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IDSA01H3 Y 2025


Introduction to International Development Studies


General Guidelines for Short Critical-Reflection Essay


Due date: June 17th.


Worth: 15% of the final grade


This assignment asks you to critically reflect on international/transnational/global development.


First, you must watch the Council on Foreign Relations’ video on Global Development again, with


a critical eye:


You will identify and critically analyze the main points raised in the video and connect


them with key course concepts drawing from the required reading material covered in class up


to June 11th. Reflecting on these issues will deepen your understanding of development and its


relation to historical and global events. Use your class notes and tutorial discussions for this


analysis too. We expect you to draw from all the relevant required readings from Modules One


and Two, with proper in-text citations and including the full references in the bibliography.


Your essay should emphasize critical thinking, demonstrating your ability to question


assumptions and engage with the complexities of development, both as a field and a set of


practices. You must explicitly and clearly demonstrate engagement with the content from the


video, the course discussions during class and tutorials, as well as with the assigned readings,


ensuring your arguments are cohesive and well-supported. Be sure to explore not only the


strengths of the perspectives presented but also their limitations and the broader implications


for international/transnational/global development practices.


Even though it is not mandatory, we advise everyone to guide your reflections by


considering or having in mind a specific country and/or region, which you might be interested in


exploring in more detail in the future, so that this exercise serves as the conceptual framework


for your Major Written Assignment (A Research Proposal due in early July).


Please, note that there is no mid-term test or exam, so that this short reflection essay


should be approached as the equivalent of an assessment of your understanding of the course


conceptual and historical content (Modules One and Two), which will also help you prepare for


the final exam. You will have eleven (11) full days to complete it (It will also help you in catching


up with all the readings, in case you have not completed them on a weekly basis).


Formatting and Submission:


Your paper must be typed, double-spaced, using a 12-point font, with 1-inch margins, and


numbered pages. Please adhere to the APA citation style for any references to specific course


materials or if you decide to draw from any external sources. The required length of the paper is


between 1,000 and 1,200 words (four to five double-spaced pages, excluding references). It must


include all basic information: such as course title, your full name and student number, date of


submission, name of your TA.


Save your document either as a PDF or a Word file. Submit your assignment on Quercus


(a special entry will be created for that purpose before the due date), ensuring that the file name


includes your first and last name (given name and family name).


To avoid any last-minute technical issues, please do no submit your assignment just a few


minutes before the deadline. Keep the different versions of your paper and a record of your


revisions; however, only the definitive version must be submitted for grading.


Please, be aware that we will be using Turnitin for text/content similarity checks. If


you object to its use, you must let us know in advance and we will find an alternative


mechanism for that same purpose. No late assignments will be accepted – except for


extraordinary (documented) circumstances (See section on late submissions and appeals on the


course syllabus). Keep an electronic copy or a hard copy of the original until it has been graded.


Your reflection paper will be evaluated based on the following criteria:


? Ability to connect some of the video's propositions with the course material.


? Depth of understanding of the selected course concepts or themes.


? Clarity and coherence of reflections.


? Overall critical analysis and integration of relevant authors, ideas, themes, and sources.


? Thoughtful consideration of implications of development for human well-being.


All assignments will also be graded using this scale:


? A grade in the 90-100 range is reserved for outstanding work that reflects careful


reading of and reflection on the course material. It is a piece of work that closely follows


the specific guidelines, and that goes the extra mile in its analysis and reflections. Any


work within this grade range must be factually accurate, very well written and must


offer an original and persuasive argument.


? A grade in the 76-89 range is for very good work that reflects a sound understanding


of the course material, and specific guidelines. It is factually accurate, well-written, with


only a modest number of grammatical errors, and persuasively argued.


? A grade in the 65-75 range is for good work that reflects competent, if superficial,


reading of and reflection on the course material and specific guidelines, and/or is


readable (understandable) but lacks in clarity, or makes a weak argument.


? A grade in the 56-64 range is for work that reflects a minimal effort put into the


reading of course material and/or in the writing of the assignment itself.


? A grade of 55 or less is for work that fails completely to meet any of the above criteria


or is egregiously late.


Important notes on so-called Artificial “Intelligence,” tools


We are fully aware and critical of the widely spread use and abuse of Digitalized Data Processors


(DDPs or Digital Language Processors/Digitalized Information Processors) (e.g. ChatGPT,


DeepSeek, Google Gemini, Claude, etc.), which from a critical perspective are wrongly referred


to as Artificial “Intelligence;” we will be discussing some of these issues and challenges at the


end of the course. Thus, the following are just some key facts we want you to keep in mind about


DDPs:


1. All DDPs tend to draw from a large set of content materials to answer questions


and prompts without the proper credit (i.e., not all sources are properly cited).


2. Sometimes the content or information given by DDPs is either incorrect or


clearly biased, responding to and limited by the inputs they have been fed.?


3. DDPs have their own specific limitations and can only be specific to a certain


extent or context.


4. Our lived experiences and views, as human beings, cannot be mimicked by


any DDP, and that they are irreplaceable when it comes to this course’s


expectations and the work you produce (as individuals with concrete and


unique backgrounds).


5. When writing an academic text, it is important to develop your own skills and


find your own individual and unique “written voice.” As instructors and


teaching assistants, we can identify discrepancies between the author and


their submitted work.


If you still intend to use and draw from any of the DDPs available to you, you must


cite the content you use and treat it as developed by a third party, e.g.:


1. Reference list: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (version) [Large language


model]

2. In text citation: (OpenAI, 2023).


3. Failure to do so will be treated as plagiarism.


Plagiarism is a serious academic offence with a severe penalty. For further


clarification and information, make sure you read the University of Toronto’s


policy on plagiarism at:


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