Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of Assignments

Formatting Guidelines

Task:

Guidelines for the Preparation and Submission of Assignments:

1. Assignments should be word-processed in Arial 12 point font, be double-spaced, on A4 size paper. Writing should appear on only one side of the paper, be fully justified and with each page being numbered in the footer, numbering to be centred.

2. There should be a title page detailing the programme, module title, assignment title, student number, marking Tutor and date of submission. Do not put your name on the assignment. It is good practice to put your student number in the top left hand side of the header of each page, and the date of submission in the top right.

3. If there is a word count limit for your programme please include the following text:

Students who exceed a specified indicative word lengthfor a written assignment will be subject to the following penalty system:

• Up to 10% over the specified indicative word length= no penalty

• 10 – 20% over the specified indicative word length = 5 marks subtracted

• More than 20% over the indicative word length = maximum 50%.

Assignments shorter than the indicative word length will not have marks deducted (even if these are more than 10% short). However, it is likely to be an exceptional piece of work that covers the assignment requirements fully in much less than the set word count, less 10%.

4. All written work must be referenced using the Harvard System, full details of which are available from the UOBLibrary website. 5. Unless notified by your Module Tutor, electronic copies of assignments, saved as a Word document, should be uploaded to the Moodle area for this module. Your Tutor will explain the process. If you experience problems uploading your assignment to the designated area, then you must forward an electronic copy as an attached to your Module Tutor, by the due deadline. The time you send the email with your assignment as an attachment, will evidence the time the assessment was submitted

LO1:Demonstrate a masterly grasp of the topic area researched.

LO2: Demonstrate skills of analysis, evaluation, critical reflection, synthesis and conceptualisation.

LO3:Critically assess the results of the research against the objectives.

LO4:Review future actions to improve the organisation’s standing regarding the strategic issue/problem