...|Authorised: Dean of School |[pic] | |Owner: Dean of School | | |Approved by: SQC | | |Date: 28th June 2004 | | |Revised: 17th July 2006 | | |Ref: UWBS038a | | UWBS038g Assessment Briefing for Students |Academic Year: |Semester 1 | |2013/2014 | | |Module code: |6IB003 |Module title: |Dynamics of Multinational Companies | |Subject Area: |International Business |Module Leader: |Dr...
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...WRITTEN REPORTS AND ESSAYS: GUIDELINES FOR REFERENCING AND PRESENTATION IN RMIT BUSINESS VERSION: 1.0 APPROVED: DECEMBER, 2003 REVIEW DATE: NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER, 2005 Contents TABLES iii STUDENT FEEDBACK iv 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Getting started 3 1.2 Editing 3 1.3 Confidentiality 3 1.4 Referencing 4 1.5 Reference lists 5 2 plagiarism 2.1 RMIT definition 5 2.1.1 What is plagiarism? 5 2.1.2 What is the penalty? 5 2.2 Examples of plagiarism 6 2.3 How to avoid plagiarism 7 3 referencing sYSTEM 3.1 Harvard system 8 3.2 Abbreviations 18 4 ESSAY WRITING Introduction 19 4.1 Checklist for success 19 4.1.1 Research materials 19 4.1.2 Critical analysis 20 4.1.3 Synthesis 20 4.1.4 Application 20 4.1.5 Argument 21 4.2 Sources of information 21 4.3 Common essay faults 24 4.3.1 Lack of argument 24 4.3.2 Lack of relevance 24 4.3.3 Poor level of literacy 24 5 ESSAY PREsentaTION How to format your essay 25 5.1 Title 25 5.2 Contents 25 5.3 Synopsis or abstract 25 5.4 Body of essay 25 5.5 Reference list 26 5.6 Appendices 26 5.7 Word Limits 26 5.8 Submitting your essay 27 5.9 Essays vs. Reports 28 6 REPORT WRITING 6.1 Business reports 29 6.1.1 Purpose 29 6.1.2 Form & content 29 6.1.3 Communication needs 29 6.1.4 Pertinent information 29 6.1.5 Simple, clear and concise 30 6.1.6 Repetition 31 6.1.7 Personal...
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...Referencing - The Harvard System Introduction As a student, it is important that you identify in your assessment when you are using the words or ideas of another author. The most accepted way of acknowledging the work of another author is to use a referencing system. Within the Business School you are required to use the Harvard referencing system. This guide therefore describes the Harvard referencing style, which uses an ‘alphabetical-by-author’ approach. What is referencing? It is a method used to demonstrate to your readers that you have conducted a thorough and appropriate literature search, and carried out appropriate reading. Equally, referencing is an acknowledgement that you have used the ideas and written material belonging to other authors in your own work. There are many styles that can be used to reference. Why you should use a referencing system As a part of an academic community, it is important that you show the reader where you have used someone else’s ideas or words. Failure to properly reference using the Harvard system may make the reader think that you are cheating by claiming someone else’s work as your own. In the academic environment, we call this plagiarism and it is seen as a very serious offence. Please remember that plagiarism is not just when you directly copy words from another student’s or expert’s work. Plagiarism also occurs when you re-word someone else’s ideas in your own work and you do not give credit to the original source...
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...Page 1 Department of Lifelong Learning: Study Skills Series Referencing - The Harvard System (Download pdf version) Introduction As a student, it is important that you identify in your assessment when you are using the words or ideas of another author. The most accepted way of acknowledging the work of another author is to use a referencing system. At the Department of Lifelong Learning you are required to use the Harvard referencing system. The following guide tells you why you need to use a referencing system, shows you how to insert references in the text of your assignments, and shows you how to compile a reference list. While there are many variations on the ‘Harvard’ system, the one presented in this guide is the most simple. It does away with most usages of ‘p’ and ‘pp’ to signify page numbers and it replaces some of the commas with colons. Also, this guide is by no means an exhaustive list of all the referencing conventions that you will require in your academic life. Why you should use a referencing system As a part of an academic community, it is important that you show the reader where you have used someone else’s ideas or words. Failure to properly reference using the Harvard system may make the reader think that you are cheating by claiming someone else’s work as your own. In the academic environment, we call this plagiarism and it is seen as a very serious offence. Please remember that plagiarism is not just when you directly copy words from another...
