MT ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE
EVENT ANALYSIS
EVENT ANALYSIS: THINKING LIKE A SOCIAL SCIENTIST
This term in LSE100, we have used a range of social science disciplines to investigate your chosen theme,
understand the key structures and stakeholders related to the challenge it foregrounds, and explore how we might
address its impacts. For your assessment this term, you will analyse a recent event related to your theme using
readings and videos from LSE100 as supporting evidence, and reflect on how both your own discipline and other
disciplines we have explored in the course can help us better understand its causes and effects.
This assessment gives you the opportunity to dive deeper into a specific dimension of your chosen theme, using
interdisciplinary tools and concepts from LSE100 to investigate the world around you as a social scientist.
1: THE PROJECT
Choose one event from the list on Moodle. If you would like to analyse a different event not listed on Moodle, you
must first ask your teacher for approval. The resource provided on Moodle for your chosen event is meant as a
starting point – you should use other academic and journalistic resources to learn more about your event.
Once you have chosen your event, you will investigate its key characteristics, analyse its causes, and reflect on
how your own discipline and other social science disciplines can help us to better understand the event and its
effects. To guide you as you complete this task, use the structure provided below.
2: STRUCTURE
Below are a series of questions which you can use to structure your assessment. These questions are meant as
guidance as you write - your assessment should contain a coherent analysis and reflection, using readings and
videos from LSE100 and your own research to support the claims you are making.
We have provided suggested word counts for each section to help you organise your assessment, but you may
wish to write slightly more or less in each section. The complete assessment must be 1300-1600 words long.
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Event: (answer the questions below) (200-300 words)
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Analysis: (answer two or more of the questions below) (600-700 words)
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What happened?
Who was involved?
What was the context surrounding the event (e.g., political, cultural, historical, geographical)?
What other information could shed light on the cause(s) of the event?
Why did the event happen?
What are the likely social/political/economic/environmental impacts of this event?
Which actors held the most and/or least power in relation to the event?
What key lesson(s) might we learn from this event for the broader theme of LSE100?
Reflection: How can your discipline and other social science disciplines help us to better understand
this event? (500-600 words)
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How can your own discipline(s) help us to understand the causes, effects, and impacts of this
event? What limitations or boundaries might your discipline face in analysing the event?
How can other social science disciplines offer new ideas, concepts, or lenses for understanding
this event?
How might combining or synthesising ideas from multiple disciplines help us understand more
about this event and its impacts?
To analyse your chosen event and communicate your ideas effectively, your assessment must:
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demonstrate a good understanding of the event and its impacts by using the resource provided
on Moodle in addition to other relevant academic and journalistic resources;
present a persuasive analysis and reflection about your chosen event, drawing on concepts and
evidence from a range of academic resources, including LSE100 readings and videos;
demonstrate interdisciplinary thinking by integrating insights from multiple disciplines.
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MT ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE
EVENT ANALYSIS
3: RESOURCES AND REFERENCING
In addition to the resource provided on Moodle about your event, you should learn more about the event by
drawing on relevant academic and journalistic resources, and connect the event to LSE100 readings and videos.
For information on how to find appropriate resources using the Library, visit the LSE Library resources guide.
You must cite any sources and ideas that are not your own, including LSE100 readings and videos. We
recommend using the (Author, Date) format or footnotes to cite sources in the body of your document. You must
also include a bibliography with complete references at the end of your assessment. URLs are not sufficient for
academic citations. Here is an example of how to reference an LSE100 video in your bibliography:
Anthony, M., Powell, A., Gangadharan, S.P. & Whitley, E. [LSE100] (2021) Algorithmic Bias. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORQulEs1B-c.
More information about referencing is available in the Academic Skills section of the LSE100 Moodle.
4: DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Submit your work via Moodle following the instructions below. The submission portal will be open from Monday
7 November 2022.
Important: there are multiple deadlines for this assessment which correspond to different timetabling
arrangements for LSE100 seminars. It is your responsibility to confirm which seminar you are in and ensure you
submit by the appropriate deadline. Your seminar group is listed on your personal timetable. The deadlines are:
Assessment submission deadline
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If your first seminar was in Week 1:
Wednesday 16 November at 12pm (noon) GMT
If your first seminar was in Week 2:
Wednesday 23 November at 12pm (noon) GMT
Save the file as a Word document or PDF using your candidate number as the file name (e.g. 58290.pdf
or .docx). In order to ensure that your submission can be marked anonymously, please do not include
your name or LSE student ID number anywhere on the assessment.
Your candidate number is a unique five-digit number that ensures your work is marked anonymously. It
is different to your LSE student ID number and will change every year. Candidate numbers can be
accessed from early Michaelmas term on LSE for You.
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Submit your work via the link in the Michaelmas Term (MT) Assessment section of LSE100 Moodle.
Please note: The work you submit for assessment must be entirely your own. Submissions will be reviewed using
plagiarism detection software.
5: MARKING CRITERIA
This assessment is worth 50% of your overall LSE100 mark and will be graded according to the below criteria:
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EVENT DESCRIPTION
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REFLECTION
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Does the description demonstrate a good understanding of the event, the actors
involved, and the relevant context?
Are appropriate academic and journalistic resources used as supporting evidence?
Is there a coherent and persuasive analysis of why the event happened?
Does the analysis include a well-evidenced discussion of the impacts of the event,
supported by appropriate evidence including readings and videos from LSE100?
Does the analysis investigate how key actors or stakeholders were involved in the
event (e.g., in terms of power, agency, etc.)?
Is the reflection specific, detailed, and related to the author’s own discipline(s)?
Does the reflection consider the role of other social science disciplines in
understanding the event?
Does the reflection draw on interdisciplinary thinking about how to integrate insights
from two or more disciplines?
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