Submission and Assessment Instructions: Work must be submitted with a front page stating the official module title, assessment component title, word count and your student ID number. Tutors cannot accept assignments to be assessed nor can it be e-mailed or faxed to them. Failure to submit an assignment will lead to a fail being recorded. If you fail to submit the assignment on the published deadline due to exceptional circumstances you may be eligible to apply for mitigation in accordance with the University of Cumbria’s Academic Regulations. Submission of your assignment past the deadline may be accepted by Blackboard but will still be a late submission.

Your work should be word processed, using font 12 for text, 14 for sub-headings/headings and 1.5 line spacing. The guideline word limit is 2,000 plus/minus 10% for each report excluding quotations, sources and appendices. A word count total must be provided on the front page for each assignment submitted. Use evidence or cite sources to support your claims. Weaker assignments tend to make assertions or claims often rather wide-ranging ones without supporting evidence. Conversely stronger assignments make clear the basis of any claims made. Wikipedia – while this is a very useful source, it is also one beset with errors. It is not an appropriate reference for academic work. Many assignments are marred by minor errors and an easily rectifiable lack of clarity. Proof reading will reduce this.

You, as a student, should be aware of the following penalties: Assessment Word Limit – the upper limit specified may be exceeded by up to 10% without penalty. Penalties apply to work which exceeds the word limit beyond 10%, including citations within the main body of your assignment, and you will lose marks (please refer to the Academic Regulations, Appendix 3c, section 3.5 here, so that you are aware of these penalties). If you falsify the word count you will be subject to Minor Malpractice procedures and will receive a penalty in accordance with those procedures (please familiarise yourself with these procedures in the Academic Regulations, Appendix 3d, section 7.5 here. Further details about assessment word limits can be found in Section 3 of the University’s Academic Regulations, Conduct of Assessment.