B8MN116: A proportion of assessment marks is allocated to presentation. All assignments must be word-processed: Strategic Management Assignment, DBS, Ireland

General Requirements for Students:

⦁ A proportion of assessment marks is allocated to presentation. All assignments must be word-processed, with word count noted unless otherwise stated by the lecturer.

⦁ Where a hardcopy submission is required, an Assignment Submission Form must be securely attached to each submission.

⦁ All assignments must be submitted no later than the stated deadline.

Assignments submitted after the latest deadline (date and time) specified, including any extension, are deemed to be ‘late’ and are penalised, as follows:

⦁ Where the assignment is submitted not more than seven working days after the latest specified date, the mark awarded to the assignment is reduced by 25%.

⦁ Where the assignment is submitted more than seven working days after the latest specified date, it is awarded a mark of zero

⦁ Where the assessment is undertaken in a group, the piece of work should be submitted in its complete entirety, and any penalty for late submission incurred applies to all group members.

⦁ All relevant provisions of the Assessment Regulations must be complied with.

⦁ Extensions to assignment submission deadlines will be not be granted, other than in exceptional circumstances. To apply for an extension please go to http://www.dbs-students.com/Registrar/ and download the Assignment Extension Request Form. Once completed this form should then be returned to your Programme Leader, for approval.

⦁ Students are required to retain a copy of each assignment submitted, and the submission receipt (If a physical submission is required) until the issuing of a transcript indicating the mark awarded.

⦁ Assignments must be appropriately packaged and presented.

⦁ Where a submission involves digital media, it is the submitting students’ responsibility to ensure the media is appropriately labelled, and fully working and they must retain a copy.

⦁ Assignments that breach the word count requirements will be penalised. There is a 10% discretion, either way, applicable in terms of word count.

⦁ Students are required to refer to the assessment regulations in their Student Guides and on the Student Website.

⦁ Dublin Business School penalises students who engage in academic impropriety (i.e. plagiarism, collusion and/or copying).

⦁ To prevent plagiarism please follow this link to the Harvard/OSCALA (delete as appropriate) Style Referencing Guide – all referencing is required in this format.

http://issuu.com/dbslibrary/docs/harvard-referencing-guide/1?mode=a_p (A guide on referencing is also available under DBS library guides at www.library.dbs.ie)