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Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting Department of Business Studies   HELP Bachelor of Business (Hons) Year 3   INTERNAL SUBJECT DETAILS Semester 3, 2021   Subject:                             MGT 302                                           Change Management                                       Introduction to the Teaching Staff   Ravi Varmman is a senior lecturer with HELP University in the Business department

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Introduction to the Teaching Staff

 

Ravi Varmman is a senior lecturer with HELP University in the Business department. He lectures in Strategic Marketing Management, New Product Management and International Marketing. He is one of the facilitators for the Charles Sturt University, MBA programme, lecturing on International Business, Marketing Management, Marketing and Organizational Research and Business and Professional Ethics.

 

 

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

 

MGT101         Principles of Management

 

SYNOPSIS.

This course introduces the concepts of change management and the skills needed to effectively trigger and lead effective changes across an organization.

Change is a permanent feature of modern organizational life. It is not only a manager’s ability to cope with change that is important but his/her ability to lead and manage change effectively is also vital.

Students will learn why organisation change occurs, how it occurs, how it can be managed, and what forms it can take, among other inquiries. The learning extends to the processes involved in managing and leading change, including the important task of carrying out diagnosis, and its contribution to the overall objective of achieving meaningful, timely and lasting change.

 

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to demonstrate a perspective on the theory and practice of organisational change through examination of relevant current research.
• be able to discuss how political, economic and cultural changes in society affect the management of change in organisations.
• be able to describe several techniques and methods for the diagnosis of external and internal pressures for change in organisations.
• be able to develop action plans, from the study of individual, group and organisational change models, for management of change in organisations.
• be able to assess the role of political, cultural and leadership factors in implementing change, taking into account the type, depth and scale of the change program.

 

 

 

	Cummings, T. G., & Worley, C. G. (2018). Organization development and change (11th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Burnes, B. (2014). Managing change (6th ed.), Pearson.

 

Stace, D., & Dunphy, D. (2013). Beyond the boundaries: Leading and re-creating the successful enterprise (5^th ed.). Sydney: McGraw Hill.

 

 

In addition to books you should consult journals and newspapers. The following journals are suitable:

Academy of Management Review
Academy of Management Executive
Academy of Management Journal
Administrative Science Quarterly
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resource Management
California Management Review
Group and Organisation Studies
Harvard Business Review
Human Relations
Human Resource Management
Journal of Management Studies
Journal of Organisational Change Management
Leadership and Organizational Development Journal
Organizational Dynamics
Organisational Studies
Sloan Management Review

 

 

 

 

Subject Outline / Teaching Plan

 

 

Department  : Business Studies                      Subject Code  : MGT 302

Lecturer        : Mr.Ravi Varmman K               Subject Title    : Change Management

 

WEEK	LECTURE TOPIC
Week 1	Overview:(i)The Nature of Planned Change, (ii)The Organizational (“OD”) Practitioner
Week 2	(i)Entering & Contracting, (ii)Diagnosing,
Week 3	(i)Collecting, Analyzing and Feeding Back Diagnostic Information, (ii)Designing Interventions
Week 4	(i)Managing Change, (ii)Evaluating & Institutionalizing OD Interventions
Week 5	Interpersonal, Group & Organization Process Approaches
Week 6	(i)Restructuring Organizations, (ii)Employee Involvement
Week7	(i)Work design, (ii)Performance Management
Week 8	Mid Semester Break
Week 9	(i)Talent Management, (ii)Workforce Diversity & Wellness
Week 10	Transformational Change
Week 11	Continuous Change/ Trans-organizational Change
Week 12	(i)OD in Nonindustrial Settings. (ii)Future Directions in OD
Week 13-14	Revision
Week 15	Examination Period
Week 16	Examination period

Textbook:

Cummings, T. G., & Worley, C. G. (2018). Organization development and change (11^th ed.). Cengage Learning.

 

 

 

 

ASSESSMENT

 

There are 3 assessment items for this subject.

 

Assessment Items	Value	Due Date
1.  Assignment 1	25%	24 September 2021
2.  Assignment 2	25%	5 November 2021
3.  Final Assessment - Assignment	50%	Start – Complete Period: 23 November to 26 November 2021

 

REQUIREMENTS

 

To gain a pass in this subject, students must:

 

• Achieve a passing grade in the final assessment ie. score a minimum of 25 marks out of 50 marks.

