You are the Health and Safety Manager in a company of your choice, tasked with improving its health and safety records by: Reducing human errors through management and leadership styles (Theory X and Y).

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BSc Hons Occupational Safety, Health & Environment 

Academic Session

Term 2 2024/25

Module

Management of Risk (OMED 1161)

QCF Level

6

Tutor

 

Assignment

2 of 2 (Case Study)

Pass Mark

40%

Assignment 2 Question 

You are the Health and Safety Manager in a company of your choice, tasked with improving its health and safety records by:

  • Reducing human errors through management and leadership styles (Theory X and Y).
  • Risk assessment process and methods
  • Hazard identification and risk assessment techniques

Write a 1500-word case study report that critically evaluates the above bullet points and makes relevant recommendations. Make the relevant assumption, including clearly outlining the relevant points about the company of your choice. 

Your report should include an introduction, key headings, conclusion and recommendations. You will need to read and evaluate the published research literature and guidance on this subject and reference these sources using the Harvard system of referencing in your report to support your discussion throughout.

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.

Assessment Criteria

This assignment accounts for 50% of the module grade overall. The pass mark is 40%. 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: Page 1 of 2 

  • 45% - Content
  • 25% - Critical evaluation including recommendations
  • 15% - Structure and presentation
  • 15% - 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

All work must be submitted electronically through Moodle using the submission link provided. The submission date 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. 

The Turnitin system in Moodle provides a similarity check for all work that is submitted. 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.

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