Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
alt. work carried out by students of a particular course; it is assessed and counts towards the grade given. n. work carried out by students of a particular course; it is assessed and counts towards the grade given.
WordNet
n. work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course
Wikipedia
Coursework is work performed by students or trainees for the purpose of learning. Coursework may be specified and assigned by teachers, or by learning guides in self-taught courses. Coursework can encompass a wide range of activities, including practice, experimentation, research, and writing (e.g., dissertations, book reports, and essays). In the case of students at universities, high schools and middle schools, coursework is often graded and the scores are combined with those of separately assessed exams to determine overall course scores. In contrast to exams, students may be allotted several days or weeks to complete coursework, and are often allowed to use text books, notes, and the Internet for research.
In universities, students are usually required to perform coursework to broaden knowledge, enhance research skills, and demonstrate that they can discuss, reason and construct practical outcomes from learned theoretical knowledge. Sometimes coursework is performed by a group so that students can learn both how to work in groups and from each other.
Usage examples of "coursework".
Already, several groups were forming on the plaza outside, friends catching up with each other, sports teams bonding before the term's action, pupils behind on their coursework (usually Lawrence) desperately searching for a crib to download, in-crowds being cool together.
The end of the semester was in two weeks, and the coursework was piling up with all the time he'd been spending on rehearsals.
He woke up late on Sunday morning, rumpled and disgruntled and aware that somehow he'd blown most of the weekend without getting his coursework done.
The end of the semester was in two weeks, and the coursework was piling up with all the time he'd been pending on rehearsals.
The end of the semester was in two weeks, and the coursework was piling up with all the time he’d been spending on rehearsals.
He woke up late on Sunday morning, rumpled and disgruntled and aware that somehow he’d blown most of the weekend without getting his coursework done.
She considered it a long shot—she could barely remember her coursework in aerospace medicine after two years stuffing intestines back inside knife slits and sewing up gunshot wounds in the emergency room—but Houston was her best way to get inside, to find herself an inside track to get selected for the astronaut corps.
Dave left for a year in Israel, Darlene got involved in a new project in the physics department, Anu quit to start up a software firm and become a millionaire, Steve got married and stopped coming around, and Ted simply declared that he needed to spend time on coursework, and wasn't about to let the satellite run his life.
My mood changed from depression to contentment, so that I was able to pursue my coursework again.