 

• Attempt ALL areas of assessment; and achieve a total result of 50% or better overall.

 

 

EXTENSIONS AND PENALTIES FOR LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENT(S) BUT NOT FINAL ASSESSMENT
If you are having difficulty in completing work in time due to illness or *extenuating circumstances, you may apply for an extension through your lecturer with supporting documentations eg. medical certificate, police report etc.  Applications for extensions on or after the due date of the assessment will not be considered. A deduction of 10% per day from the marks awarded after the due date applies, if the piece of work is submitted late without approved extension.

 *Extenuating circumstances should primarily mean, medical conditions (both physiological and psychological), family issues (death or illness), and personal misfortune (accident, mugging, theft).  Student should provide document proof for all of the above and should also obtain prior approval from the examiner towards late submission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment 1                  

Due date:	24th September 2021
Value:	20% + 5%
Word limit:	2500 - 3000 words

 

Rationale

 

To provide students the ability to recognize, diagnose and appreciate “best practices” within the framework of organizational development and change management.

 

Task

 

WITH INDUSTRY 5.0, MAN AND MACHINE COLLABORATE TO FIND WAYS OF WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, CHOICE AND SUSTAINABILITY

 

Industry 5.0 focuses on combining human creativity and craftsmanship with the speed, productivity and consistency of robots. The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, saw the integration of smart, connected, and autonomous digital and physical technologies like IoT and robotics. Industry 5.0 integrates AI and the crucial and exclusively human strengths of problem-solving, value-adding creativity, and deep understanding of customers, to improve products and productivity and enable mass personalisation. The theme explores the transformative potential of Industry 5.0, bringing to bear technical, behavioural, business, and societal perspectives to address opportunities and challenges.

 

With the theme of, “Technology to enable human-machine collaboration”, carry out an investigation to explore the said relationship, its impact on human, challenges and potential avenue to synergize to make it a workable solution to fit the aspiration of Industry 5.0.

 

Based on the above article you are required to carry out a literature review on the perspective of remote work (aka work from home).

 

Your discussion should include:

• The concept of Human – Machine Collaboration
• The implication of the said collaboration on people (workforce).
• The implication of the said collaboration on traditional industrial society and management.
• Avenues to create a productive and meaningful work environment.

 

 

Note:

 

• This assignment should be carried out in pairs.
• This assignment should be presented in an essay format using conforming to all academic formalities.
• An overall high quality of work is expected showing clear development of ideas; correct use of Harvard style referencing and presentation of supporting information; suitable academic style and tone of writing, error free text and grammar.
• In line with the University’s policy on plagiarism, any and all copying of other people’s work will incur the most severe penalties.  Any suspected plagiarism will be forwarded directly to the Head of School to be dealt with via formal channels.
• This assignment will be weighted at 20%, and the remaining 5% will be from the weekly presentation. Students will be required to carry out 10 presentations over 10 weeks, to gain the 5%. (Weekly presentation topic will be advised later)

 

 

 

Project 2

           

Due date:	5 November, 2021
Value:	25% of total assessment in subject
Word limit:	3000 – 3500 words

Rationale

• To provide students with a hands on approach in managing change.
• To provide students with an opportunity to work as a team.

 

 

Task:-

 

Hybrid work is a drastic departure from the traditional work model.  Hybrid work has many variations. Some companies might allow every employee the flexibility to work on-site and remotely part of the week. Other companies might have employees working either full-time remote or full-time on-site. And others might allow a combo of the two.

 

 

You have been tasked to investigate the matter by focussing on a company of your choice and eventually to provide a solution for the said company to migrate into a hybrid work model. The company you select must firstly be a local company (Malaysian), and secondly must be within the category of Small & Medium Sized Enterprise (SME). The solution you provide must show a comprehensive plan as to how the said firm would proceed to adopt a hybrid work model and how it can transition towards it smoothly.

 

Refer to the guideline below to complete this project.

 

• A description of the firm’s business and operation.
• Review on the current work model applied.
• Investigate employee need:

• Speak with workforce to learn their needs. By involving employees, you can create a work model that keeps employees motivated to do their best work. 
• To do this, send out a survey to help gauge employee sentiment around hybrid work. Be sure to ask questions about the working setup they’d thrive most in and include examples. Here are some questions to include:

1. Have you moved away from your assigned work location in the past year?
2. How many days per week do you anticipate wanting to work on-site?
3. If you had access to an office space closer to home, would you prefer to use that instead of commuting to the office?

