Essay Marking Database
Project scope
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Communications Creative writing HumanitiesSkills
proofreading microsoft word microsoft excelThis project involves the creation of an essay marking database in Microsoft Excel or some other comparable and accessible software program. The purpose of this database is to facilitate providing comments for students written work. The database will be populated with common essay comments (ie. you need to proofread carefully, or you need to provide a deeper level of analysis with regards to your thesis) so that the instructor only needs to type a corresponding keystroke for the desired comments to be populated in a Microsoft Word file. This database will also need to be updatable so that instructors can add comments which will be useful for their marking in the future.
The student (Justin Norton) will create a database of commonly used essay marking comments in Microsoft Excel or some other comparable and accessible software program. The student will meet with myself, and other Humanities faculty, to determine appropriate essay-related comments to populate the database. Once the database is complete, the student will be required to demonstrate and train Humanities faculty on how to utilize and personalize the database.
I will be able to support the student through mentorship with weekly meetings to discuss the project and provide input to ensure that the database will be accessible for Humanities disciplines. The student will also have access to other Humanities faculty members to ensure that the database is well rounded. Should the student require room to work on this project they will be provided space within the Humanities Department.
About the company
The Department of Humanities is built upon the vitality of its multidisciplinary structure, combining history, classics, philosophy and languages, including Chinese, French, Greek, Latin, Japanese and Spanish. We have a commitment to excellence in the pursuit of knowledge and excellence in student learning. We feed this commitment by recruiting faculty to complement the department’s strengths, encouraging excellence in teaching and course design, teaching specialized material at advanced levels and pursuing scholarship in our core disciplines. Study in the Humanities facilitates excellence in writing, critical thinking, understanding of past and current cultures and understanding ourselves. It provides the tools to think about and relate deeply to the human experience, past, present and future.
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