Risk Management is the topic we have to write report
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Assignment – Report Guidelines Research papers must be typed, or word processed, and referenced as per VIT guidelines. A variety of references from textbooks, journal articles and the internet would be well regarded. There should be headings, an introduction (not more than 10% of the total) and a conclusion (not more than 10% of the total). Assessment Criteria 1. Research Assignment/Research Report :2800 – 3000 words (penalties may be applied for word counts +/- 10%) 2. To be submitted on or before the due date on MOODLE. Penalty for late submission is 10% of the paper’s worth deducted for each day late. Marking Criteria (from 30%) 3% (front page, illustrations, colour, headings) 4% (should explain the rationale and give an overview) 10% (quality, relevance and conciseness of discussion/facts) 10% (what I have learnt and its relevance to my profession) 3% (quality/variety/relevance/topical) Referencing Guide A guide to referencing sources used in assignments • All sources used in assignments, essays, reports and theses must be acknowledged in the text of your document giving the author’s name followed by the publication date (these are called ‘in-text citations’) • A ‘bibliography’ or ‘reference list’ at the end of your document contains the full details of all the in-text citations, arranged alphabetically • Referencing is necessary to avoid plagiarism, to verify quotations, and to enable readers to identify and consult any item to follow-up a cited author’s arguments Referring a Book The details required, in order, are: • name(s) of author(s), editor(s), compiler(s) or the institution responsible • year of publication • title of publication and subtitle if any (all titles must be underlined or italicised with • sentence style capitalisation as below) • series title and individual volume, if any • edition, if other than the first • publisher • place of publication • page number(s) if applicable   Referring an Article The details required, in order are: • name(s) of author(s) of the article • year of publication • title of article, in single quotation marks and sentence style capitalisation as below • title of periodical (underlined or italicised with headline style capitalisation as below) • volume number • issue (or part) number • page number(s) Referring Electronic Sources This could include sources from full text compact disk products, electronic journals or other sources from the Internet. The basic form of the citations follow the principles listed for print sources: • name(s) of author(s) or the organization responsible for document, web page or site • year of publication of document, creation of page/site or date last revised • Note: if you cannot establish the date of publication, use n.d. (no date) • title of document or page, if applicable • edition, if other than first • type of medium, if necessary • name and place of the publisher, sponsor or host of the source • date item viewed • web page or site address, or name of database on internet (if applicable) Bibliography Entries in a bibliography or list of referencesshould be arranged alphabetically by the first element of the citation.