• Develop employee persona:

• Personas are a set of semifictional characters that represent your employees—their needs, behaviors, and preferences.

• Build the infrastructure that’ll support flexible work:

• At its best, hybrid work will bridge the remote and onsite environments so employees can work together with ease. You’ll need to invest in technologies that enable this, such as communication tools and on-site video conferencing equipment. Decide whether you need new tools or if you can leverage existing ones in new ways.
• Establish companywide communication best practices and encourage team leads to set clear expectations with their employees. For example, you may adopt an asynchronous style of communication to accommodate employees working in different time zones.
• Create office schedules to manage workplace traffic and provide employees flexibility. There are a number of ways to approach this. For example, you may decide employees will work onsite on certain days or weeks. Or, you could allow custom scheduling where managers set their team’s schedules.

• Invest in company culture:

• Be intentional about reinforcing your company culture. This is even more important in a hybrid work model, where it’s not always possible to swing by someone’s desk or have a water cooler chat. Invest in opportunities that delight your employees, like gamifying part of your company’s onboarding experience.
• Consider how you can create experiences for the hybrid work landscape around your company’s core values. For example, if your organization values teamwork, you might arrange a virtual teambuilding activity. At Envoy, we use the Donut Slack integration to encourage employees to meet people on other teams for a virtual coffee chat or peer learning exchange.

• Gather continuous feedback:

• As you work toward building a hybrid work environment that’s ideal for your company, remember to gather employee feedback. Be sure to provide more than one way for employees to share their thoughts. For example, you might have an “alwayson” Slack channel dedicated to employee feedback. In addition to that, you might send out quarterly feedback surveys to your workforce.
• Collecting this feedback will help you iterate as you go and build a hybrid workplace that thrives. Check out our blog post for more ideas on how to get real, unfiltered employee feedback.

 

 

Note:

 

You may gather information from interviews, company websites or published literature of the said organization.

This is a group project. Each group should consist between 4 - 5 students only.

Upon submission of written report each member of the group should attach an individual log.

Prepare a written report of length between 3000 -3500  words.

All academic formalities as in assignment one must be strictly adhered to.

 

 

 

ITEM 3: Final Assessment (Online)

 

Period:	23 November 2021 (9.00am) – 26 November 2021 (5.00pm)
Value:	50%
Duration:	Four (4) Days

 

Instruction:

 

This assignment will be the third and final assessment set for this subject.

 

Candidates will be given a case incident.

 

Candidates will be given 4 days to complete this task.

 

Candidates will have to attempt this task by complying with all academic formalities as stipulated for a regular assignment as have been laid out for Assignment 1 and 2

 

Further details on the final assessment will be updated on the 11^th week of the semester..

 

Note:

Candidates should take note that you will have to obtain a pass grade for this component in order to obtain an overall pass for this subject.

 

 

ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT RUBRICS

 

Note:

All 3 assessments will be graded using the below rubrics.

 

 

Marking Rubrics:

