coursework

nounB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechleans written

Coursework is the assignments done during a course that count toward the grade. Marked coursework, hand in the coursework, coursework and exams.

The argument about it never ends: coursework rewards steady work and is harder to invigilate, while exams reward performance on one day. English schools cut coursework sharply for that reason and kept it only where a skill cannot be examined.

Definitions of coursework

1nouncourseworkThe assignments done during a course that count toward the grade.B2
“Her coursework counts for half of the final mark, so she can't leave it until the last minute.”

coursework is an assignment.

Where it comes from

Course plus work, from the assignments set during a course of study.

From course + work.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Academic English, School Subjects

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coursework in the wild

Sometimes coursework is performed by a group so that students can learn both how to work in groups and from each other.
Coursework
In the civil system, the licentiate would be considered similar to the coursework and exams of a Doctor of Philosophy program.
Licentiate of Sacred Theology
In addition, most DBA programs have coursework requirements.
Doctor of Business Administration
An honors student or honor student is a student recognized for achieving high grades or high marks in their coursework at school.
Honors student
Enrolled students may also complete certain coursework at Mount Holyoke and Smith College, as both share faculty with the community college.
Holyoke Community College

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