MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS
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MBA7100
Assessment Brief
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MBA7100 |
MANAGINGPEOPLEANDORGANISATIONS |
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AcademicYear |
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2024/25 |
TWO |
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Content
Whocananswerquestionsaboutmyassessment?14
AssessmentDetails
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Coursework-Precis |
WRIT1 |
30% |
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Passmarksare40%forundergraduateworkand50%forpostgraduateworkunlessstated otherwise. |
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Task/assessmentbrief:ThisassessmentisinTwopartsof600wordseach,totalling1200. |
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Question1:You are required to write a precis of approximately 600 words. Forthisquestion,youwillberequiredtosummarise 4to5journalarticlesina criticalanalysis, highlighting the main issues and conclusions of these journal articles. You will be provided with 2 journal articles relevant to key theoretical approaches in management change in modern organisations with special reference to: Organisationalstructure Organisationalculture conflictmanagement Inyouranalysis,youmustfocusonthemanagementofchange.Yourprecisshouldcover: a.Introduction b.Mainbody c.Conclusion PleasenotethatthereareNOsubheadingsinanyofthesesectionsoftheprecis.
Question2.You are required to write a precis of approximately 600 words. Youwillberequiredtosummarise4to5journalarticlesinacriticalanalysis,highlightingthe main issues and conclusions of these journal articles. You will be provided with 2 journal articles relevant to organisational behaviour in various organisational contexts. In your discussion, you should focus on complex scenarios in changing organisational external environment. Your focus should be on: Organisationalbehaviourinanycontext AND TheChangingOrganisationalexternalenvironment Inyouranalysis,youmust focusonorganisationalbehaviourjournalarticles.Yourprecis should cover: a.Introduction b.Mainbody c.Conclusion PleasenotethatthereareNOsubheadingsinanyofthesesectionsoftheprecis. |
Forthisassessment,yourprecismustbeapproximately600wordsforeachofthequestions and must include:
- Atitleforeachofthequestions
- Asummaryofthemaintextinthearticlesinyourownwordsbyparaphrasing the themes in the articles for each of the questions
- Acriticalanalysisofthethemes
- Aflowinyouranalysis
- Citationsfromthearticles
- Areferencelistmadeupofthearticles inbothquestions(Onereference listfor both questions)
- YourprecismustNOTinclude:
- Listof contents
- subheadings
- Directquotesfromthearticles
- Yourownopinionsorcriticofthearticle
- Descriptions(avoiddescriptiveanalysis)
- Bulletpointsornumberings
Youwillbeprovidedwith 4 journalarticles forbothquestions(2foreachquestion). Youare expected to source for additional 4 to 6 journal articles relevant to the elements of both questions.PleasedoNOTusemorethan 5journalsforeachofthequestions,includingthe one provided by your tutor.
- Pleasefocusonthemainargumentsofeachofthejournalarticles
- Avoidusingjargonsinyourwriting
- Useafontsizeof12with5spacing
Remember,yourwordcountDOESNOTincludethetitleandyourreferencelist.
Youmust attachasappendices,thefirstcoverofeachofthejournal articlesusedforbothquestions,except the ones provided by your tutor.
OtherimportantPreciscriteria
Wordcount
Theprecismustnotbelongerthan1200words(excludingdiagrams,tablesandquotationsfrom academic references).
Wordcountdoesnotincludeeverythingintheassignment.Wordcountstartsfromthe Introduction through to the conclusion. This means that the:
Title page is NOT included in the wordcount. ReferenceListisNOTincludedinthewordcount. Appendices are NOT included in the wordcount.
Referencing
Allyourreferencesmustbefrom*crediblesourcessuchaspeer-reviewedjournalarticles.
(*Acrediblesourceinacademicwritingisonewrittenbyanexpertinthesubjectareaandedited and fact-checked by multiple other experts to ensure that the information is accurate, comprehensively researched, and as free as possible from bias).
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Alltheacademicresourcesusedinthis precismust beaccuratelyreferencedusingtheHarvard referencing system. If you are unsure about what constitutes academic honesty, or if you want to learn how to quote and reference correctly, please visit the citation section of the Cardiff Met academicskillswebsite:http://tsr.cardiffmet.ac.uk/Learning/AcSkills/Skills/Pages/Citation.aspx.