Category	Criteria	Ratings								Marks
		Outstanding			Competent		Below Average		Unsatisfactory
Content	Relevance to Question Asked	Comprehensive exploration of the topic. (10-9 marks)			Has covered reasonably well within the confines of the given literature for this course. (8-6marks)		Topic not fully covered (5-3 marks)		Totally off tangent from the topic. (2-0 marks)	/10
	Effective Use of Theory	Has used more than three theories in discussion (5 marks)			Has used at least two theory in discussion (4-3 marks)		Has used at least one theory in discussion (2-1 marks)		No theories were used. (0 marks)	/5
	Topics Discussed in Depth	Critical comment and a personal synthesis of the issues shown. (10-9marks)			Has attempted to be critical but does not show personal synthesis (8-6marks)		Discussion is too brief (5-3 marks)		No element of discussion, very narrative. (2-0 marks)	/10
	Logically Developed Argument	Discussion put forward has absolute consistency with flow of thought. (10-9 marks)			Has attempted systematic exploration of the topic. (8-6 marks)		A reasonably balanced summary of the issues as reflected in the course study materials. (5-3 marks)		Unreflective personal comment, incoherent argument. (2-0 marks)	/10
	Integration of Reference Material	Detailed support from literature. (5 marks)			Regular support provided from the literature. (4-3 marks)		Some explanation, illustration and support is provided from the literature. (2-1 marks)		No support from literature. (0 marks)	/5
	Variety of Viewpoints Expressed	Demonstrated wide understanding of the topic with excellent reference made to contemporary thought on the investigated topic.   (10-9 marks)			Demonstrated good understanding of the topic with some reference made to contemporary thought on the investigated topic. (8-6marks)		Demonstrated fair understanding of the topic with no reference made to contemporary thought on the investigated topic. (5-3marks)		Demonstrated poor understanding of the topic with no reference made to contemporary thought on the investigated topic. (2-0 marks)	/10
Originality	Originality and Creative Thought	Demonstrated  strong element of independent thinking (10-9 marks)			Attempted to show independent thinking but did not fully explore the thought. (8-6marks)		Thoughts were developed based on known paradigm. (5-3 marks)		Did not show any originality or creative thought in work. (2-0 marks)	/10
	Goes Beyond Basic Course Material	Wide range of reference material used beyond suggested in the course material (10-9 marks)			Course materials were used effectively, without reference made beyond that. (8-6 marks)		Used course material reasonably well. (5-3 marks)		Course material was poorly utilized. (2-0 marks)	/10
Style and Presentation	Language Fluency and Style	Virtually flawless language proficiency (5 marks)			Few flaws in grammar and spelling (4 marks)		Minor flaws in grammar , spelling and clarity of sentences. (3 marks)		Major flaws in grammar , spelling and clarity of sentences. (2-0 marks)	/5
	Well Organized and Clear Framework	Virtually flawless presentation, conforming to all expectations of format and structure. (5 marks)			Few flaws in presentation. (4 marks)		Opening paragraph simply restates the topic.   Some major points missed (3 marks)		Structure confused, not discernible, not explained (2-0 marks)	/5
	Reasonable Length	Below 3% range of word length (5 marks)			Within 3% - 5% range of word length (4 marks)		Between 5%  - 7% range of word length (3 marks)		More than 7% range of word length (2-0 marks)	/5
Referencing	Acknowledgement of Sources	Flawless referencing method, conforming to expected academic formalities (5 marks)			Few flaws in academic formalities (4 marks)		Minor flaws in academic formalities (3marks)		Major flaws in academic formalities (2-0 marks)	/5
	Wide Range of Sources Used	More than 20 sources used to complete the assessment, of which more 50% and more are journal articles. (10-9 marks)			10 -19 sources used to complete the assignment of which 30% - 49% are journal articles (8-6 marks)		5-9 sources used to complete the assignment of which 30% -  49% are journal articles (5-3 marks)		Only used 4 or below sources to complete the assignment o only referred to 30% and below to journal articles (2-0 marks)	/10
Total										/100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment No.: __

 

   Assignment Cover Sheet

 

Student Information (For group assignment, please state names of all members)			Grade/Marks
Name		ID
Module/Subject Information				Office Acknowledgement
Module/Subject Code
Module/Subject Name
Lecturer/Tutor/Facilitator
Due Date
Assignment Title/Topic
Intake (where applicable)
Word Count				Date/Time

 

Declaration

 

. I/We have read and understood the Programme Handbook that explains on plagiarism, and I/we testify that, unless otherwise acknowledged, the work submitted herein is entirely my/our own.

. I/We declare that no part of this assignment has been written for me/us by any other person(s) except where such collaboration has been authorized by the lecturer concerned.

. I/We authorize the University to test any work submitted by me/us, using text comparison software, for instances of plagiarism. I/We understand this will involve the University or its contractors copying my/our work and storing it on a database to be used in future to test work submitted by others.

 

Note:1) The attachment of this statement on any electronically submitted assignments will be deemed to have the same authority as a signed statement.

 2) The Group Leader signs the declaration on behalf of all members.

Signature:		Date:
mail:
Feedback/Comments*
Main Strengths
Main Weaknesses
Suggestions for improvement
	Student acknowledge feedback/comments
Grader’s signature	Student’s signature:
Date:	Date:

Note:

1)A soft and hard copy of the assignment shall be submitted.

