COURSEWORK ASSESSMENT SPECIFICATION

NOTE:

Work handed in up to five working days late will be given a maximum Grade of Low Third whilst work that arrives more than five working days will be given a mark of zero.

Work will only be accepted beyond the five working day deadline if satisfactory evidence, for example, an NEC is provided. Any issues requiring NEC: https://ntu.ac.uk/current_students/resources/student_handbook/appeals/index.ht ml

The University views plagiarism and collusion as serious academic irregularities and there are a number of different penalties which may be applied to such offences.

The Student Handbook has a section on Academic Irregularities, which outlines the penalties and states that plagiarism includes:

'The incorporation of material (including text, graph, diagrams, videos etc.) derived from the work (published or unpublished) of another, by unacknowledged quotation, paraphrased imitation or other device in any work submitted for progression towards or for the completion of an award, which in any way suggests that it is the student's own original work. Such work may include printed material in textbooks, journals and material accessible electronically for example from web pages.' Whereas collusion includes:

• “Unauthorised and unacknowledged copying or use of material prepared by another person for use in submitted This may be with or without their consent or agreement to the copying or use of their work.” If copied with the agreement of the other candidate both parties are considered guilty of Academic Irregularity.

Penalties for Academic irregularities range from capped marks and zero marks to dismissal from the course and termination of studies.

• To help you avoid plagiarism and collusion, you are permitted to submit your work once to a separate drop box entitled “Draft report” to view both the matching score and look at what areas are affected. It is then down to you to make any changes

Turnitin cannot say if something has been plagiarised or not. Instead it highlights matches between your text and other Turnitin content. There is no Good or Bad score, it depends on the piece of work. If you find your text matching there may be a problem, see the examples below:

• The reference section is highlighted. This may mean you have referenced correctly and this has been matched with other well referenced documents online.
• A table containing class data is highlighted. This is acceptable as long as any text accompanying the table is not similar picked up as identical
• Paragraphs of text in the introduction or conclusion sections are highlighted. This may mean they have been copied exactly from another source. Even if this source is referenced this is bad practice, see advice below
• A sentence, or part of a sentence is highlighted. Sometimes there are few ways to write a sentence, especially straightforward As

long as this does not occur throughout a paragraph this may be acceptable. There will be occasions where a few

words within a sentence produce a match. This is acceptable but ensure that this not a common occurrence or a patchwork of copied statements from different sources.

Overall when you look at the work, put yourself in the place of the marker. Is a lot of the work highlighted so it does not really look like the author’s work? If so, then you need to work on it some more.

• For help, do not contact the setter of the work, but use these links (Plagiarism Support and Turnitin support) to book time with staff and students to help with

Assignment 1:

I.  Assessment Requirements

(50% of module mark). Fault Tree Analysis

Task: To select and describe a catastrophic failure of a selected system.

Requirement:

You are required to select a disaster and confirm with me that it is aligned to the study guide specification. You are required to research the disaster and discuss it in the context of the fault tree and any other hazard identification technique which may be deemed applicable.

Describe the catastrophic failure of the system you have chosen.

(This report, when finished, should be an example of part of a fault tree analysis)

The report should be no more than 2000 words (appendices extra). The format of the report should be in six sections as follows:

1. Description of the system and its working environment
2. Description of the top event (catastrophic failure), and the effect it had on the system and the surrounding environment (with diagrams) A fault tree should be
3. Describe the failures and their causes which contributed to the catastrophe
4. Describe if similar less catastrophic events had or have since taken place
5. State the recommendations which were made to stop the top event from recurring (and whether they have been carried out). Discuss the management issues raised
6. Supply a list of the references you use and any

II.  Assessment Criteria

A single descriptive grade (e.g. mid distinction, low commendation etc.) will be given, based on the marking criteria of this document.

• If references (other than the required reading for the seminar task) are included in       your     work, you       should     cite

references appropriately in your work.

Prepared By: Dr David Funchall | ISYS40161 |Business Operations and Reliability Management | Coursework Assessment | 2022                                3

Information on NTU’s requirements for referencing, and guidance on how to avoid plagiarism are at the Libraries & Learning Resources webpage at this link http://www.ntu.ac.uk/llr/developing_skills/referencing_plagiarism/index.html.

• Library staff at both Clifton and City campuses can also help

Marking criteria:

Prepare a report describing the catastrophic failure of the system structured by:

• Providing a concise description of the identified system and its working (Introduction and background information) – 20%

• Describing the catastrophic failure and the effect it had on the system and surrounding environment with diagrams. A Fault Tree Analysis is to be done. 20%

• Describing the failures and causes that contributed to the catastrophe – 20%

• Providing recommendations that will inhibit a recurrence of the catastrophic 20%

• Discussing the management issues raised before and after the catastrophic 10%

• Use of English word and Academic Referencing Harvard APA 6th Edition – 10%

Total is 100% but will be capped to 50% of the overall CWK1

III.  Feedback Opportunities

Formative (Whilst you’re working on the coursework)

• You will be given the opportunity to receive informal verbal feedback from your tutor regarding your coursework development during the seminar

Please note that I am not prepared to proof-read reports before they are handed in for the feedback.

Summative (After you’ve submitted the coursework)

• You will receive specific feedback regarding your coursework submission together with your awarded mark when it is returned to you.
• Please note clearly that feedback provided with your coursework is only for developmental purposes so that you can improve for the next assessment or subject-related

IV.  Resources that may be useful

• Referencing styles please use Harvard as detailed here
• Guide to planning your time here and an automated planner here
• Writing and Maths support can be found here
• Remember to use Outlook or physical calendars to block out time between lectures, seminars, tutorials and to work on this coursework and for submission deadline date

The Moderation Process

V.  Moderation

All assessments are subject to a two-stage moderation process.

• Firstly, any details related to the assessment (e.g., clarity of information and the assessment criteria) are considered by an independent person (usually a member of the module team).
• Secondly, the grades awarded are considered by the module team to check for consistency and fairness across the cohort for the piece of work

VI.  Aspects for Professional Development

Portfolio skills relevant to this assignment include:

• Production of a formal seminar assessment report of the three seminar tasks
• Preparation of series of questions and answers session during seminars
• Prepare some relevant questions on your seminar topic to ask the class
• Be prepared to get a brief verbal feedback of your seminar presentation