With reference to the PhoneSmart case study, write a report summarising the key issues this company faces in implementing flexible working arrangements, then write a recommendation for the company director based on your findings.

You may be penalised according to the GIC Assessment Rules if:

·         You ignore the word limit set for the assignment. It is important that you submit work with reference to the word limit. If you deviate significantly from the stated word limit you may be penalised.

·         You submit your assignment later than the stated deadline. You must submit work for assessment by the stated deadline.  If you do not, the following penalties for written work will apply: (Unless there are valid reasons for the lateness (e.g. illness) and this is supported with an EEC form and evidence)

·         Any part of your work is found to have been directly copied from a source (e.g. a book, another student’s essay, an internet website) without the appropriate referencing convention

Please be reminded that this must be written by you. If the level and sophistication of your language is considerably higher than other pieces of written work you have produced, it will be assumed that you were given unfair assistance and you will either be penalised for plagiarism or receive no credit for clarity of expression.

Please note that the following examples of collusion are considered as academic misconduct and, in the absence of hard evidence, you may be asked to attend a meeting to discuss your understanding of the work. If you do not attend such a meeting, tutors may use academic judgement to determine whether or not an offence has taken place.

Collusion:

Examples include a situation where a student:

a.                  intentionally submits as entirely his or her own work, an essay or report written by another person.

b.                  permits another candidate to copy all or part of their own work, knowing it is to be submitted as that other candidate’s own work;

c.                   allows another person to re-write large sections of the students’ work.