Guide to Writting Assignment

UIDE TO
RITING
SSIGNMENTS

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Available to download for free from UTS:Business website http://www.business.uts.edu.au/teaching/student/index.html GUIDE TO WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
Third edition
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BUSINESS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This third edition of the Guide to Writing Assignments owes a great deal to its predecessor edition which was the result of collaborations between the Faculty of Business and other groups at UTS including staff of the UTS Libraries, the Faculty of
Law and the ELSSA Centre. Many staff from within the Faculty of Business have contributed to ongoing development of the
Guide.

Third Edition prepared by Carolyn Webb, Consultant in Higher Education Learning and Teaching
Printed by the UTS Printing Service, Ultimo for the Faculty of Business
Distributed by the University Co-op Bookshop, UTS Branches at Ultimo and Kuring-gai Campuses
© Copyright 2010, Faculty of Business, University of Technology Sydney

FOREWORD

We are very pleased to introduce the third edition of the Guide to Writing Assignments in the Faculty of
Business. Research and written communication skills are required competencies of all students in our Faculty and at all levels of study, and the Faculty is committed to encouraging and supporting students’ development of communication competence as an integral part of their learning. We are equally committed to ensuring our students graduate with a high level of communication competence as part of their attainment of the core graduate attributes, equipping them to be work-ready. This Guide is an important element in that commitment. The Guide is intended to assist students, particularly those in undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs, when preparing their written assignments. This third edition is a substantial revision with a new structure, and incorporating many more examples of writing to illustrate the key characteristics of written assignments in Business. It is packed

Bibliography: (1) Smith (2003) reported on a survey of 287 senior managers in Victoria. Her study covered five major areas which were … Her results are summarised below … Smith (2003) concluded … While I agree with her about points A and B, I do not believe that she has presented sufficient evidence that X and Y (2) In a more detailed study, Jones (2004) carried out in-depth interviews will all middle to senior managers of an American insurance company (2004) study covers only one organisation, I would suggest that her explanation of the relationship of X and Y is more convincing than that offered by Smith (2003) or by Bloggs (2002). This is because … Bloggs (2002) … The second example is structured according to the argument that this student study of an American insurance company by Jones (2004), and it was one of the five major areas covered in the survey of 287 Victorian senior managers conducted by Smith (2003). Bloggs (2002) also discussed this issue at a general level and the theory outlined by Young (2003) is also of some relevance essence, there appear to be two basic positions on this issue. Smith (2003), Bloggs (2002) and Young (2003) can all be seen as maintaining … Jones (2004), on the other hand … Overall, Jones’s (2004) position appears more convincing (2) The importance of A All articles reviewed emphasised the importance of A except Jones (2004), who did not address this issue. To summarise the arguments for A, Smith (2003) found … Bloggs (2002) argued… etc.