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Module name and code: MGT3003 Work and Employment in the 21st Century
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Assignment Title:
Assignment 1 – Defining and explaining job quality
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Submission date:
12pm, Monday, 30 March 2026
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Date for return with feedback:
3 weeks
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Weighting:
40%
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Word Count:
1500 words excluding references
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Task Description:
Assignment 1
What is job quality, and what are the main factors shaping why jobs are good or
bad? Your answer should (i) define job quality, (ii) describe and explain one or more
factor shaping job quality e.g. skills, working time and work intensity (ii) provide a
conclusion.
Your answer should make use of both conceptual and empirical arguments from the
module. (1500 words excluding references)
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Specific details:
● Use the standard Management School cover sheet
● Have the word count given on the cover sheet
● Be presented with 2.5cm margins all round
● Use Times New Roman or Arial, 11 or 12 point for the main body text
● Use 1.5 line spacing
● Have all pages numbered except the first
● Be properly spell checked
● Use suitable headings, paragraphs and sections
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Referencing:
You must reference your work correctly using the Harvard or APA referencing method.
Failure to do so will result in the deduction of marks and possible proceedings under the University's Academic Integrity Regulations
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Use of GenAI:
· Developing content: Gen AI (e.g. Bard/Gemini, ChatGPT, Grammarly) should not be used to develop content for the assignment, except to search for sources for the organisational case study in assessment 2. You must however ensure you check these are real, reliable sources, and not poor quality slop.
· Referencing: You should not use Gen AI tools as sources in your assignment and you should not cite anything from a Gen AI tool. This is because Gen AI tools may not consistently provide accurate information and citations. Using imprecise or unrelated references from Gen AI might result in unintentional unfair means (plagiarism), adversely affecting your grade.
· Improvement of English spelling, grammar or vocabulary: If you have used Gen AI for this, you should include a declaration to acknowledge this. Specific guidance on the wording of the declaration will be provided on Blackboard.
· Compulsory declaration when Gen AI is not used: If you have not used Gen AI as described above, you will also be required to provide a declaration confirming this. Specific guidance on the wording of the declaration will be provided on Blackboard.
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Submission details:
Electronic submission only through Blackboard
You can submit your assignment multiple times to the submission link on the module Blackboard site. Each time you submit you will receive a Similarity Report. You can check this and improve your referencing before the final deadline.
After 3 submissions you will need to wait 24hrs before you receive a new report.
Please note: each new submission replaces any previous submission. It is not possible to retrieve a previous submission.
Your final submission must be made before the deadline to avoid late penalties.
You should note that the time of submission is taken from once the document has been successfully uploaded and confirmed – this may take more than five minutes during busy periods. Late penalties will be applied to any work submitted from 12.01pm on Monday, 30 March 2026onwards. Details of how to calculate a late penalty can be found in your programme Handbook. It is your responsibility to ensure the correct document/file has uploaded successfully.
When submitting students must:
1. Include a completed cover sheet (available from Blackboard)
2. Use ‘Student Number, MGT3003-1’ (e.g. 190011001 MGT3003-1) as the document’s file name and also as the Assignment Title in Turnitin.
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Learning outcomes being assessed:
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1. Use sociological and political economy approaches to analyse work, employment and organisations, and to draw out the linkages between behaviours in organisations and the influences of the social context in which these organisations are located.
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2. Appreciate the different perspectives and levels of explanation offered by sociologically and political economy-based theories and approaches, and to contrast these to psychological and managerially based perspectives.
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3. Interpret a range of critical themes, issues and developments in work, employment and organisation.
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4. Provide an approach to learning that has its origins within a social science tradition, which encourages students to think critically and analytically thereby developing an ability to conceptually and theoretically explore current workplace practice.
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5. Develop the capacity to critically evaluate key data sources and research evidence and be able to effectively communicate this critical understanding in written reports.
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6. Fulfil a role in subsequent employment in which they will be able to apply their understanding of employment relations processes in a practical context.
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7. Use the learning platform gained for subsequent and continuing development in a university, at work, for professional qualifications and in broader contexts.
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