INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
1. This End-of-Course Assessment paper.
2. You are to include the following particulars in your submission: Title, Your PI, Your Name, and Submission Date.
3. Late submission will be subjected to mark-deduction scheme by the University.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Submission date: Monday 8 May 2017, 0600hrs
Question
A paper with explicit reasoned recommendations that compares two or more similar music software packages and their suitability for use in the classroom. The project must be discussed and approved by the lecturer in charge of the module and the final work should be submitted in word format.
The music software to compare would be:
• A comparison of Sibelius, Finale and Dorico.
Your answer should take into account with an explanation the following points:
• A survey of the features of each package.
• Ease of use and difficulty of learning.
• Suitability for classroom use (secondary school level)
• The platform and resources required.
(100 marks)
Please Read This Information before You Start Working on your assignment
Submission Guidelines
Please follow the submission instructions stated below:
A . What Must Be Submitted
Each student to submit a report for marking and grading.
Please verify your submission after you have submitted the report.
B . Submission Deadline and Mode of Submission
Deadline for Report: Please submit online (Canvas) and Turnitin (for plagiarism detection) by Monday 8 May 2017, 0600hrs.
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As this is in-lieu-of an examination, late submission will be subjected to auto-mark deduction.
C. Additional guidelines for file formatting are given as follows:
1. Report
• Please ensure that your Word document is NOT of the type .docx as this is generated by Word 2007 (on Windows Vista), and it is NOT readable by earlier versions of Word.
• If you are using Word 2007 (on Windows Vista), kindly ensure that you save your Report in .doc format so that your marker can read your Report.
D. Please Read This Information before You Start Working on your assignment
This ECA carries 50% of the course marks and is a compulsory component. It is to be done individually and not collaboratively with other students. You must submit it on time.
Submission
As this is in lieu of an examination, late submission will be subjected to auto-mark deduction.
You are reminded that electronic transmission is not immediate. Hence, you are advised to submit your work no later than the day before the cut-off date in order to ensure that the submission is accepted and in good time. It is possible that the network traffic may be particularly heavy on the cut-off date and connections to the system cannot be guaranteed.
Once you have submitted your ECA, the status will be displayed on the computer screen. You will receive a successful submission message.
Plagiarism and Collusion
Plagiarism and collusion are forms of cheating and not acceptable in any form of a student’s work, including this ECA. You are in effect taking work done by others or work done together with others and passing it off as your own. You can avoid plagiarism by giving appropriate references when you use some other people’s ideas, words or pictures (including diagrams). Refer to the APA Manual if you need reminding about quoting and referencing. You can avoid collusion by ensuring that your submission is based on your own individual effort.
The electronic submission of your ECA will be screened by a plagiarism detecting software. For more information about plagiarism and cheating, you should refer to the Student Handbook (Section 7.3.2). You are reminded that the school takes a tough stance against plagiarism or collusion. Serious cases will normally result in the student being referred to Student Disciplinary Group.
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