Capesize Bulk Carrier Trade

Appendix C

Assessment Details – In Unit 1

Assessment Task

You are required to write an essay within which you will identify and discuss the main factors that affect the capesize bulk carrier trade and identify whether 2012 has been a good year for capesize owners; you must justify your answer with data.

Assessment Criteria & Weighting:

Marks will be awarded to the maximum weighting for:

Demonstrating a clear understanding of the factors that influencethe capsize bulk carrier trade                                                                                                                                                    40%

Identification and explanation of the market trends during 2012 including the use of pertinent data                                                                                                                                                40%

Presentation of essay and data and correct use of the Harvard method of referencing      20%

Weighting: 50% of the overall Unit mark.

Assessment 2

A 2 hour closed book examination. You will be required to answer 3 essay type questions from a total of 5 questions.

Weighting: 50% of the overall Unit mark.

Learning Outcomes

The assessments will enable students to demonstrate in full the learning outcomes identified in the unit descriptors.

Extenuating Circumstances

The University’s Extenuating Circumstances procedures are in place if there are genuine circumstances that may have affected your academic performance. Remember however you need to be ‘fit to study’, this means that you can either submit your assessed work or declare extenuating circumstances, but you cannot do both.

A summary of guidance notes for students is given below:

http://docman.solent.ac.uk/DocMan8/OCSFile?RNS=1234570925

Academic Misconduct

Any submissions must be your own work and, where facts or ideas have been used from other sources, these sources must be appropriately referenced. The University’s Academic Handbook, includes the definitions of all practices that will be deemed to constitute academic misconduct. You should check this link before submitting your work.

Procedures relating to student academic misconduct are given below:

http://docman.solent.ac.uk/DocMan8/OCSFile?RNS=1234570157

Ethics Policy

The work being carried out by the student must be in compliance with the Ethics Policy. Where there is an ethical issue, as specified within the Ethics Policy, then the student will need an ethics release or an ethical approval prior to the start of the project.

The Ethics Policy is contained within Section 2S of the Academic Handbook:

http://docman.solent.ac.uk/DocMan8/OCSFile?RNS=1234569791

Anonymous Marking

A copy of the University’s Policy on Anonymous Marking, process details and student guidance on submission sheet completion can be found on the following links, which are also uploaded on the Student Portal.  The guidance ‘fact sheet’ will be available at Faculty Reception Points.

Policy:  http://docman.solent.ac.uk/DocMan8/OCSFile?RNS=1234574213

Process:  http://docman.solent.ac.uk/DocMan8/OCSFile?RNS=1234574215

Fact Sheet:  http://docman.solent.ac.uk/DocMan8/OCSFile?RN=1234574214

Grade marking

The University uses a letter grade scale for the marking of assessments. Unless you have been specifically informed otherwise your marked assignment will be awarded a letter grade. More detailed information on grade marking and the grade scale can be found on myCourse. The guidance ‘fact sheet’ is available at the Faculty Reception Points.

Policy: http://docman.solent.ac.uk/DocMan8/OCSFile?RNS=1234569864

Fact sheet:  http://docman.solent.ac.uk/DocMan8/OCSFile?RNS=1234576014