2)The signed copy of the assignment cover sheet shall be retained by the marker.

3)If the Turnitin report is required, students have to submit it with the assignment. However, departments may allow students up to THREE (3) working days after submission of the assignment to submit the Turnitin report. The assignment shall only be marked upon the submission of the Turnitin report.

*Use additional sheets if required.

 

 

 

 

Department of Business Studies

 

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

 

Honesty and Responsibility

Academic integrity is an important tenet for HELP University. In pursuit of the highest standards of academic integrity, the Department of Business Studies holds it students to the highest ethical standards defined by the Rules and Regulations section of the Academic Handbook. All students at the Department of Business Studies are subjected to and are bound by the Student Academic Misconduct Rule to assure academic honesty. Students are required to sign a pledge on the assignment cover sheet before submitting your assignments to the Administration Office of the Faculty of Business, Economics & Accounting.

 

What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is academic dishonesty or academic theft, and it is a serious academic offence. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the followings:

1. quote, paraphrase or summarize someone else’s ideas, theories or data, in whole or in part, without appropriate acknowledgement
2. borrow ideas, opinion or words, in whole or in part, from other sources without properly crediting the author(s)
3. use any facts, statistics, diagrams or graphs, in whole or in part, without acknowledging the source clearly
4. claim or imply original authorship of someone else’s ideas, theories or data, in whole or in part, as your own
5. employ or allow someone to help to revise, amend or write your work and pass off as your own original work
6. collaborate with or allow other students to copy your work
7. draw on sources more than what you have acknowledged by citations

 

While a student is not discouraged to discuss an assignment with his/her friends or classmates, the work he/she submits must be done by the student alone. If a student shares his/her assignment with other students and they plagiarize it, the student is as guilty as those students who plagiarized his/her assignment. All parties to plagiarism are considered equally guilty. Under no circumstances should a student be involved in collusion with other students unless he/she is permitted to work on an assignment jointly by the lecturer/tutor. If a student is unsure what constitutes plagiarism, he/she is obliged to consult the lecturer/tutor on the matter before submission of his/her assignment.

 

When and How to Reference?

Knowing when and how to cite is a student’s responsibility. If he/she is in doubt or need more help on this matter, the student may consult the lecturer/tutor. The following list comprises some of the sources a student will need to reference. The list is by no means exhaustive, but simply consists of the most common sources used by students to complete their work.

1. Books
2. Chapters in books
3. Journal articles
4. Conference papers
5. Newspaper articles
6. Magazines
7. Websites
8. Study guide

 

Students are advised to cite in the following cases ^[[1]]:

1. When he/she quotes two or more words verbatim, or even one word if it is used in a way that is unique to the source
2. When he/she introduce facts that he/she have found in a source
3. When he/she paraphrase or summarize ideas, interpretations, or conclusions that he/she find in a source
4. When he/she introduce information that is not common knowledge or that may be considered common knowledge in your field, but the reader may not know it
5. When he/she borrow the plan or structure of a larger section of a source’s argument (for example, using a theory from a source and analyzing the same three case studies that the source uses)
6. When he/she build on another’s method found either in a source or from collaborative work in a lab
7. When he/she build on another’s program in writing computer code or on a not-commonly-known algorithm
8. When he/she collaborate with others in producing knowledge

 

In general, a referencing system requires two parts:

1. In-text citations

This is information about a source within the text of an assignment.

2. List of references

This is a list of all sources a student has used to research his/her assignment. It is alphabetically arranged by author surname and appears immediately after the last page of an assignment. 

 

Different faculties or departments may have different requirement on how referencing for an assignment should be done. The various formats used for in-text citations and list of references are available in the following websites:

1. Harvard System (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/guide/gen/harvard.html)
2. Chicago Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/index.html)
3. American Psychological Association or APA Style (http://www.apastyle.org)
4. Modern Language Association of America or MLA Style (http://www.mla.org)

 

Once a student has selected a referencing style for his/her assignment, he/she must follow the same style consistently throughout the assignment. We strongly suggest that the student consults the lecturer/tutor about which method to use before submission of his/her assignment.

 

 

 

 

What are the Procedures and Penalties for Plagiarism?

