Hi Sarah

We use the rule of thumb that working on the assignment should take 25% of the time available for the number of credits. (so if the 1500 word essay were worth 10 credits, about 25 hours). There are some references here http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/assessment/design/size.php

That doesn’t really answer the question in the subject line, sorry!

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From: learning development in higher education network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah Honeychurch
Sent: 18 October 2016 16:10
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Subject: How long is a piece of string?

Hi there

One of my first year philosophy students asked me this morning if there’s any rough guidance on how long it should take to research and write a 1500 word essay. I was wondering if you good folk had any suggestions for literature/resources that might help me to give her some guidance.

Thanks all,

Sarah