Written assignments give you the opportunity to explore a specific topic over a set period of time and to submit a written paper as your final product. Among the written assignments included in the programme are, for example, the bachelor’s project and the Master’s thesis.
All written assignments must be submitted via WISEflow, and submission deadlines are listed in the exam schedule.
Below, you can find more information about formal requirements, guidelines, rules, and deadlines related to written assignments. These rules also apply to the bachelor’s project and the Master’s thesis; however, please note that special rules apply to the submission of the Master’s thesis.
Further information about rules and formal requirements can be found in:
• The course description in AU’s course catalogue
• Your academic regulations (study programme)
• The Examination Order
• Internal rules for students at AU
Either the Master’s thesis or a P-course must be completed and submitted as an individual assignment. Therefore, you are required to document that your P-course has been submitted individually before you can register for a group thesis. You can find more information about this requirement in your academic regulations (study programme).
If your assignment is confidential, you can find guidance and a confidentiality agreement here.
Standard pages and characters
A standard page is defined as 2,400 characters, including spaces and notes.
The following are NOT included in a standard page:
Abstract
An abstract must always be written in English, even for Danish assignments. The abstract counts toward the total character count and should not exceed one page.
Tables, figures, graphs and similar
Tables and figures (including their headlines and captions) each count as 800 characters – regardless of size/length. Equations count towards the total character count.
It is the student’s responsibility to include all characters from tables, figures, and equations—even if they are inserted as images (and therefore not automatically counted by Word).
The total character count must be indicated on the cover page of the assignment.
Group work
For group assignments that are not defended in an oral exam, each student’s individual contribution to the assignment must be clearly stated.
Front page
The front page must contain the following information:
A written assignment may be combined with a subsequent oral exam.
If the written assignment is not submitted on time, the student will not be allowed to take the oral exam, and an exam attempt will be counted.
Similarly, if the written assignment is submitted on time but the student fails to attend the oral exam, an exam attempt will also be counted.
If you are a student in the Bachelor’s programme in Public policy or a Master’s student on the Public Policy track, different rules may apply for courses offered by the Department of Political Science.
There is no explicit requirement to revise the written assignment when moving on to a 2nd or 3rd attempt, but you are encouraged to contact your supervisor to identify which areas should be improved before resubmission. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the supervisor. If necessary, the supervisor may recommend including a correction sheet with the resubmitted assignment to explain the changes made.
The rules for re-exams apply unless otherwise stated in the course description.
Note: You are responsible for registering for your 2nd and 3rd exam attempts. You can find more information on registration on the student portal under Exam registration and withdrawal.