HSY1511 Assignment 4 (Portfolio) Semester 1 Memo | Due 5 May 2025

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HSY1511 Assignment 4 (Portfolio) Semester 1 Memo | Due 5 May 2025. ALL 4 ESSAY TOPICS PROVIDED. Components of the Portfolio
Section A: Introduction
• Personal Statement: Introduce yourself in two sentences. [1]
• Portfolio purpose: State the purpose of a Portfolio as stated above. [2]
• Course Overview: Write out the HSY1511 course objectives as below:
[2]
HSY1511 Course objectives
 To gain an understanding of significant developments in the history of Africa and the world from the 17th century to the early 21st century
 To acquire an appreciation of the critical place of Africa in the history of the world.’
 To gain an understanding of some major themes in the history of Africa and the world over the last four centuries, and to come to understand the important place of Africa in these developments.
 Develop an understanding of the historical roots of current African society, acquire respect, appreciation and understanding of different societies, cultures
 and points of view.
 To produce effective learning, analytical and critical skills which are appropriate to the discipline of History and are transferable to other disciplines and other contexts.
• Assessment 1 reflection: Write a reflection based on quiz one, answering the following questions. [10]
1. Explain how historians systematically study the past.
2. Mention the analytical skills that you can learn from studying history.
3. Outline the main components that make up a well-written paragraph.
4. Outline the main components of a well-structured essay.
5. Explain what constitutes academic dishonesty in history assessment.
Section B: Essay planning
Assessment 2
Include your planning assessment (Assessment 2).
– Copy and paste it as it is onto your portfolio.
Assessment 2 reflection
Write a reflection on what you have learned from Assessment 2 based on the feedback you received.
[5]
Assessment 2 Review
Now write the corrected version of Assessment 2, applying what you have learned as you have outlined in your reflection.
• Schedule [2]
• Preliminary research [6]
• Timeline [2]
Section C: Essay Outline
Copy and paste your essay outline: Assessment 3 [5]
Section D: Final Essay
Write an essay of two to three pages answering your chosen essay question. Your essay should include the following components:
• A well-formulated introduction that clearly states your argument and how you will support this argument in the essay.
• Well-formulated paragraphs, each with main ideas and which reflect your argument.
• A clear conclusion summarising the key arguments in your essay.
• At least one footnote reference per paragraph.
• A complete bibliography at the end of your essay. [60]
Section E: Portfolio Checklist
Complete the portfolio checklist below to confirm that you have included all required components.
Component
Tick
Personal Statement
Portfolio purpose
Course Overview
Assessment 1 reflection
Assessment 2
Assessment 2 reflection
Assessment review
Essay Outline
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Footnote per paragraph
Bibliography
[5]
[Total: 100]