Precisstyle
Theindividualprecismustconformtothefollowingstyle: 12 point,Times New Roman/Calibri/Arialfont line spacing of 1.5 lines languagesetasEnglish left aligned or justified. |
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Wordcount(orequivalent): |
1200words(excludingdiagrams,tablesand quotations from academic references) |
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Thisreflectstheeffortrequiredfortheassessment.Wordcountswillnormallyincludeanytext,tables, calculations, figures, subtitles and citations. Reference lists and contents of appendices are excluded from the word count. Contents of appendices are not usually considered when determining your final assessment grade. |
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ArtificialIntelligenceModels Guidanceforthisassessment: |
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ArtificialIntelligence(AI)modelscanbeapowerfultooltosupportyourlearning.TheUniversityhas provided some resources to support you in its appropriate usage: StudentGuidetoAIandAssessment CodeofConductforStudentsontheuseofAI CiteThemRightresourceoncitingmaterialsrelatingtoAI(ifpermitted)
As pertheacademic regulations (Academic Handbook Ah1_08), in all cases youmust submitwork thatisyourown,acknowledginganypartofitthathasbeeninformedbyanothersource including that which is AI generated. Upon submission of work, you will be asked to confirm the following statement: I confirmthatthisassignmentismyownwork, except whereI haveacknowledgedtheuseof works from other sources, including the use of any artificial intelligence (AI) tools, in accordance with what is allowable as described in the assessment brief. Pleasenotethefollowing: |
- AI shouldnot beusedasasubstituteforyourownknowledge, andyoushouldneverinclude any material that you do not understand and could not explain if asked.
- Notbeingabletoexplainyourworkwhenaskedislikelytobeakeyfactorwhenconsidering cases of academic misconduct related to AI.
The following information provides specific guidance for this assessment about what level of AI use is appropriate for this assessment. Remember that in all cases you must submit work that is your own, acknowledging any part of it that has been provided by another source.
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NOUSEOFGENERATIVEAIEXPECTED |
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Yourassignmentshouldbeproducedusinginformationsourcedbyyoufrom yourlearningmaterialsandacademicsourcesandcitedappropriately. AItoolsforcheckingspelling,grammarandreferencingmaybeused. |
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AIACKNOWLEDGED |
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YoucanuseAItoolstolearnaboutyourtopic,aspartofyourstudy,orin preparinginitialguidanceonassignments(e.g.headlinestructure, suggestions for inclusion of topics). AnymaterialsthatyouhavesourcedfromAIshouldberewrittenor reconfiguredandintegratedintoyourownworkandreferenced appropriately.Itisrecommendedthatthisisconfirmedbyarelevant academicsource. AnysupportgainedfromAIshouldbeacknowledgedinastatementatthe endoftheassignment,makingclearwhatthesupportwas,andhowyou useditanddevelopeditforyourownwork.Examplestatementsare availableintheStudentCodeofConduct[link]. |
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UseofAIisanintegralandexpectedpartoftheassessment. TheexplicitinclusionofAIwithintheassessmentmeansthatinstructions ontheexpectedusewillbepartoftheassessmentbrief. Yourassessmentbriefwilldescribehowyoushouldacknowledgetheway in which you used AI tools. |
SubmissionDetails
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Submission Deadline: |
28thMarch2025 |
Estimated FeedbackReturnDate |
This will normally be 20 workingdaysafterinitial submission. |
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SubmissionTime: |
By2.00pmonthedeadline day. |
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Moodle/Turnitin: |
Anyassessmentssubmittedafterthedeadlinewillnotbemarkedandwillbe recorded as a non-attempt unless you have had an extension request |
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agreedorhaveapprovedmitigatingcircumstances.SeetheSchoolMoodle pages for more information on extensions and mitigating circumstances. |
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FileFormat: |
Theassessmentmustbesubmittedasapdfdocument(savethedocument as a pdf in your software) and submit throughtheTurnitin submission point in Moodle.
Yourassessmentshouldbetitledwithyour:
studentIDnumber,modulecodeandassessmentID, e.g.st12345678MBA7100WRIT1 |
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Feedback |
FeedbackfortheassessmentwillbeprovidedelectronicallyviaMoodle.Feedback will be provided with comments on your strengths and the areas which you can improve. View theguidanceon how to access your feedback.