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...world. Assessment details How has daily life changed since 1800? To answer this question, compare Blainey’s account of life before 1800 with your observations about how people live today. 1. You need to read the chapter ‘Dethroning the harvest’ by Geoffrey Blainey to get an idea of life and society in the period 1500 – 1800, and then compare that with life today, drawing on your own experience and observations, and one or two additional references. 2. You will find a link to this reading on Blackboard under Assessments: Blainey, G 2000, ‘Dethroning the harvest’ in a short history of the world, Viking, Ringwood, pp.409-429 3. It may be helpful to think about these questions: Where did people live? How did people get their food? What types of work did people do, and how was it organised? What were people’s major concerns and preoccupations? What was the general standard of living? 4. You should use the Harvard reference system for in-text referencing and your Reference List. 5. You should use the Blainey reference and at least one of: Henslin, J, Possamai, A & Possamai-Inesedy, A 2011, Sociology: a down-to-earth approach, Pearson, Frenchs Forrest, pp.136-140. Macionis J & Plummer, K 2012, Sociology: a global introduction, 5th edn, Pearson Prentice Hall, Harlow, pp. 105-113. 6. You can access these resources via Blackboard, in the Assessments section. 1 SOC10007 Understanding the modern world Suggested Structure This is a guide to how you might organise your...
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...The Harvard Referencing System Introduction As a student, it is important that you identify in your assessment when you are using the words or ideas of another author. The most accepted way of acknowledging the work of another author is to use a referencing system. The following guide tells you why you need to use a referencing system, shows you how to insert references in the text of your assignments, and shows you how to compile a reference list. While there are many variations on the ‘Harvard’ system, the one presented in this guide is the most simple. It does away with most usages of ‘p’ and ‘pp’ to signify page numbers and it replaces some of the commas with colons. Also, this guide is by no means an exhaustive list of all the referencing conventions that you will require in your academic life Why you should use a referencing system As a part of an academic community, it is important that you show the reader where you have used someone else’s ideas or words. Failure to properly reference using the Harvard system may make the reader think that you are cheating by claiming someone else’s work as your own. In the academic environment, we call this plagiarism and it is seen as a very serious offence. Please remember that plagiarism is not just when you directly copy words from another student’s or expert’s work. Plagiarism also occurs when you re-word someone else’s ideas in your own work and you do not give credit to the original source. Plagiarism can...
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...Novices” sessions, including a one |15% |Various: weeks 18, 19,| |page summary of your reading | |20 in class | The three elements are described in more detail here: 1. Individual learning log (15% of the marks) You are required to develop a personal learning log as part of your individual portfolio. This should include 300 words on each of the three guest speaker sessions (i.e., Merlin Stone, weeks 2, 3, and 5; Rob Thurner, weeks 7, 8 and 9 and Ardi Kolah, weeks 10-14). Reflections will be checked against attendance so if you are unable to make a session, please notify in advance (e-mail D.anderson@kingston.ac.uk) and explain how you intend to catch up with the content. A “pro-forma” of the learning log can be found on...
