mountain range and march on Constantinople. These issues are examined in the context of the development of Russian military thought and from the wider perspective of their impact on Russia's foreign policy in the East. The dissertation then examines the conduct of the 1828-29 Russo-Turkish war (in both the Balkan and Caucasian theatres) with particular attention to the reasons behind the failure of the 1828 Balkan campaign and the Russian army's organisation and use of Balkan partisans 1828-29. Following the conclusion of the war in September 1829, peace negotiations are discussed with emphasis on the role military figures played in the negotiation of the Treaty of Adrianople. One of the key terms of the treaty was the Sultan's agreement to the prolonged Russian occupation of the Danubian Principalities. This occupation (1829-34) is examined with reference to the important reforms introduced by Kiselev, which aimed at transforming the province into a Russian protectorate. Finally, the work outlines Russia's military preparations and planning during the Mohammed Ali crisis of 1832-33. This dissertation is based on archival research conducted in the Russian State Military-History Archive (RGVIA) (Moscow), the Russian State History Archive (RGIA) (St Petersburg) and the Public Record Office (Kew, London).
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 Downloads per month over past year View more statistics Intention to Delist from LSE and Moscow Exchange Noventiq Holdings plc ("Noventiq" or the "Company") Noventiq announces its intention to delist from the London Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange London, 22 June 2023 - Noventiq (LSE: NVIQ), a global digital transformation and cybersecurity solutions and services provider, today announces that it will shortly apply to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (" FCA ") and London Stock Exchange plc (" LSE ") to effect a cancellation of its listing of global depositary receipts (" GDRs ") representing ordinary shares on the standard segment of the FCA's Official List and trading on the main market for listed securities of the LSE (" Main Market "). Further to the announcement by Noventiq on 6 May 2023 that it has entered into a business combination agreement with Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: COOL) (" Corner Growth ") and the proposed listing of the combined company on Nasdaq, the Company has decided to request the voluntary cancellation of its GDR listing on the FCA's Official List and of its admission to trading on the LSE (" LSE Delisting "). The Company will, in due course, also apply to the Moscow Exchange (" MoEX ") to de-list its GDRs from trading on MoEX (" MoEX Delisting "). Delisting on LSE and MoEX is a condition of the business combination with Corner Growth, and given the multiple trading venues involved, the Company has initiated the process now as a natural step to ensure the delistings are completed in a timely manner and do not impact completion of the business combination. Pursuant to Listing Rule 5.2.8R, the Company is required to give at least 20 business days' notice of the intended cancellation of its listing on the LSE. It is anticipated that the LSE Delisting will be effective at 8:00 a.m. on 26 July 2023 (the " LSE Delisting Date "). Following the LSE Delisting, the Company will no longer be subject to the regulatory and statutory regime which applies to companies admitted to the standard segment of the Official List and traded on the Main Market. The Company anticipates that the MoEX Delisting will be completed by early October. The Company will continue to update its shareholders and its GDR holders in connection with the MoEX Delisting and on the business combination with Corner Growth as necessary. Noventiq Contacts Steven Salter Global Investor Relations VP Rocio Herraiz Global Head of Communications About Noventiq Noventiq (Noventiq Holdings plc) is a leading global solutions and services provider in digital transformation and cybersecurity, headquartered and listed in London (LSE: NVIQ). The company enables, facilitates, and accelerates digital transformation for its customers' businesses, connecting 80,000+ organizations across all sectors with a vast selection of best-in-class IT vendors, alongside its own services and solutions. With a turnover of US$ 1.6 billion in FY23 (12 months ending March 31, 2023), Noventiq is currently one of the fastest growing companies in the sector. The company's growth is underpinned by its three-dimensional strategy to expand its markets, portfolio, and sales channels. The strategy is supported by an active approach to M&As which enables Noventiq to take advantage of the ongoing consolidation in the industry. Noventiq's 6,400 employees work in ~60 countries throughout Asia, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa-markets with significant growth potential. In May 2023, Noventiq announced its intent to list on Nasdaq through a proposed business combination with Corner Growth Acquisition Corp. 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Most postgraduate students take resit or deferred assessments during the Re-sit and Deferred Assessment Periods (RDAP). These happen twice a year: first there is RDAP1, which normally coincides with the January exam period. Students who do not complete resit or deferred assessments in RDAP1, but still have attempts remaining, will be entered ...
