Assessment 2: Part a:

Assessment 2: Part A:

COMPREHENSIVE Research EssaY PLAN WITH JOURNAL ARTICLE SUMMARIES

Weight: 10%

Due: Week 4

Word Count: 1000 words

* 750 words Journal Summaries

* 250 words Comprehensive Plan

Overall Requirements:

* Students are strongly advised to read the notes on essay writing on the subject web page prior to commencing work on this assessment task.

* The assignment is to be presented as a written comprehensive plan for an essay supported by your review of three relevant articles. (The essay itself requires at least a review of the relevant chapter from the prescribed text and use of at least three refereed management journal articles relating to the set topic. The use of additional references is encouraged. See Recommended References in the subject guide.)

* Topics will be allocated in the first tutorial of the semester by your tutor.

* The topic assigned to you will be from the topics listed on Blackboard.

* In-text referencing showing where you will be using the textbook and article material PLUS a reference list for the essay plan you are preparing MUST be included at the end of the plan.

* NOTE: ‘Wikipedia’, ‘answers.com’ and other non-peer reviewed online sources of information are not acceptable references.

* The Harvard system must be used for the in-text references and the reference list.

* Essays must be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document file via the Blackboard Assignment Submission process. The file name for your essay must be in the format of Given Name_Family Name_Student ID number_Assignment. For example Alan_McWilliams_s1234567_Essay

* Essays submitted with any other file name format will not be accepted.

Requirements for Plan:

* The comprehensive essay plan should be submitted in “dot point” form with major paragraph themes and sub-themes of the essay clearly identified (e.g. Introduction, Background, Conclusion etc.) and...