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...Contents 2. Preparing 2 2.1Your lecture 2 2.2When you 2 3. Writing 3 4. Strategy 4 5.Referencing guidelines 4 5.1 What is detailed 4 Figure 1 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 3 5 (Bazar, 2008) Assignment writing guidelines 1. Introduction 2. Preparing 3. Writing 4. Strategy 5. Referencing guidelines 1. Introduction 2. Preparing 2.1Your lecture notes will give you the basic framework ONLY of the ideas, theories and concepts you will need to complete the assignment. These notes will therefore NOT be sufficient on their own. You will need to make use of the required reading, extra references and any other material you come across in the course of researching your assignment. 2.2When you are taking notes for your assignment, try and `translate' what the author is saying into your own words. Don't just copy out huge chunks from other people’s work, otherwise they will probably end up in your assignment with very little of the wording changed (which is plagiarism). Also try to think about what is being said from your own point of view - do you agree or disagree with the points that the author is making? 2.3 Take down basic points from as many sources as you can manage and compare what the authors are saying as you are reading. There will be both similarities and differences in their views and it helps if you can begin to classify authors together. 2.4 Try and only take down relevant points - authors don't (unfortunately!) write...
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...4000 - 4500 words 100% 5th May 6th June S M A Hashmi Junaid Shaikh When submitting work for assessment, students should be aware of the LSBF guidance and regulations in concerning plagiarism. All submissions should be your own, original work. You must submit an electronic copy of your work. Your submission will be electronically checked. The Harvard Referencing System must be used. The Wikipedia website must not be referenced in your work. On successful completion of this assignment you will be able to: Harvard Referencing Learning Outcomes LO Learning Outcome Description Knowledge and Understanding Critically appraise ways in which the operations and Information Systems functions contribute to an organisation’s competitiveness and strategic direction. Synthesise and evaluate complex information on IT related issues. LO1 LO2 LO3 Identify and justify the information required to establish and implement effective operational decisions, with particular reference to change management. Describe and critically assess organisations information and business process perspective. from systems, LO4 LO5 Appreciate how key organisational behaviour concepts such as structure, motivation, culture and work groups & teams impact on and influence the role of people within the broad operations of the organisation. 1 Scenario You have been appointed as a consultant of an organisation of your choice (manufacturing or service based). The company is about to embark...
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...Business School MODULE HANDBOOK Management in Context GRADUATE PROGRAMS Academic Year: 2015 - 2016 Module Tutor: Kaja Prystupa-Rządca © Kozminski University 2015 str. 1 Kozminski University Management in context MODULE MANUAL ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-2016 CONTENTS Page 1. Module Staff 3 2. Teaching and Learning Strategy 4 3. Recommended Readings 4 4. Module Assessment 4 5. Length 6 6. Structure of essay 7 7. How to start writing your essay 8 8. Grading 8 str. 2 1. Module Staff Office: Internal (direct) phone: E-mail: Office hours: str. 3 Room C/15 22 519 -21-65 kmprystupa@kozminski.edu.pl Please see current information on www.alk.edu.pl 2. Teaching and Learning Strategy Class Organization Please see detailed timetable below: dates may differ depending on which group you are attending – you will receive specific timetable with dates on the first day of class). Attendance and Participation As a general policy, I do not accept latecomers in this class. People who are more than 5 minutes late for the class will not be allowed to participate in the course. 3. Recommended Readings Several copies of “Organizational Behaviour and Management” by D. Knights and H. Willmott are available in the library. This book is an excellent companion to this course and should be also helpful in preparing your final assignment (Essay). It may also be a useful supplementary resource in preparing...
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...University of Roehampton Referencing Style Guide Harvard Version 2012 Learning Services Supporting innovation in teaching, learning and learner development The Green Room, Library rm 217 www.roehampton.ac.uk/Learningservices Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 DISCLAIMER ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE ........................................................................................................................................... 1 WHAT IS REFERENCING, AND WHY SHOULD I DO IT? .................................................................................... 1 PARAPHRASING ................................................................................................................................................. 2 QUOTING ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 CITATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 . BIBLIOGRAPHIES OR CITED WORKS/REFERENCE LIST ..........................................................................
