Faculty of Business and Law

School of Economics, Finance & Accounting

Assignment Brief

Module Title: Academic and Assignment Coursework 1

Professional Number:
Training
Module Code: 186ACC Assignment Portfolio – Academic Writing
Title: (Summary of an academic
journal article/ Reflective
Essay)
Assignment 50%
Weighting:

Release Date: Module Leader: Portia Hylton

Submission 22/11/2019
Date/Time: 18:00:00
Submission Online submission
Time and Place: through Turnitin
ONLY

Assessment Information

This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:

 Demonstrate the ability to conceptualize and write a discipline-based writing

assignment;
 Communicate effectively in a wide variety of different situations.
 Reflect on their learning and appraise their capabilities and achievements, by connecting
their own experience with theories and frameworks learned;

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This assignment is an individual assignment.

This portfolio is split in to two sections

The first sections requires you to prepare:

A summary of an academic journal article (500 words):

To use the following journal article

Ruiz-Jiménez, J., Fuentes-Fuentes, M., and Ruiz-Arroyo, M. (2016) 'Knowledge

Combination Capability and Innovation: The Effects of Gender Diversity on Top
Management Teams in Technology-Based Firms'. Journal of Business Ethics
135 (3), 503-515

 Write a summary of the article focusing on the following areas:

o Title
o Author(s)
o Aims/Objectives
o Methodology
o Findings
o Conclusion
o Limitations(identified by the authors)

(500 words)

Criteria for Assessment

Max
Assessment criteria
Mark
Selection of article
 full marks awarded if chosen article comes from the list 10%
provided
 Otherwise award 0%

Have key aspects of the article been covered?

 Title
 Author(s)
 Aims/Objectives
 Methodology 20%
 Findings
 Conclusion
 Limitations(identified by the authors)

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 Accurate, neutral representation of the source 30%

Language 30%
Vocabulary
Academic writing style
Cohesion and coherence
Grammatical range and accuracy

Presentation and referencing 10%

The second section requires you to prepare:

A Reflective Essay (1000 words):

 Write a 1000-word reflective essay on your overall academic and professional
skills developed whilst studying this module thereby examining and analysing
your own strengths and weaknesses. YOU MUST INCLUDE EVIDENCE from
completed assignments, your skills audit, and feedback from tutors at the
university including your group presentation and ensure that you use references
where appropriate.

 You should use a reflective model introduced in the module.

Prepare an action plan using one of the templates introduced during the module.

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Criteria for Assessment

Assessment criteria Max

mark

Task response
30%
Relevance and appropriateness of events and experiences
covered

Use of evidence from completed assignments, your skills

audit, and feedback from tutors at the university including 30%
your group presentation and ensure that you use references
where appropriate.

Use of a reflective model introduced in the module. 10%

Action plan using one of the templates introduced during 10%

the module

Overall language, presentation and referencing (CU-Harvard 20%

style)

Word Count
The total word count of the portfolio is 1500

There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for
work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.
The word limit includes quotations, but excludes the reference list.

How to submit your assessment

The assessment must be submitted by 18:00:00 on 22/11/2019. No paper copies are

required. You can access the submission link through the module web.

 Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin.
Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work.
 All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason
(see below) will be given a mark of zero.
 Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.

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 Extension and Deferral process
 The University wants you to do your best. However we know that sometimes events
happen which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadline – these
events should be beyond your control and not easy to predict.
 If this happens, you can apply for an extension to your deadline for up to two weeks, or
if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral, which takes you to the next assessment
period (for example, to the resit period following the main Assessment Boards). You
must apply before the deadline.
You will find information about the process and what is or is not considered to be an
event beyond your control at
https://share.coventry.ac.uk/students/Registry/Pages/Deferrals-and-Extension.aspx

GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT

Plagiarism

Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism
checking websites.
As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing
up your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing,
thoughts or ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so is
known as plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging
that it is someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing as well as direct
quotations. You are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre
for Academic Writing provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please
visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw. You can also check your understanding of academic conduct
by completing the Good Academic Practice quiz available on Moodle.

Moodle includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to
recognise plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student’s work, using previous work of
your own or copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism
and carry serious consequences. Please familiarise yourself with the CU Harvard Reference
Style (on Moodle) and use it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating being brought.
Again, if you are unsure, please contact the Centre for Academic Writing, your Academic
Personal Tutor or a member of the course team.

Return of Marked Work

You can expect to have marked work returned to you within 15 working days for level 1 and
2, 10 working days for level 3 and M level). If for any reason there is a delay you will be kept
informed. Marks and feedback will be provided online/in class/face to face. Marks will
have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be
formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed his / her review.

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