Allmarksareprovisionalandaresubjecttoqualityassuranceprocessesand confirmation at the programme Examination Board. |
AssessmentCriteria
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Learningoutcomesassessed |
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1.Criticallyanalysekeytheoreticalapproachestothemanagementofchangewithreferenceto structure, culture, conflict. 2.Criticallyexamineorganisationalbehaviourinavarietyofcontextsanddevelopdiscussionbased on complex scenarios and the changing external environment. |
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Otherskills/attributesdeveloped ThisincludeselementsoftheCardiffMetEDGE(Ethical,Digital,GlobalandEntrepreneurialskills)and other attributes developed in students through the completion of the module and assessment. These will also be highlighted in the module guidance, which should be read by all students completing the module. Assessments are not just a way of auditing student knowledge. They are a process which provides additional learning and development through the preparation for and completion of the assessment. |
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Ethical:The module develops students skills in questioning sustainable people and organisations management strategies focusing on equality, diversity, and inclusion in terms of strongethicalfoundationandcomplianceability.Themodulealsoenablesstudentsunderstand the importance of correctly attributing the work of others through citations, quotations, and correctly formatted reference lists, avoiding plagiarism, copying, and pasting of ideas orimages. Digital:Themoduleequipsstudentswiththeunderstandingoftheimportanceofdigitalisation in shaping innovative transformation in a global context. The module also focuses on using MetSearch and the Universitys website as the sole sources of academic and company research, thus navigating your way around different IT systems and databases, whilst also ensuring that your research comes from reliable business and academic sources (ethical). |
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Marking/AssessmentCriteria:Seeoverleaf |
Marking/AssessmentCriteria
To achieve a Pass:IMPORTANT: Please also refer to the Generic Level 7 Band Descriptors which can be found in Cardiff Metropolitan Universitys Academic Handbook 2024/25 Volume 1 04.3 Guidance on Assessment Marking, Table E:Generic Band Descriptors, and in Module Essentials for thisMoodlemodule. Studentsmust satisfythemselvesastotheassessment criteriaandacademicstandardsrequiredtoachieve certainmarksasoutlined above.It is the students responsibility to seek clarification on any of these matters prior to submitting their coursework
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90-100%WorthyofPublication |
80-89% Excellent |
70-79% VeryGood |
6069% Good |
50-59% Threshold |
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Question1: 50marksavailable 10% 20% 10% |
The student demonstratedoutstandingevidence of: Identifying key elements of the mainarguments in the articles 10% Critically analysing the issuesidentified with emphasis on the key arguments raised and the conclusion reached in the articles 20% Use of relevant andappropriate academic opinions and theoriesinthe |
The student demonstratedexcellentevidence of: Identifying key elementsofthemain arguments in the articles. Criticallyanalysing the key issues identified with emphasis on the arguments raised andtheconclusion of the articles. Use of relevantand appropriate academic or professional opinions and theoriestounderpin their answer. Using correct Harvardreference |
The student demonstratedvery goodevidence of: Identifying key elements of the mainarguments in the articles. Critically analysing the issues identified with emphasis on theargumentsraised and the conclusionofthe articles. Use of relevant andappropriate academic or professional opinions and theories to underpintheir |
The student demonstratedgoodevidence of Identifying key elements of the mainarguments in the articles. Criticallyanalysingsomeof the issues identified with emphasis on the arguments raised and the conclusion of the articles. Use of relevant andappropriate academic or professional opinions and theories to underpin their |
Thestudentdemonstrated satisfactoryevidenceof: Identifying key elements of the mainargumentsin the articles. Criticallyanalysing and discussing someoftheissues identified with emphasis on the arguments raised andtheconclusion of the articles. Use of relevant andappropriate academic or professional opinions and theories to underpin their answer. |
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articles to underpin their answer10% Using correct Harvard referenceformat for in-text citations and in reference list 10% |
formatforin-text citations and in reference list. |
answer. Using correct Harvard referenceformat for in-text citations and in reference list. |
answer. Using correct Harvardreference format for in-text citations and in reference list. |
Using Harvard reference format forin-textcitations and in reference listwithonlyminor errors. |
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Question2: 50marksavailable 10% 20% 10% |
The student demonstratedoutstandingevidence of: Identifying key elements of the mainargumentsin the articles 10% critically analysing the issues identified with emphasis on the arguments raised andtheconclusion of the articles 20% Use of relevant and appropriate academic opinions and theories in the articlestounderpin |
The student demonstratedexcellentevidence of: Identifying key elementsofthemain arguments in the articles. Criticallyanalysing the key issues identified with emphasis on the arguments raised andtheconclusion of the articles. Use of relevantand appropriate academic or professional opinions and theoriestounderpin their answer. Using correct Harvardreference format for in-text |
