Statements, assertions and ideas made in coursework should be supported by citing relevant sources. Sources cited in the text should be listed at the end of the assignment in a reference list (compulsory). Any material that you read but do not cite in the report should go into a separate bibliography (optional). Unless explicitly stated otherwise by the module teaching team, all referencing should be in Westminster Harvard format.
• You are required to write in your own words and in the 3rd person.
• In order to pass, you will need to support your arguments with references to relevant reading. Ensure that such references contribute to your argument e.g. they can substantiate a view expressed.
• Any quotations should be clearly identified by both quotation marks and a page-numbered reference. Quotations should be few in number, if used at all. They should be restricted to short phrases that convey their meaning particularly effectively, and it should be clear from your own words that you know what they mean.
• You are required to use the Harvard system of referencing (see your MA HRM Course Handbook). Your list of references must only include sources referred to in your assignment. Do not include texts/journals which may have formed part of your wider reading but to which no reference is made in your assignment.
• Your assignment should be presented using font size 11, on single pages in double line spacing, and pages should be numbered.
• See important information on electronic submission below.
• You must state the exact number of words used at the end of your assignment and not exceed the maximum word count. A significant excess of words will normally result in an automatic fail.