1 of 1 MGTS7610: MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT ITEM DETAILS Before and after completing your paper, carefully review these instructions and the criteria sheet to make sure you have not missed anything. Assessment Task: Research Paper Type of assessment: Problem‐solving genre (SPSE) Learning Objectives (as published in the ECP): 1: Express your opinions clearly by using words and sentence structures efficiently. 3: Make a convincing argument by structuring your ideas coherently and persuasively. Due date and submission: 14 April 2022 4PM (late submissions incur a penalty of 10% per day late) Submit online through Turnitin via Learn.UQ. You may submit multiple times before the deadline to check your similarity reports. How to submit online: Go to the course site on Learn.UQ and click on ‘Assessment’ on the left‐hand menu. Go to the folder for the assessment item. Inside this folder you will find a Turnitin submission link for which you need to click ‘View/Complete’. Follow the prompts to upload your assignment. Make sure you have successfully uploaded your assignment by reviewing the ‘View/ Complete’ button to see your submission again. Weighting: 40% (80 marks total) Length: 1500‐1800 words + Reference List (not included in word count) Formatting requirements: 11pt Calibri font 1.5‐line spacing “normal” margins (choose “normal” in Microsoft Word – this is the default for new documents) State your chosen question in full at the top of your paper. Mark‐up your paper, as explained below (see next page). Referencing style: Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) referencing style This requires both in-text citations and a reference list at the end of your document. Task Description: This task prepares you with the required academic writing skills for learning in the UQ Business School, as well as for writing proposals in the workplace. Answer only one of the two questions below (i.e., Business and Climate Change OR Business and Human Rights). You may not change the question, but you should narrow down the topic in terms of industry and location. Question 1: Climate change is a major issue for businesses. What are some problems that business operations cause, and what can regulators do to address them Question 2: Human rights is a major issue in business operations. What are some problems that businesses cause, and how can they be dealt with Don’t forget to highlight, label and draw arrows on your assessment! 2 of 1 MGTS7610: MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION Use one of the following structures to write a 1,500‐1,800‐word response to your chosen question. Write six paragraphs in the Problem‐solving genre. You may structure your response using one of the following patterns: Situation, Problem 1, Problem 2, Solution 1, Solution 2, Evaluation OR Situation, Problem 1, Solution 1, Problem 2, Solution 2, Evaluation OR Situation, Problem 1, Solution 1, Solution 2, Solution 3, Evaluation (consult your tutor) OR Situation, Problem 1, Problem 2, Problem 3, Solution 1, Evaluation (consult your tutor) Use the appropriate paragraph structure (in the correct order) for each paragraph: 1. Situation: 1. Background 2. Thesis statement 3. Outline 4. Significance of topic 2. Problems: 1. Topic sentence 2. Elaboration 3. Example 4. Interpretation 5. Link to next paragraph 3. Solutions: 1. Topic sentence 2. Elaboration 3. Example 4. Interpretation 5. Link to next paragraph 4. Evaluation: 1. Summary of findings 2. Significance 3. Limitations 4. Suggestions/Applications You may use more than one sentence for each of part (except for your Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences). Include a Reference List (not included in the word count). Use the AMJ referencing style to document all of your sources in both body of your essay (in-text citation) and your reference list. Approved references: The approved references for both topics are posted in the Research Paper assessment folder on Blackboard. Use at least eight (8) distinct sources from the approved sources (you can use these as many times as you like). Do not use any additional sources not on the list. NOTE: You may use a reference in any part of your paper, except the Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences. Every reference used within the body of your paper must appear in the Reference List; and every source listed in your Reference List must be used at least once in the body of your paper. All information and ideas borrowed from any of your sources must be referenced. Paraphrase or use direct quotations, plus a citation. Failure to cite your sources is plagiarism. Required mark‐ups: Highlight your work as follows, and use your highlights to check that you have all of the required parts of the problem‐solving genre. 1. Label each paragraph in the left margin (e.g., Problem 1, Solution 1); parts of your paragraphs (e.g., Background, Thesis Statement, Significance, or Topic Sentence, Elaboration, Example, etc.) in the right margin. 2. Underline the keywords in your Background and Thesis Statement; the keywords in your Outline and each of your Topic Sentences. 3. Draw arrows to link the keywords in your Background and in the Thesis Statement; to link the keywords in your Outline to keywords in each of the Topic Sentences. If the Topic Sentence is on a different page, you may use a number to indicate the keyword, as shown in class.
