COURSEWORK

GUIDE 1

B40DB
Sustainability, Health and Safety

Student Coursework Guide

Contents

1 Project Overview ....................................................................................................... 2

2 Project Elements ....................................................................................................... 2
3 Executive Report ....................................................................................................... 3
4 Marking ...................................................................................................................... 4
5 Deadlines..........................................................................................................8

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1.0 Project Overview

Thecourseworkforthiscourseshallbecompletedbyeachstudentonanindividualbasis.Itwillbe
assessedbyindividualfinalreport,detailsofwhichareprovidedbelow.

AnengineerhastobeabletoworkwithvariousprocessesandappreciatealloftheHealthandSafety
and Sustainability requirements associated with them. Therefore, for this coursework you are
required to research the current Health and Safety legislation of your country and to explain how
sustainabledevelopmentmaybeachievedasaconsequence.

This particular coursework allows students to develop the following skills: demonstrate an
understanding of core material, source information from technical publications, make sensible
assumptions, work individually and present findings in a clear and concise way using technical
languageinawrittenreport.

2.0 Project Elements

EachstudentisrequiredtochooseONE(1)ofthefollowingprocessesfromthelistgivenbelow:

Cementproduction
Paperproduction
Carbonatedsoftdrinkproduction
Petrochemicals/polymersproduction
ProductionofOleochemicalproducts(suchasFattyAcids&Glycerin,FattyAlcohols&Methyl
Esters,Soap&DetergentIntermediatesandSpecialties&Derivatives)
NaturalGasproduction
ProductionofCrudeOil(Raw/Treated)production
ProductionofLiquefiedNaturalGasproduction
Anyotherrelevantprocess.(Priorapprovalfromlecturerisrequired)

Youshouldconsiderallstagesofyourchosenprocessandalloftheactivitiesrelatedtoit.Youare
required to research the current Health and Safety legislation of your country and to explain how
sustainabledevelopmentmaybeachievedasaconsequence.

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3.0 Executive Report

Eachstudentwillneedtoselectatopicaslistedabove.Alternatively,youcanselectyourowntopic
(provideditisapprovedbythelecturer).Aselectedtopicistobefinalisedandconfirmedwithin1
weekafterreceivingthe courseworkguide.Afterthestudy,a fullreportisrequiredaspartofthe
individualassignment/investigation.Thisreportshouldbearound1000words,mustnotexceed1200
wordsandshouldcoverthefollowingspecificpoints:

a) Whatlaws,guidelinesandspecificationsapplytoyourselectedprocess?Listalloftherelevant
legislationforHealthandSafety.Explainhowthislegislationisplacedwithinyourcountryslegal
system.(40%)

b) ChooseTWO(2)piecesofthelegislationyoulistedandexplainindetailtheirapplicationtoyour
chosenprocess.Identifyhowthesemaybeimplemented,andmonitored,inapracticalmanner
foryourprocess.Inaddition,discusshowthisrelatestosustainabilityaspectswithrespectto
theprocessunderconsideration.(60%)

Includeanyotherinformationyouthinkisnecessary.

Studentsshouldwritethereportconsideringthelegalsystemofthecountryinwhichtheyarestudying.

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4.0 Marking

Ingeneral,yourreportwillbeassesseduponthefollowingcriteria:

Completion

Thereportshouldberelevanttoallaspectsofthetopic.
Allaspectsofthetopicshouldbecoveredinappropriatedepth.
Thereportiswrittentothespecifiedwordlength(within10%).

Content/technicalpresentation/Argument

Thereportshouldberelevanttoallaspectsofthetopic.
Theinformationinthereportisaccurate.
Theargumentislogicallydeveloped.
Thereisanevidenceoforiginalandcreativethoughtinthereport.
Thereisacriticalanalysisandevaluationofevidenceandalternativearguments.
Thereisareflectivequestioningofideasintheessay.
Thereisaconclusion,andrecommendationsifappropriate.
Thereisaninformativesummaryabouthalfapageinlengthatthebeginningofthereport.

Style

Thereportisasimply,butlogically,structuredandfluentpieceofwriting.
Thespellingandpunctuationarecorrect.
Thesentencesandparagraphsmakesenseandarelogicallysequenced.
Thereisnounnecessaryrepetition.
ThereisgoodorganizationwithaTitlepageandaTableofContents.

Sources

Allsourcesofinformationsuitablyacknowledged.
Thereferencesarecitedcorrectly.