The only exemption to these rules are LLB students who will normally resit all papers taken in a year if they fail two or more units, or receive a mark below 30 in one or more unit. ... London School of Economics and Political Science. Houghton Street. London. WC2A 2AE. UK . LSE is a private company limited by guarantee, registration number ...
If you have final results from assessments in previous assessment periods, you will be able to access your historic results by checking the email we sent on 28 November 2023. Final results released on 14 March 2024. Final results for students that took assessments in RDAP1 will be published using by email.
Welcome to LSE Theses Online, the online archive of PhD theses for the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE Theses Online contains a partial collection of completed and examined PhD theses from doctoral candidates who have studied at LSE. Please note that not all print PhD theses have been digitised.
Research Design and Dissertation in International Development. The DV410 dissertation is a major component of the MSc programme and an important part of the learning and development process involved in postgraduate education. The objective of DV410 is to provide students with an overview of the resources available to them to research and write ...
A research project has many stages and the end product - a dissertation - is a major piece of writing. There's a lot to think about, but LSE LIFE can help you find your way with resources, events, and one-to-one advice at every step of the way! We're open and doing things every weekday, throughout the whole academic year and summer break, until ...
Dissertations for MSc International Health Policy, MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics), and MSc Global Health Policy should be no more than 6,000 words. ... London School of Economics and Political Science. Houghton Street. London. WC2A 2AE UK . LSE is a private company limited by guarantee, registration number 70527. +44 (0)20 ...
LSE Theses Online contains full text, final examined versions of theses accepted for the qualification of Doctorate at the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE Theses Online does not contain Master's dissertations, please contact the relevant department directly if you are seeking to access a Master's dissertation.
Departments (147) Law (147) Number of items at this level: 147. Agnihotri, Shree (2024) Arendtian constitutional theory: an examination of active citizenship in democratic constitutional orders. PhD thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science. Misra, Tanmay (2023) The invention of corruption: India and the License Raj.
There are different ways to approach social science research, different ways to do a dissertation, and specific requirements differ across departments. ... London School of Economics and Political Science. Houghton Street. London. WC2A 2AE. UK . LSE is a private company limited by guarantee, registration number 70527. +44 (0)20 7405 7686.
The deferral process allows you to postpone an assessment to the next appropriate assessment opportunity. You are required to sit all assessments in the academic year in which you received tuition. If you are absent from an exam or fail to submit an assessment you will receive a mark of zero (i.e. Fail). This will count as an attempt and could ...
The dissertation is a 10,000 word long piece of independent work that makes a contribution to ongoing debates in your field of study. Within the dissertation, students apply the knowledge they have acquired in their taught courses to the investigation of a particular problem or question in depth. ... London School of Economics and Political ...
Prize winning MSc dissertations. Master's students undertake a dissertation as part of all our MSc programmes, allowing them to further develop their research in areas of interest. Each year a prize is awarded to the dissertation with distinction that receives the highest mark across each of our MSc programmes.
LSE LIFE's Master's Dissertation talks and workshops guide students through the process of identifying a research topic, writing a research proposal, developing research question, and planning, conducting, and writing up their postgraduate research project. Events begin in Michaelmas Term, take place throughout Lent and Summer terms, and ...
Feedback on Spring Term assessments and exams will normally be provided within four term weeks of the following Autumn term, for continuing students only (1st and 2nd year undergraduate students). Apart from dissertations, feedback for graduating students is not usually provided, in line with LSE's Academic Code.
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This dissertation reevaluates the collapse of the USSR and the reform project of "perestroika" that preceded it from the perspective of Tajikistan. As one of the most peripheral republics in the Soviet Union, Tajikistan found its economy and society shaken to the core by the economic and political reforms passed between 1985 and 1991.
The entry of a mark of 45-49 will become a resit entry on the Student Record. Note that a 48/49 borderline dissertation or research project mark which had been considered by the Board of Examiners and subsequently deemed to have been deserving of a pass can have the resit entry within the Student Record manually overridden at School level.
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This dissertation consists of a study of the role of the Russian army in Russo-Turkish relations from the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence to the conclusion of the Mohammed Ali crisis. It focuses primarily on the activities of the Russian Second Army - a force quartered in the southern regions of the Russia and designated to conduct military operations against the Ottoman Empire in ...
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