1 UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH BSc (Hons) Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Session Term 2016/17 1 Course Title Ergonomics Level 6 Tutor Dr Shaun Lundy Assignment 1 Aims To show the student's ability to research, develop and demonstrate an understanding of a topic related to the evaluation, assessment, prevention and control of exposure to ergonomic issues in the workplace. Learning Outcomes On completion of this coursework the student will have:  Demonstrated the ability to research and collate information on an workplace ergonomic subject.  Have demonstrated the ability critically evaluate and use research information on a relevant subject. Brief Write a 1500 word essay discussing the contribution that current research on workrelated upper limb disorders has made to our understanding of ergonomic interventions in the workplace? It is important that you do not simply describe work-related upper limb disorders or ergonomic interventions. You will need to read and evaluate the current scientific literature and guidance on this subject to underpin your discussion.2 General Instruction You should research a range of reference materials including recent published research relating to the topic you are discussing. Journal articles on research can be found through the portal in the e-library using science direct, for guidance on accessing journals and eBooks online please refer to the accessing electronic resources guide on Moodle. The work is to be word-processed and appropriately referenced using the Harvard system of referencing. It should be presented in the form of an essay and the length must be with 10% of 1500 word limit, excluding appendices, bibliography, etc. A word count must be included. All assignments must be submitted electronically using the Turnitin plagiarism service through Moodle (even where a hard copy is required by your local centre). In the correct Moodle course, click on the Assignment folder; Assignment Submission; identify and click the correct assignment link and then follow the instructions. There are a number of centres offering this programme so you must ensure you submit in the correct folder or your assignment may not be marked. You may also be required to submit a hard copy to your local centre. Your local centre will tell you whether or not a hard copy is required to be submitted. Assignments will not be marked unless they are submitted electronically. Assessment This coursework accounts for 50% of the course marks. The pass mark is 40%. The final grade for the course is an average of the grades achieved for assignment 1 and 2. It is not necessary therefore to pass both assignments to pass the course overall. It will be assessed on the basis of: Content 45% Critical evaluation 25% Structure and presentation 15% Referencing 15% Feedback Written feedback is provided on Moodle along with your grade breakdown. Please ensure you pay close attention to your feedback and email your course tutor should you require any further clarification on the points raised. Submission This assignment will normally be submitted 6 weeks after the study school but check online in Moodle or with your Centre for exact dates. Work submitted late will not be marked unless a formal extension of time has been granted. Please contact your course tutor if you cannot make the submission date.3 Plagiarism and Copying It is not acceptable to copy other student's coursework or material directly from your sources of information. This is plagiarism. If you copy material it will be highlighted by the Turnitin system that is used for on-line submissions. The copied content will not be marked and you may be referred to the Plagiarism Panel and will be awarded a zero mark. Your final mark transcript will also show that you have been penalised for submitting plagiarised material. We will ignore small matches associated with common phrases and terms and will ignore matches highlighted in your reference list when considering whether or not your work is plagiarised. As a general rule you should aim to get your similarity index into the "green" zone on Turnitin. If you are in the "amber" zone you will need to look very carefully at your work to see what you can put into your own words to reduce your score. High amber scores may be referred to the plagiarism panel and will certainly mean that a significant part of your work will not be considered in the marking. If you are in the "red" zone you will be referred to the plagiarism panel. We strongly advise you to submit a final draft through Turnitin well before the cut-off date to check your similarity index. Please remember that you are only allowed to submit one draft version of your coursework every day so leave yourself plenty of time to revise and resubmit your final version of the coursework.