MGT 2321-6 & MGT2421 (2021-2022): Essay Assignment 2 \u2013 GUIDELINES<\/p>\n
All written work must be word-processed using good English in font size 12. <\/p>\n
The essay\/report must be 2000 words (+\/-10%) excluding references.<\/p>\n
Deadline for submission is Friday 29th April 2022, 9pm online (TI)<\/p>\n
N.B. Any student who experiences problems uploading their work on Turnitin should take a screen shot and immediately (no more than 15min after the deadline) e-mail their work and the screen shot to their seminar tutor.<\/p>\n
TITLE<\/p>\n
Give your work a title with reference to the question selected.<\/p>\n
1. INTRODUCTION (Approx 500 words)<\/p>\n
It is meant to inform the reader about three main things: what the student is going to do; why the subject is important and for whom (i.e. contributions to theory and practice); and how this is going to be done. For example the student could start by introducing:<\/p>\n
– general issues regarding the subject\/topic in question<\/p>\n
2. MAIN BODY SECTION (a subtitle here is advisable) (Approx 1,000 words \u2013 Section 2 & 2.1)<\/p>\n
This section develops the key issues introduced above i.e. by analysing the nature of the topic e.g. different schools of thought; key concepts have to be defined. For example:<\/p>\n
– make clear who says what (theories\/authors) and why this is important for your analysis<\/p>\n
– illustrate with cases studies\/examples if relevant for your essay<\/p>\n
The main body of the work will involve discussion which:<\/p>\n
– addresses the criticisms against the ideas\/concepts\/theories above (e.g. different theoretical perspectives in relation to the topic; lack of empirical information, etc.)<\/p>\n
– This is the place to be critical on the subject using extant literature.<\/p>\n
3. CONCLUSIONS (Approx 500 words)<\/p>\n
– summarise what has been done<\/p>\n
– summarise the main findings of the study<\/p>\n
– the student may also have his\/her own ideas\/opinion which could support or contradict what have been said earlier. <\/p>\n
– outline your own main reflections on the subject\/study (i.e. what you have learnt from it)<\/p>\n
4. REFERENCES<\/p>\n
List here all of the references cited or quoted throughout the text (e.g. books; handbooks; journal articles; government reports, etc.) (use the Harvard referencing system). <\/p>\n
PRACTICAL ADVICE:<\/p>\n
Keep focus on set question<\/p>\n
Have a proper essay\u2019s structure in place<\/p>\n
When giving examples, explain \u2018who\u2019, \u2018when, \u2018how\u2019, \u2018where\u2019 otherwise not an example<\/p>\n
Additional bibliography to the recommended texts MUST be used<\/p>\n
Introductory sentences are very important<\/p>\n
Avoid long sentences<\/p>\n
Avoid colloquial language (\u2018a lot of…\u2019; \u2018to come out with…\u2019; \u2018does not\u2019 instead of \u2018doesn\u2019t)<\/p>\n
Consistence (first or third person; font size; bold; subtitles)<\/p>\n
Editing work prior to submission required<\/p>\n
Wikipedia is not an academic source of reference; neither is a search tools like Google.com<\/p>\n
Each reference\/citation\/ quotation made in the main text must be in the Reference Section at the back and vice versa. A minimum of 10 references is required for this assignment and a maximum of 20 references.<\/p>\n
Avoid plagiarism; Turnitin similarity index must below 30%.<\/p>\n
TurnitIn submission \u2013 you can submit your work in any format (as Word document or PDF). <\/p>\n
References on the main text<\/p>\n
General references (Smith and McDonald, 2006) or according to Smith and McDonald (2006)<\/p>\n
Quotations (Smith and McDonald, 2006:33) \u2013 page number needed<\/p>\n
Three or more authors (Smith et al., 2006) or (Smith et al., 2006:33)<\/p>\n
Citations on the Reference Section <\/p>\n
Full reference required (author\/s name + date + title + journal\/book\/publisher) <\/p>\n
Example:<\/p>\n
Smith, L. and Mc Donald (2006) \u201cThe importance of entrepreneurship and small business\u201d, Journal of Small Business, vol 4, 1:33) <\/p>\n
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