Assignment Question Write a 3000-word management report on a detailed ergonomic evaluation of a task or process of your choice, ideally within a work environment. Do not choose an office computer workstation as the subject of your evaluation. You must include a critical analysis of the ergonomic evaluation in relation to published research, guidance and standards which must be fully referenced in the report. Some key areas to include:
A detailed description of the task or process.
Consideration of both biomechanical and psychosocial hazards.
Justification for the choice of assessment tool(s) and evidence of its application.
Clear recommendations to reduce the risks identified, based on the outcomes of the assessment.
An evaluation of the role and application of digital technologies here.
Any measurements, calculations, forms, photographs and diagrams should be included in an appendix to the report and are not included in the word count.
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, double or 1.5-line spacing Arial or Calibri, 12 Font, aligned to the left hand of the page and appropriately referenced using the Harvard system. A word count must be included, and the assignment should be within +/- 10% of the word limit.
All assignments must be submitted electronically through Moodle (even where a hard copy is required by your local centre). There are several centres offering this programme so you must ensure you submit to the correct link, or your assignment may not be marked.
Assessment Criteria This assignment accounts for 60% of the module grade overall. The pass mark is 50%. The final grade for the module is an aggregate of the grades achieved for assignment 1 and 2. It is not necessary therefore to pass both assignments to pass the module overall. It will be assessed using the criteria below:
10% – Introduction
45% – Content (Knowledge, understanding and relevance; analysis and use of research informed evidence)
30% – Critical evaluation, and discussion
15% – Communication, organisation, structure and presentation and referencing.
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 The submission date will be published on Moodle and will usually be approximately 6 weeks after the study school. 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.
Plagiarism and Copying Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. Plagiarism may be intentional or reckless, or unintentional. Under the University Regulations, intentional or reckless plagiarism is a disciplinary offence. We will ignore small matches associated with common phrases and terms and will ignore matches highlighted in your reference list when considering whether your work is plagiarised.
As a rule, you should aim to get your similarity score into the “green” zone on the Turnitin submission system. 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 score. Please remember that you are only allowed to submit one draft version of your work every day so leave yourself plenty of time to revise and resubmit your final version of your assignment