ASSIGNMENT 1

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BMOS5103
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
SEPTEMBER SEMESTER 2019

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION

1. Answer in English or Bahasa Malaysia.

2. Number of words : 3000 – 3500 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date: 4th November 2019 until 18th November 2019.

6. This assignment accounts for 30% of the total marks for the course.
 ASSIGNMENT 1

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this assignment is to develop learner’s ability to:

1. Identify and summarise journal articles or conference papers related to safety and health.
2. Analyse critically an issue of stress at work.

REQUIREMENT:

You are required to answer ONE (1) question. This assignment should be completed individually.

QUESTION: Article review

1. Select one article.
Select article from a refereed journal pertaining to ‘Stress at work’. The article to be reviewed
must have been published within the past 5 years. You are to submit your chosen article along
with this assignment.
("Refereed" means that the article has been formally reviewed by a group of peer researchers.)

2. Write a Review
Write a review of the article according to the following format:

a. Introduction:
 State the objectives (goals or purpose) of the article.
 What is the article's domain (topic area)?
 Audience: State the article's intended audience. At what level is it written, and what
general background should the reader have; what general background materials should
the reader be familiar with to understand the article?
(3)
b. Brief Summary
You are only required to summarise the article only very briefly (1 paragraph) and make sure
the analysis of the article is more important.
(3)
c. Critical analysis
To critically analyze the article's models, frameworks, theory, and guidelines, etc. applicable
to the stakeholders. (3-4 paragraphs).
(10)
d. Results/ Findings
Briefly summarise the important results / findings (findings, observations, conclusions). Do
not repeat lists of items in the articles. Just summarise the essence of these if you feel they
are necessary to be included. (3-4 paragraphs).
(10)

3. Contributions
State the knowledge obtained in a research field and to researchers and managers/policy
makers (2-3 paragraphs)?
(4)
(Total marks : 30)
Assignment Format :
Follow the following format in preparing for your report:
a. The report should be written in accordance to the parts indicated in the mark allocation below.
b. References should use the American Psychological Association (APA) format.

Grading:
The assignment will be graded based on both content as well as presentation. You may receive low
marks due to poor presentation, even if the content is adequate. Presentation includes spelling,
grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, continuity and transitions between paragraphs, headings,
and other mechanics of expository writing.

MARKS ALLOCATION:
Introduction 3 marks
Brief summary 3 marks
Results/Findings 10 marks
Analysis 10 marks
Contributions 4 marks
Total 30 marks