coursework
Essays and projects
Coursework is the academic work assigned as part of a course of study—papers, projects, readings, problem sets.
It typically excludes exams, which test what coursework was meant to teach.
Her grade depends more on coursework than final exams.
The term appears most often in educational contexts discussing how students are assessed.
Course plan document
- modulesSelf-contained system components
- subjectsAreas of study
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
- seminarsStructured educational discussions
prerequisites · electives · corequisites · credits · major · minor · degree · specialization
Short argumentative prose work
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
report · exercise · presentation · portfolio · fieldwork · experiment · thesis · dissertation
Assigning marks to work
- feedbackReturned response data
- marksVisible signs or grades
- scoresAchieves points; many
- rubricEvaluation criteria set
criteria · evaluation · performance · results · rating · comments · standards · achievement
Systematic fact-finding effort
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- readingInterpreting written text
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
focus · revision · memorization · review · practice · preparation · comprehension · retention
syllabus
Course plan document
seminars · prerequisites · electives · corequisites · credits · major · minor · degree · specialization · requirements
essay
Short argumentative prose work
- projectPlanned, effortful task
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- paperPressed pulp for writing
research · report · exercise · presentation · portfolio · fieldwork · experiment · thesis · dissertation · reading
grading
Assigning marks to work
rubric · criteria · evaluation · performance · results · rating · comments · standards · achievement · deadline
research
Systematic fact-finding effort
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- readingInterpreting written text
concentration · focus · revision · memorization · review · practice · preparation · comprehension · retention · discussion
- graduate schooldissertations, thesis, capstone, research, dissertation
- clinical trainingpracticum, internship, internships, clinical hours, supervision
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, teaching methods
courseworkfinal exam
Concluding course assessment
final examination · proctored exam · standardized test · oral examination · examination
courseworkindependent study
Self-directed academic project
extracurricular activities · self-directed learning · leisure reading · free time · recess
courseworkleisure time
Unscheduled waking hours
recreation · free time · play · relaxation · downtime
- college courseworkAcademic work for degree
work, course, workshop, courses, workman, recourse, coursed, courser, courseware