Assignment – Report GuidelinesResearch papers must be typed, or word processed, and referenced as per VIT guidelines. A variety ofreferences from textbooks, journal articles and the internet would be well regarded.There should be headings, an introduction (not more than 10% of the total) and a conclusion (not morethan 10% of the total).Assessment Criteria1. Research Assignment/Research Report : 2800 – 3000 words (penalties may be applied for wordcounts +/- 10%)2. To be submitted on or before the due date on MOODLE. Penalty for late submission is 10% ofthe paper’s worth deducted for each day late.Marking Criteria (from 30%)3% (front page, illustrations, colour, headings)4% (should explain the rationale and give an overview)10% (quality, relevance and conciseness of discussion/facts)10% (what I have learnt and its relevance to my profession)3% (quality/variety/relevance/topical)Referencing GuideA guide to referencing sources used in assignments• All sources used in assignments, essays, reports and theses must be acknowledged in the text ofyour document giving the author’s name followed by the publication date (these are called ‘in-textcitations’)• A ‘bibliography’ or ‘reference list’ at the end of your document contains the full details of all the intextcitations, arranged alphabetically• Referencing is necessary to avoid plagiarism, to verify quotations, and to enable readers to identifyand consult any item to follow-up a cited author’s argumentsReferring a BookThe details required, in order, are:• name(s) of author(s), editor(s), compiler(s) or the institution responsible• year of publication• title of publication and subtitle if any (all titles must be underlined or italicised with
