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BUS104 Task 1 Management Research Brief Instructions Due Week 5 – Friday 1 April 11:59pm Weighting: 20% Length: 600 words +/- 10% (excluding references) Task Summary Goal To demonstrate knowledge of key management concepts using professional written communication skills and appropriate scholarly research. Product Management Research Brief (Weighting: 20%) Format This is an Individual Assignment. You will prepare 3 x 200-word paragraphs (total 600 words +/- 10% excluding in-text citations and reference list) based on your personal research of an approved research topic from weeks’ 1-4. Criteria 1. Organisation and structure of written content (4 marks) 2. Development and articulation of informed arguments. (4 marks) 3. Critical analysis of existing sources of secondary data and literature in the field. (4 marks) 4. Referencing of sources of information used within the body of the document and in a Reference List using Harvard referencing style (4 marks) 5. Accuracy and presentation of written work including English expression, discipline-based vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. (4 marks) Feedback Workshop facilitators will approve your chosen research topic (from weeks’ 1-4) with you in workshops no later than Week 3. You will receive comments from the marker throughout your submission (called in-line comments), as well as the online marking criteria rubric (indicating your performance across each of the criteria), and a final overall comment and score from your marker. Scenario Your manager has selected you to conduct research into one of four business areas. The four options are: managers, the managerial environment, decision-making and planning. You must select one of the four business areas and propose a research topic in that business area to your workshop facilitator by week 3 latest. You will then prepare three x 200-word paragraphs (total 600 words) using correct paragraph structure, excellent written communication skills and the inclusion of eight or more quality academic references. You will convey your key findings from the literature, to your manager (i.e. your workshop facilitator), in the form of a short (3 x 200-word paragraphs) essay. Instructions 1. This is an individual assignment. 2. Task 1 is based on management concepts presented in weeks 1- 4 of the course. 3. This task facilitates the development of foundational research and writing skills that you will utilise throughout the remainder of your degree. 4. You should research at least eight relevant academic journal articles (from management or other related academic journals e.g. strategic management, organisational behaviour etc) to build your understanding of your chosen topic. 5. Prepare three paragraphs in response to your chosen topic area. Your paragraphs should follow the D.E.A.L. paragraph structure presented in the course. The three paragraphs will cover one topic area only. 6. You will produce your three paragraphs, knows as your “Management Research Brief” of 600 words (+/- 10%) and submit to Turn-It-In Friday 1 April 2022 by 11:59pm. 7. Further guidance will be provided in workshops regarding i. Research topics that would be appropriate ii. Strategies to source academic articles adequately, and iii. Resources to support correct academic writing and referencing style. 8. You should follow the format outlined on Page 3 of these instructions to format your document 9. All students should be subscribed to the Task 1 Discussion Forum on Canvas. If you haven’t already subscribed to this forum – please do so ASAP! 10. You will have three attempts to upload your assignment. This is to provide an opportunity for students to respond to any issues highlighted by their ‘Turn-it-in’ report. This automatically generated report may show you problem plagiarism areas in your assignment. Use the feedback from your turn-it-in report to correct your mistakes before final submission. 11. When you are ready to submit (either your first, second, last or only submission – up to you! WE WILL ONLY MARK YOUR LATEST SUBMISSION)…please following the instructions below: a) Label your assignment WORD DOC file as follows: YOUR NAME & STUDENT NUMBER & BUS104 Task 1 e.g. Mary Smith 123456 BUS104 Task 1 b) Access Canvas and your BUS104 course page and navigate to the “Assignments” area c) Select “Task 1: Management Research Brief” d) Click on the top right blue button “Start Assignment” e) You will be prompted to ‘Upload File’ – click the “Upload File” button and select the correctly named as above file to upload f) Once the file appears next to the ‘Choose file’ button – tick the agreement confirming the assignment is your own work and you agree for it to be processed through ‘Turn-it-in’ g) Click the big blue button “Submit Assignment” h) When you have submitted your assignment you should get party streamers across your screen (really!) and you should be able to see in the top right corner of the page “ Submitted!” and the details of your submission (date / time / file name) i) Management Research Brief Formatting 1. Cover Page (not included in word count) (Marking Criteria 5) Make this professionally attractive (include an appropriate image / layout). Include: · Proposed research topic · Your Name and Student ID Number · Workshop Facilitator Name · Course Name & Code · Due Date · Submission Date · Word Count for your submission (excluding in-text and Reference list references) 2. Three x 200-word Paragraphs (Marking Criteria 1-5) · Start your paragraphs on a new page (the second page) of your submission. Do not include titles or subtitles – we are practising essay writing and therefore titles, or sub-titles, are not required. · Use Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri 12pt font only. Double-line