EH4712: INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 2 FIRST YEAR
SEMESTER 2
2015-2016
(Dr Deirdre Flynn, Dr Donna Mitchell, Dr John McDonagh)
Students must make themselves familiar with the details of MICL/UL policies about attendance at
lectures and tutorials, submitting written work on the designated date/time, and presenting themselves on
the designated dates/times for all the tests and examinations involved in the assessment procedures for this
course. Similarly, students must know and observe the MIC/UL regulations forbidding copying,
syndication and plagiarism.
All students who take this course must be available for all parts of the assessment procedures as they are
timetabled.
In the case of ‘Open Book’ exams, students MUST have a clean copy of the text, without any notes or
writing whatsoever on those texts.
Students seeking “I” grades for undelivered essays/unattended tests, examinations etc. must conform
exactly to the MICL/UL regulations for obtaining “I” Grades. Knowing and implementing these
regulations is the responsibility of each student. All recognized doctors’ and/or bereavement certificates
requesting an “I” Grade for undelivered essays/unattended tests, examinations etc. must be handed in to
the Registrar.
“I “Grades awarded for undelivered essays, unattended tests, examinations etc., and all failing grades,
may be cleared only by the assessment procedures linked to the September Repeats.
The repeat examination in Autumn will consist of three sections, i.e. poetry, drama and fiction. There will
be no marks for tutorials in the Repeat exams. Material that was formerly examined by essay will be
examined by exam questions in the repeats. Repeating students must answer one question from each of the
section in 2 hours 15 minutes: each question will be awarded 33.33% of the total final grade. “I” Grade
students must answer one question from the section(s) for which they have an “I” Grade (45 minutes per
question).
Plagiarism, or any form of unreferenced copying, will be dealt with by the MIC policy on plagiarism.
Students may be asked to submit an electronic copy of any essay, which will be screened electronically
through ‘Turnitin’, a plagiarism detection system.
Lectures will be on:
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
5.00 p.m.
1.00 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
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T118
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Allocation of lectures:
Fiction: Deirdre Flynn: from Monday January 25th to Thursday February 19th inclusive (week 4)
Poetry: Donna Mitchell: from Monday February 22nd to Wednesday March 18th inclusive (week 8)
Literary Theory: John McDonagh: from Monday March 21st to Thursday April 22nd (week 12)
Tutorials will begin in Week 3. All students must attend the tutorial group assigned them. MIC students will be
in the same tutorial groups at the same times as in Semester 1.
Assessment for EH4712
Each section of the course (i.e. fiction, film and literary theory) is assigned 30% of the final grade.
(a)
Fiction: 30% of the total final grade will be awarded for an essay, which will be set during the 5.00 p.m.
Lecture on Thursday February 18th to be handed in at the Arts Office (RG1) before 4p.m. on Thursday
March 3rd.
Late essays: (a) if submitted within 24 hours of the above deadline, the essay will forfeit one University
grade below the grade awarded the essay by the lecturer; (b) if submitted within 48 hours of the above
deadline, the essay will forfeit two University grades below the grade awarded the essay by the lecturer.
(c) If not submitted within 48 hours of the above deadline, the essay will not be accepted for grading.
Essays should be typewritten and handed in on time.
All essays must be referenced as per the department style sheet, the Harvard Style Sheet, available on
the departmental website.
(b)
Poetry: 30% of the total final grade will be awarded for answering one question in a 45-minute exam to
be held during formal Spring examinations.
(c)
Literary Theory: 30% of the total final grade will be awarded for answering one question in a 45minute exam to be held during formal Spring examinations.
(d)
Tutorials: Up to 10% of the total final grade will be awarded for tutorial participation. Students must
both attend the tutorial and demonstrate knowledge of the assigned tutorial material to the satisfaction
of the tutor. Those attending the tutorial without knowing the assigned material will get no marks.
(e)
All plagiarism of material (including from internet sources) will result in an “F” for the module.