It all depends on the instructor. Some will be nasty enough to count the number of words you are over, and deduct points for every word.
You could always make the font smaller. Maybe do 1.7 line spacing instead of 2.0. (Then again, 500 words is short enough that tricks don't really work so well.)
I honestly doubt most would give you much trouble.
That being said, did you get the vibe from your instructor that their highly anal? if so, then I'd worry.
Or perhaps the assignment has some significance to the word limit? I had to write a book review once and the idea was that publishers often set word limits because of space considerations, so the word limit was significant to the point of the assignment
Its an online course, so I have no vibe at all... no in-person contact with the instructor. Its a simple analysis of a hypothetical case study, so I cant see the length being significant.
Some instructors will dock points when assignments are over limit because it adds to their workload. Others see it as a case of not meeting the assignment's guidelines, and dock accordingly.
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You could always make the font smaller. Maybe do 1.7 line spacing instead of 2.0. (Then again, 500 words is short enough that tricks don't really work so well.)
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That being said, did you get the vibe from your instructor that their highly anal? if so, then I'd worry.
Or perhaps the assignment has some significance to the word limit? I had to write a book review once and the idea was that publishers often set word limits because of space considerations, so the word limit was significant to the point of the assignment
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