spacing. Normal Margins. You should indent the first line of each of your paragraphs (Hint: use the ‘first line indent’ function in your Word Paragraph Settings) · Your three paragraphs should be structured using the D.E.A.L. approach introduced in the course. Paragraphs one and two will have linking sentences, but paragraph three will finish with a concluding sentence to summarise your research. · Accurate Harvard referencing is essential throughout your writing (i.e. in-text citations) and is directly related to marking criterion 4. This will also apply for your Reference List – as outlined below. · Be sure to edit your work thoroughly for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors (marking criterion 5) (Hint: ask someone else to read through your work to highlight errors) 3. Reference List (not included in word count) (Marking Criteria 4) · Include a complete list of academic resources cited throughout your report. Note: this is a Reference List, not a Bibliography. ONLY in-text citations should be included in the Reference List. · Make sure your Reference List is accurately formatted according to the Harvard Referencing Style Guide (i.e. alphabetical by surname of authors etc.) · You must use quality academic resources to support your research brief and reference these accurately throughout your paragraph responses (i.e. accurate in-text citations too!). Useful Resources · Your Marking Rubric (see section below) should be one of the KEY RESOURCES you refer to as you prepare your task response. Please keep your marking rubric close by as you prepare your assignment submission. · Refer to your workshop materials for useful resources in how to structure your paragraphs (i.e. the D.E.A.L. approach) · Knowledge about topics in Weeks’ 1-4 of the course will assist you once you’ve decided which topic you are interested in – this knowledge comes from online learning material, workshop content and your textbook readings but you must build on this knowledge by conducting your own quality academic research utilising academic journal articles · The library has an excellent guide to referencing using the Harvard system. Visit this page to access the Harvard Quick Guide and other useful information about referencing. We will also cover important key points about Harvard referencing in our workshops and the Task 1 Information Session. · The library’s ‘Discover’ search engine is a good start for your research topic · Google Scholar is an excellent way to search for academic resources (Hint: In the hamburger icon top left, select ‘settings’ then ‘Library links’ and search for ‘University of the Sunshine Coast’ in the search engine. You can then select our University and when you search for articles it will show you if the full article is available through USC’s library. · Your workshop facilitator is an excellent resource and always happy to answer your questions – whatever they may be! How do I choose a topic? · Start with the content for the week you are interested in (e.g. Week 1: managers and management, OR Week 2 The managerial environment OR Week 3 Decision-making OR Week 4 Planning · Once you’ve decided which week you’re most interested in for your assignment, access the learning materials (powerpoint slides, text chapter and workshop material) and see if there is a topic in that week that you are more passionate about (HINT: it’s easier to do an assignment when you’re interested in what you’re researching!) BUS104 Task 1 Management Research Brief Instructions Due Week 5 – Friday 1 April 11:59pm Weighting: 20% Length: 600 words +/- 10% (excluding references) · Here are some examples: If I was interested in ‘Managers and Management’ and I noticed at my work this week that my boss had to hold a meeting about the new Covid regulations that affect our café, I might like to propose a research topic like “How has Covid affected the informational role of managers in small business”. Or maybe I’m interested in ‘The Managerial Environment” and I notice that every week in my workplace, they hold a stand-up meeting to talk about how they’ll deal with the supply shortages. I might like to propose a research topic like “How does the current external environment affect managers?” (this is quite broad… and you might want to be more specific like “How does the external environment affect the managerial function of organising? Or Controlling?). Keep looking at interesting things affecting a business you either work at or interact with (might just be your local supermarket store!) – until you find something interesting that you want to know more about! THEN you’ll arrive at an interesting research topic! BUS104 Discovering Management2 | Page Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail Organisation and structure of written content (4 marks) Skilful Skilfully uses organisation and structure to logically form and connect ideas and enhance expression. Effective Effectively organises and logically structures work to present and connect ideas. Sequenced Uses a sequenced structure to logically organise work and form and connect ideas. Structured Key ideas are presented in an ordered fashion; a logical structure can be identified. Unstructured No or little structure and organisation evident. Key components are missing. Development and articulation of informed arguments. (4 marks) Discriminating Insightfully uses highly appropriate content to compellingly develop and articulate arguments. Skilful use of highly credible and relevant sources to rigorously underpin ideas. Compelling Uses highly appropriate, content to compellingly develop and articulate arguments. Consistently uses relevant and credible sources to support arguments. Connected Uses appropriate content to present relevant arguments and connect ideas. Uses relevant discipline-based sources