ASSESSMENT BRIEF 2016-2017 Programme: B.Sc. (Hons) Health, Safety and Environmental Management Module Code/Module Title: OM2077/ Issues in Sustainability Module Tutor: Assessment Title/ Number: Magazine Style Article CW-1 Date of Issue: Week Starting 23rd October, 2016 Date of Submission: 1St December 2016 (Tick in the appropriate box) You are encouraged to word process your assessment, although hand written work is acceptable. You are required to word process this assessment.  You are required to submit this assessment electronically through WebCT Instructions: • This paper contains One task • Complete the tasks fully with all possible evidence for achieving the learning outcome/s. • This assessment is worth 40% of the module mark. Please do not submit this assessment brief with your work. ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET 2016-2017 Programme: B.Sc. (Hons) Health, Safety and Environmental Management Module Title/Module Code: OM 2077/Issues in Sustainability Student Name: UCLan ID: Assessment Title/ Number: Magazine Style Article – CW 1 Assessment Submission Date: 1st December, 2016 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. I also confirm that I have not used translation services or translation software in the production of this assignment. Student's signature: Date: Please note the following penalties for late submission: Date of Submission Maximum Mark 1-5 working days late 40% More than 5 working days late 0% Question/Task Max. Mark Score 1 100 Total 100 Mark in Percentage: __________ 1st Marker 2nd Marker* Administrative Verification* External Examiner Initials Name: Name: Name: Name: Date: Date: Date: Date: * Administrative Verification / 2nd 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. Reflection and Feedback Reflection: Things you improved after reading the feedback from your last assignment; • • • • -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feedback: Things you have done well in this assignment; • • • • • • F Things you need to improve for your next assignment; • • • • Signature / Date Preview Sustainable development is an interdisciplinary field that deals with finding solutions for meeting global economic goals, without exhausting natural resources. The benefits associated with using sustainable practices in colleges reduce energy cost, offset local greenhouse gas emissions and contributing a smaller carbon footprint. Task In this course work, each student is required to prepare a magazine style article on sustainable development initiatives in the ICEM campus, including higher education and vocational departments. The article should be designed in typical magazine format in 1500 words. The content may essentially include pictures, tabulated data, graphs, diagrams, captions etc. where ever possible in support of the information presented. The magazine article should focus on the following points below: 1) The article should begin with a brief introductory note on sustainable development. 2) Areas of energy utilization and developing sustainable alternatives/strategies that can be adopted in different sectors. 3) Management of different forms of waste generated in the campus 4) Comment how occupants need to contribute to achieve the goals of sustainable development and utilization of energy. 5) In conclusion, document how communities, occupants and public are informed to create awareness on the sustainable practices being adopted in the campus. 6) You should support the article with previous literature derived from appropriate academic sources to substantiate the claim or recommendations made on sustainable initiatives. Guidelines: 1. You are advised to refer some sample magazines/books in the college library for an idea on the design and format of magazine articles. 2. You must refer to reliable academic literature sources to support your thoughts, ideas, recommendations etc. on the article. 3. Line spacing 1.5 with normal margins on all four sides of word document. 4. The entire course (text, captions, pictures, photos, statistics and table) should be printed in black and white, while no additional marks will be allotted if submitted in colour. 5. Article text should be word processed, typed in A4 paper size in Times New Roman fonts with 12 point while captions should be sentence case. 6. Content headings should be Times New Roman font with 14 point, bold and capitalize each word. 7. The article should have a clear distinctive heading in conjunction to the text. Red Alert: Harvard style referencing and citations standards should be followed. It is extremely important that students correctly paraphrase all sources, pictures, tables, statistics and direct quotations. Also mention the word count at the end of the report. Marking Criteria Your article will be marked using the following criteria. S. No. Details Marks Allocation 1. Introduction 10 2. Areas and strategies 15 3. Management 15 4. Literature reports 10 5. Contribution 12 6. Public awareness 10 7. Conclusion 8 8. References 8 9. Analysis, Overall quality, design, document format 7 10. Language skills/grammar/sentence clarity 5 Total 100