Minor Essay Assignment -
Objective - This task will test students' ability to demonstrate basic level comprehension of the unit's content and the research materials provided. Students will need to exhibit critical thinking and analytical skills through a short written research paper (minor essay) that is driven by argumentation.
Description - Minor Essay: designed to test written argumentation, literacy skills, and demonstration of basic comprehension and critical analysis.
Requirements
The examiner will be looking for:
- Clear writing and well-structured paragraphs;
- Clarity of ideas and expression;
- Engagement with source material and course content;
- Argumentation supported by quotations from the source material;
- Evidence of reading, analysis and research supported by well-integrated and relevant quotations from resources;
- Breadth of knowledge across the unit, particularly of the unit's key themes and ideas;
- A solid command of the academic conventions of writing and presentation, including full referencing and bibliography.
Essay Question - What was the achievement of al-Farabi? Why is he important for the history of Islamic thought?