The student demonstratedvery goodevidence of: Identifying key elements of the mainarguments in the articles. Critically analysing the issues identified with emphasis on theargumentsraised and the conclusionofthe articles. Use of relevant andappropriate academic or professional opinions and theories to underpin their |
The student demonstratedgoodevidence of Identifying key elements of the mainarguments in the articles. Criticallyanalysingsomeof the issues identified with emphasis on the arguments raised and the conclusion of the articles. Use of relevant andappropriate academic or professional opinions to underpin their answer. |
Thestudentdemonstrated satisfactoryevidenceof: Identifying key elements of the mainargumentsin the articles. Criticallyanalysing and discussing someoftheissues identified with emphasis on the arguments raised andtheconclusion of the articles. Use of relevant andappropriate academic or professional opinions to underpin their answer. Using Harvard referenceformat |
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theiranswer10% Using correct Harvardreference format for in-text citations and in reference list 10% |
citationsandin reference list. |
answer. Using correct Harvard referenceformat for in-text citations and in reference list. |
Using correct Harvardreference format for in-text citations and in reference list. |
forin-textcitations and in reference listwithonlyminor errors. |
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Workwhichfails: |
40 to49% NotmetsomeLearningOutcomes |
20 to39% Notmetmanylearningoutcomes |
1-19% Nolearningoutcomesmetinfull |
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1.QuestionOne 50 marksavailable |
Thestudentdemonstratedlimited or inconsistent evidence of: Identifyingkeyelementsof the main arguments in the articles Critically analysing the issues identified with emphasisonthearguments raised and the conclusionof the articles Use of relevant and appropriate academic or professionalopinionsand theories to underpin their answer Ability to utilise Harvard format for in-text citations andinreferencelistand/orthe student is unable to paraphraseorhas |
Thestudentdemonstratedverylimited evidence of: Identifyingkeyelementsofthe mainargumentsinthearticles. Critically analysing the issues identifiedwithemphasisonthe arguments raised and the conclusion of the articles Useofrelevantandappropriate academic or professional opinions to underpin their answer. Ability to utilise Harvard format for in-text citations and in reference listand/orthe studentisunabletoparaphrase or has heavily plagiarised the work of others. |
Thestudentdemonstratedlittleorno evidence of: Identifyingkeyelementsofthe main arguments in thearticles. Criticallyanalysingtheissues identified with emphasis on theargumentsraisedandthe conclusion of the articles Use of relevant and appropriateacademicor professional opinions to underpin their answer . AbilitytoutiliseHarvardformat for in-text citations and in reference listand/orthe student is unable to paraphrase or significantly plagiarised the work of others. |
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Question 2: 50 marksavailable |
Thestudentdemonstratedlimited or inconsistent evidence of: |
Thestudentdemonstratedverylimited evidence of: |
Thestudentdemonstratedlittleorno evidence of: |
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Identifyingkeyelementsof the main arguments in the articles. |
Identifyingkeyelementsofthe main arguments in the articles.. |
Identifyingkeyelementsof the main arguments in the articles. |
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Critically analysing the issues identified with emphasis on the argumentsraisedandthe conclusionofthearticles |
Critically analysing the issues identifiedwithemphasisonthe arguments raised and the conclusion of the articles |
Criticallyanalysingtheissues identified with emphasis on theargumentsraisedandthe conclusion of the articles |
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Use of a range of contrasting academic viewpointsinrelationto those models. Ability to utilise Harvard format for in-text citations andinreferencelistand/orthe student is unable to paraphrase or has plagiarised the work of others. |
Use of a range of contrasting academicviewpointsinrelation to those models. AbilitytoutiliseHarvardformat for in-text citations and in reference listand/orthe student is unable to paraphrase or has heavily plagiarised the work of others. |
Useofarangeofcontrasting academic viewpoints in relation to those models. Ability to utilise Harvard formatforin-textcitationsand in reference listand/orthe student is unable to paraphrase or has significantly plagiarised the work of others. |
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AssignmentswhichFailtomeetthestandardrequiredfor Masters Study: |
40 to49% Unsatisfactory |
20 to39% |
1 to19% |
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Marksbetween45and 49% might indicate a narrow fail. Thereisuneven attainment. |
Workfallswellbelow Masters standard. Mayhavepartially met one or two |
Work is very poor/incomplete and/or irrelevant and demonstratesaserious lackofcomprehension. |
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Marks below 45% indicateaclearfail- some learning outcomes not met. Some assessment criterianotaddressed. |
learningoutcomes. Manyassessment criteria are not addressed. |
Students may have misunderstood or misinterpretedtheset task. Nolearningoutcomesare met in full although there may be minimal attainment in relation to one or two. |
FurtherInformation
Whocananswerquestionsaboutmyassessment?