Coversheet(ifany)

Thecoversheetmustbeattachedtoeachoftheassessmentitemssubmitted.

Specifically,thereportsshouldbemarkedaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:

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No Criteria 7(Excellent) 6(Good) Fair(5) Basic(4) 3(Poor) Weighting

1. Identificationof Excellent Good Fair Basic Poor 15%
activitiesrelatedto understandingof understanding understanding understanding understanding
thechosenprocess. activitiesrelated ofactivities ofactivities ofactivities ofactivities
tothechosen relatedtothe relatedtothe relatedtothe relatedtothe
process. chosenprocess. chosenprocess. chosenprocess. chosenprocess.
2. Choiceofrelevant Identificationof Identificationof Identificationof Little Failureto 10%
legislation allrelevant mostofthe someofthe understanding identifyany
legislation important relevant oftherelevant issuesrelatedto
involvingHealth legislation legislation legislation Healthand
andSafety. involvingHealth involvingHealth involvingHealth Safety
andSafety. andSafety. andSafety. legislation.
Studentisable Somelegislation Studentableto
toelaborateon isdescribedand identifythe
thetopic. explained. legislationon 40%
thetopic.
3. Explanationofhow Excellent Good Fairexplanation Basic Poor 10%
thislegislationis explanationof explanationof ofhowthis explanationof explanationof
placedwithinthe howthis howthis legislationis howthis howthis
countryslegal legislationis legislationis placedwithin legislationis legislationis
system.Evidenceof placedwithinthe placedwithin thecountrys placedwithin placedwithin
detailedresearch. countryslegal thecountrys legalsystem. thecountrys thecountrys
system. legalsystem. legalsystem. legalsystem.
4. Evidenceoftheuse Acomprehensive A reasonable Some Fewappropriate Norelevant 5%
ofappropriate listofappropriate numberof appropriate referencesare referencesare
material(e.g.books, references(e.g. appropriate referencesare includedand included.
articles) books,articles)is referencesare includedand cited.
includedand includedand cited.
referencesare cited.
fullycited.

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5. Goodunderstanding Excellent Good Fair Basic Poor 35%

ofthetwopiecesof understandingof understanding understanding understanding understanding
selectedlegislation. theselected oftheselected oftheselected oftheselected oftheselected
Explanationoftheir legislation. legislation. legislation.Fair legislation.Basic legislation.Poor
applicationand Excellent Good explanationof explanationof explanationof
implementationin explanationofits explanationof itsapplication itsapplication itsapplication
detailwithinthe applicationand itsapplication and and and
contextofthe implementation and implementation implementation implementation
countryslegal withinthecontext implementation withinthe withinthe withinthe
system ofthecountrys withinthe contextofthe contextofthe contextofthe
legalsystem. contextofthe countryslegal countryslegal countryslegal 60%
countryslegal system. system. system.
system.
6. Emphasisonboth Excellentin Good in Fair in Basicin Poor in 10%
sustainabilityand emphasisingon emphasisingon emphasisingon emphasisingon emphasisingon
safety bothsustainability both both both both
andsafety. sustainability sustainability sustainability sustainability
andsafety. andsafety. andsafety. andsafety.
7. Organisationof Usesappropriate, Uses Uses Uses Uses 10%
materialintoa relevant,and appropriate, appropriateand appropriateand inappropriate
coherentstructure. compelling relevant,and relevant relevant structurenot
coherent compelling coherent structureto consistentwith
structureto coherent structureto developsimple theguidelines.
illustratemastery structureto developand ideasinsome
ofthesubject, exploreideas exploreideas partsofthe
conveyingthe withinthe throughmostof work.
writer's contextand thework.
understanding, shapethewhole
andshapingthe work.
wholework.

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8. Clearstyle,including Excellentin Goodinwriting Fairinwriting Basicinwriting Poorinwriting 5%

clearsentence writingskillsand skillsandstyle. skillsandstyle. skillsandstyle. skillsandstyle.
constructionand style.
accuratespelling.

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4.0 Deadlines

SubmissionofReportDueendofWeek12(Friday2ndDecember2016)

EachindividualshoulduploadanelectronicversionofthereporttoVision.

ThefinalmarkforB40DBiscalculatedasfollows:

Courseworkexerciseweighting 10%
Writtenexaminationweighting 90%

GuidelinesonwhatshouldappearinthereportsaredescribedaboveandinUniversityacademic
policy.

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