I confirm that this piece of work which I have submitted is all my own work and that references and quotations from both primary and secondary sources have been fully identified and properly acknowledged. I am   fully aware that plagiarism and collusion are academic offences.

Instructions:

• This paper contains 1 task.
• Answer the questions / complete the tasks fully with all possible evidence for achieving the learning outcome/s.

• This assessment is worth 40% of the module mark.

ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET 2022-2023

Programme: B.Sc(Hons.) Health, Safety and Environmental Management

Module Title/Module Code: OM1076 / Introduction to Health and Safety

Student Name:

UCLan ID:

Assessment Title/ Number: Coursework 1 – Report

     Date of Submission: 24 November 2022

Date of Presentation: NA

* 2^nd Marking on sample basis. Please note that all marks are provisional subject to confirmation by the Module Assessment Board of the University of Central Lancashire, UK.

Task (100 marks)

Shopping malls, which are numerous and provide many jobs, play an essential role in people’s everyday lives. You are required to write a 1500-words (+/- 10%) report on health and safety in the shopping centres. The report must detail the various occupational health and safety hazards that shopping mall employees face, and the safe working procedures used to manage these hazards.

The following sections ought to be included in the report:

1. Introduction
2. Main body, which might include several paragraphs.
3. Conclusion and Recommendation
4. References

Students are expected to conduct a reasonable level of research and submit their work; failure to do so shall result in the non-evaluation of the student’s coursework.

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Guidelines:

1. The report should normally contain an introduction and conclusion sections with appropriate sections explaining the above details.
2. Use preferably Microsoft Word for word processing.
3. Page setup margins are normal. Use A4 paper size settings and use 2.5cm margins all around; leave the Gutter at 0 cm.
4. Body text is Arial 12 point, single-spaced with no paragraph spacing attached before or after. The text should be left and right justified. Leave one blank line between paragraphs.
5. The pages should be numbered consecutively, starting from the introduction page; however, the title page should not be numbered. The title, Section heading is Arial bold in 14 size point.
6. All symbols and abbreviations must be defined and used only when necessary.
7. The number of words must be shown at the end of the work submitted. The title page and contents page will not count, neither will the list of references at the end of the work.
8. As an indication, the word count should not exceed the specified number.
9. Do not forget to reference your work properly; otherwise, you will put yourself at risk of “PLAGIARISM”.

10. You are advised to use at least 5 different references to complete this assignment, all of which need to be books and Journal articles. For citation and referencing, follow the Harvard referencing system strictly
11. Remember that the style of your work, and its language accuracy, are indicators of how much care you have given to the assignment, and how capable you are in expressing your thoughts in a presentable and professional way.
12. The piece of coursework should be submitted using TurnitinUK in UCLan blackboard.
13. There are nominal marks allotted for the document structure and format of the report, and it’s important to follow all the assessment instructions while preparing.
14. There is no possible extension allowed beyond the due date for submissions in the blackboard Turnitin.

Academic Misconduct Definitions

• Cheating is any deliberate attempt to deceive and covers a range of offences described in the ICEM Policy on Unfair Means to Enhance Performance.
• Plagiarism describes copying from the works of another person without suitably attributing the published or unpublished works of others.
• Collusion is an attempt to deceive the examiners by disguising the true authorship of an assignment by copying or imitating in close detail another student’s work – this includes with the other student’s consent and also when 2 or more students divide the elements of an assignment amongst themselves and copy one another answers.
• Re-presentation is an attempt to gain credit twice for the same work.
• Fabrication is making up research data or results and reporting the same.
• Falsification is manipulating the research data or results such that inaccurate information is reported.

Accepted Similarity Index

• The College uses an online Assessment Tool called Turnitin. Students are required to self-submit their own assignment on Turnitin and will be given access to the Originality Reports arising from each submission.
• The accepted similarity percentage for an assessment is about 10%. However, the case may still be reported for investigation if the similarity percentage is below 10% subject to the Module Tutor’s academic judgment.
• Similarity percentages above 10 % will be reported to the Unfair Means to Enhance Performance Committee subject to the discussion with the Module Tutor/justification from the Module Tutor. The case may or may not be formally investigated.

Penalties of Academic Misconduct

All instances or allegations of the use of unfair means within summative assessment will be investigated in line with the college UMEP policy.  If an allegation is found to be proven, then the appropriate penalty will be implemented:

• For the first time: the penalty will be 0% for the element of assessment, the plagiarized element of assessment must be resubmitted to the required standard and the mark for the module following resubmission will be restricted to the minimum pass mark (i.e. 40%).
• In the event of a repeat offence of cheating, plagiarism, collusion or re-presentation on the same or any other module within the course; the appropriate penalty will be 0% for the module with no opportunity for reassessment and you being able to retake the module in a subsequent year.

Marking Criteria

The course work will be assessed and graded based on the marking criteria given below