Questions about the assessment should be directed to the staff member who has set the task/assessmentbrief.Thiswillusuallybethe ModuleLeader.Theywillbehappytoanswer any queries you have.
Staff members can often provide feedback on an assignment plan but cannot review any drafts of your work prior to submission. The only exception to this rule is for Dissertation Supervisors to provide feedback on a draft of your dissertation.
Referencingandindependentlearning
Please ensure you reference a range of credible sources, with due attention to the academic literature in the area. The time spent on research and reading from good qualitysourceswillbereflectedinthequality of your submitted work.
Rememberthatwhatyougetoutofuniversity depends on what you put in. Your teaching sessions typically represent between 10% and 30% of the time you are expected to study for your degree. A 20-credit module represents 200 hours of study time. The rest of your time should be taken up by self- directed study.
Unless stated otherwise you must use theHARVARDreferencing system. Further guidance on referencing can be found in the Study Smart area on Moodle andusing CiteThemRight (useyouruniversitylogindetails to access the site). Correct referencing isan easy way to improve your marks and essentialinachievinghighergradesonmost assessments.
Technicalsubmissionproblems
It is strongly advised that you submit your work at least 24 hours before the deadline to allow time to resolve any last-minute problems you might have. If you are having issues with IT or Turnitin you should contact the IT Helpdesk on (+44) 2920 417000. You may require evidence of the Helpdesk call if you are trying to demonstrate that a fault with Moodle or Turnitin was the cause of a late submission.
Extensionsandmitigatingcircumstances
Short extensions on assessment deadlines can be requested in specific circumstances. If you are encountering particular hardship which has been affecting your studies, then you may be able to apply for mitigating circumstances. This can give the teachers on your programme more scope to adapt the assessment requirements to support your needs. Extensions and mitigating circumstances policies and procedures are regularly updated. You should refer to your degree programme or school Moodle pages for information on extensions and mitigating circumstances.
Unfairacademicpractice
Cardiff Met takes issues of unfair practiceextremely seriously.The University has procedures and penalties for dealing with unfair academic practice. These are explained in full in the University's Unfair Practice regulations and procedures underVolume 1, Section 8 of the Academic Handbook.TheModuleLeaderreservesthe right to interview students regarding any aspect of their work submitted for assessment.
TypesofUnfairPractice,include:
Plagiarism,which can be defined as using without acknowledgement another personswords or ideas and submitting them for assessmentasthoughitwereonesown work,forinstancebycopying,translating from one language to another or unacknowledged paraphrasing. Further examples include:
- Use of any quotation(s) from the published or unpublished work of other persons,whetherpublishedintextbooks, articles, the Web, or in any other format, where quotations have not been clearly identified as such by being placed in quotation marks and acknowledged.
- Use of another persons words or ideas that have been slightly changed or paraphrasedtomakeitlookdifferentfrom the original.
- Summarising another persons ideas, judgments, diagrams, figures, or computerprogrammeswithoutreference to that person in the text and the source in a bibliography/reference list.
- Use of assessment writing services, essay banks and/or any other similar agencies(NB.Studentsarecommonly being blackmailed after using essay mills).
- Useofunacknowledgedmaterial downloaded from the Internet.
- Re-useofonesownmaterialexceptas authorised by your degree programme.
Collusion, which can be defined as when work that that has been undertaken with othersissubmittedandpassedoffassolely
theworkofoneperson.Moduleswillclearly identify where joint preparation and joint submission arepermitted,inallothercases they are not.
Fabricationofdata,makingfalseclaimsto havecarriedoutexperiments,observations, interviews or other forms of data collection and analysis, or acting dishonestly in any other way.
Howismyworkgraded?
Assessmentgradingissubjecttothorough quality control processes. You can view a summary of these processes on theAssessment Explained Infographic.
Grading of work at each level of Cardiff Met degreecoursesisbenchmarkedagainstaset of general requirements set out inVolume 1,Section 4of our Academic Handbook. A simplified version of these Grade Band Descriptors (GBDs) with short videos explaining some of the academicterminology used can be accessed forFoundation, 1styear, 2ndyear and 3rdyear undergraduate andMSc programmes.
WewouldstronglyrecommendlookingattheStudy Smart area of Moodle to find out more about assessments and key academic skills which can have a significant impact on your grades. Always check your work thoroughly before submission.