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...Module Guide 2015-16 Module Title – Strategic leadership in a changing world Module Code – 6BUS1059 Academic Year – 2015/16 Semester - AB Module Leader – Keith Seed Contents: 1 Contact details for the module leaders (and teaching team) NameK.SeedS CullifordV. AminP.Mason | RoomM248 | Phone 01707-28400 ext 5589 | EmailK.Seed@herts.ac.uks.culliford@herts.ac.ukV.1.Amin@herts.ac.ukP.Mason3@herts.ac.uk | Office & Feedback hours. The module leader has two office hours per week commencing 5th October 2015. Keith Seed’s office hours are Monday 2.30pm-3.30pm and Friday 2.30pm-3.30pm. | 2a Module aims Appreciate a range of issues and challenges confronting strategic leaders of public, private and third sector organisations in a turbulent global environment. 2b Learning Outcomes Knowledge and understanding Successful students will typically have a knowledge and understanding of: 1. the risks and opportunities confronting strategic leaders in a changing world; 2. the challenges facing organisations in times of economic growth and recession; 3. theoretical approaches to the evaluation of an organisation's strategic position, choices and implementation of options for change; 4. the distinctions between differing change contexts and styles of leadership. Skills and attributes Successful students will typically be able to: 5. research, diagnose and analyse a complex range of strategic problems 6. critically evaluate strategic concepts...
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...single PDF or MS Office Word document. Any relevant images or screenshots must be included within the same MS Office Word or PDF document. * The last version you upload will be the one that is marked. You must declare it as your final submission. * Review the mitigating circumstances policy for information relating to extensions. * The file size must not exceed 20MB. * Answer the criteria in order, clearly indicating the CRITERIA number. * Ensure that all work has been proof-read and checked prior to submission. * Ensure that the layout of your documents are in a professional format with font style Arial, font size 12 for the text, font 14 for sub heading and font 16 for main heading, line spacing 1.5 and justified. * Use the Harvard...
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...DEPARTMENT of LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION THE BUSINESS SCHOOL HANDBOOK FOR REFERENCING 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF REFERENCING There are three main reasons why accurate referencing is important: * it provides relevant background information, illustrations of ideas or theories, or evidence for an argument that you are making in your essay or report. Your ideas need to be based on prior reading, and referencing is a way of showing that you have done this and are familiar with the field. * it enables readers to find any source of information mentioned in the text, if they want to follow up on a point or examine a theory more closely. In other words, if you refer to someone's work in an essay or report, you have to give enough information to allow readers to find it for themselves, if they find it interesting or relevant. * it gives due credit to the person(s) from whom you acquired the information. Using those ideas and/or words as if they were your own, or without acknowledging where they came from, is equivalent to 'stealing' someone else's ideas and counts as an academic offence in Britain known as plagiarism. 2. FORMATTING STYLES: HARVARD REFERENCING There are many different formatting styles for referencing, and each journal uses a specific style. So in that sense, there is no single, correct way in which to format your references. Nevertheless, it is inappropriate...
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...C11OE Individual Assignment – Due 11th March, week 10 You have the week of 25th February, by which time you will have covered the key areas for the assignment, without a lecture in order to facilitate your research for this assignment – use it well! Objectives The operations function of any enterprise has a direct and significant impact on the competitiveness and success of the firm. Upon completion of this project, you will have gained a deeper understanding of how the goals and objectives of an operation are realized in the way they do business. The project will draw upon the skills, concepts and models we have discussed this semester – e.g. operations strategy, process mapping, quality management, and lean – and apply them in a real-world setting. Assignment Select an operation within an organisation that you can easily visit (at least twice) and readily conduct observations. This could be a service operation, such as a coffee shop, or a manufacturing operation, such as a factory. This is not a typical ‘research project’ but an experiential learning project; sources may be from your selected company’s website, your knowledge of the process, site visits, interviews, process maps etc. Required: 1. Evaluate the objectives of the selected operation. You might discuss aspects of operations strategy, goals and objectives, contribution to competitive priorities, order qualifiers/winners, customers. 2. Observe the process. Complete two separate observations...
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