When a lecturer/tutor encounters a possible case of plagiarism, the lecturer/tutor shall report the matter to the Head of the Department, who then initiates an investigation on the matter. The following procedures would be carried out:

1. The lecturer/tutor shall provide evidence that substantiates an academic offence has occurred. The following documentations must be ready prior to reporting of alleged plagiarism:
   1. Copy of the alleged plagiarized assignment
   2. Copy of the source material (e.g. articles, websites, newspaper, etc.)
   3. Report of plagiarism
   4. Any other information that would support the claim of plagiarism
2. If the evidence warrants an accusation of academic offence, the Head of Department shall establish a Board of Inquiry comprising 3 academic staff. The Department shall provide all necessary documentations, including report on prior academic offences if applicable, to the Board of Inquiry.
3. The Board of Inquiry shall put the matter to the student in writing and give him/her an opportunity to respond to the accusation within 3 working days.
4. The student will be required to attend a meeting with the Board of Inquiry. After meeting the student, the Board of Inquiry shall decide whether or not the alleged plagiarism has occurred. The following documentations shall be submitted to the Head of Department at the end of the meeting:
   1. Findings of the investigation
   2. Recommended action(s) to be taken or imposed
5. The Head of Department shall review the Board of Inquiry’s report with supporting evidence and shall decide on an appropriate action(s) based on the recommendation of the Board of Inquiry.
6. The decision of the Head of Department shall be put in writing to the student. Copies of all documentations will be retained in the Department.
7. If the student feels that he/she has been unfairly accused or treated, the student may appeal to the Head of Department within 5 working days.  
8. The Head of Department shall review the appeal and the final decision will be communicated to the student in writing and a copy will be kept with the Department. Once a determination of plagiarism and penalty has been made by the Head of Department, the investigative process will be deemed to have ended and the student will not be allowed to appeal.

 

Possible penalties for plagiarism range from mark reduction for the assignment to expulsion from the University. The student will not be allowed to make up the assignment. If plagiarism has been found to have occurred, the Department will take action(s) as determined by the forms of plagiarism implicated:

 

1. Complete plagiarism

Verbatim copying another person’s work without acknowledgement

1st offence	:	A grade of “F” in the subject and a warning letter will be issued
2nd offence	:	Expulsion from the University at the discretion of the Head of Department

2. Substantial plagiarism

Near-verbatim copying another person’s work by simply altering the order of the sentences or the format of presentation or by changing a few words or phrases without acknowledgement.

1st offence	:	Zero mark on the assignment and a warning letter will be issued
2nd offence	:	A grade of “F” in the subject and a warning letter will be issued
3rd offence	:	Expulsion from the University at the discretion of the Head of Department

3. Minimal plagiarism

Acknowledgement is made but paraphrasing by changing and/or eliminating some words

1st offence	:	Deduction of 50% of available marks on the assignment and a warning letter will be issued
2nd offence	:	A grade of “F” in the subject and a warning letter will be issued
3rd offence	:	Expulsion from the University at the discretion of the Head of Department

4. Unintentional plagiarism

Insufficient acknowledgement by not applying citation or quotation marks correctly

1st offence	:	Deduction of up to 50% of available marks on the assignment and a warning letter will be issued
2nd offence	:	A grade of “F” in the subject and a warning letter will be issued
3rd offence	:	Expulsion from the University at the discretion of the Head of Department

Pleading ignorance or unintentional plagiarism does not constitute valid reasons for plagiarism and will not avoid the penalties from being imposed. Excuses for acts of plagiarism such as the following, but not limited to, will not be entertained:

1. I don’t have time to do the assignment
2. I have too many assignments due on the same day
3. I don’t know, I really didn’t do it
4. I am not aware
5. I don’t understand what plagiarism means
6. I have no intention to plagiarize
7. I forgot to cite the reference
8. I forgot to include the bibliography
9. My English is not good
10. My lecturer/tutor did not explain to me
11. In my country, it is alright to copy someone else’s work
12. My friend copied my assignment when I let him/her to look at my assignment
13. My friend copied my assignment when I allow him/her to use my laptop
14. I did my assignment in the computer lab, someone must have copied my work
15. I asked my friend to submit my assignment and he/she copied my work
16. I discussed my assignment with my friends, so our answers are the same/similar
17. Even though I do not have in-text citation but I have bibliography/reference list

Students should be reminded that it is their responsibilities to take due care throughout their written work to effectively reference or cite when they use others’ ideas from any source.