No Of Pages/Words – 2500. It is all about good report writing skill to concentrate on attach file and marking criteria please check all the requirements because it is fully depending on it. This assignment is designed to stimulate critical thinking outside of the classroom by requiring students to write a formal academic report. You will need to follow the ARE process described in chapters 2 and 3 of Your Business Degree 2 (prescribed textbook for COIT20249) to analyse the assessment task, research relevant information and evaluate the information you find. This information should be used to write an academic report in which you present your findings or outcomes and make recommendations for future practice. Professional writing and writing reports are described in chapters 4 and 5 of Your Business Degree 2.

This assessment task will assess your skills in critical thinking, researching information, forming an opinion, academic writing, logical ordering of ideas and your ability to support your arguments with quotes from literature. These objectives will be measured by the ‘closeness of fit’ to meeting the assessment task, assessment requirements and marking criteria. The report must focus on the case study scenario given in the Assessment Task section. Any assessment items that do not address the case study scenario may be awarded 0 (zero) marks. If you use Track Changes when writing your report you must ensure that the submitted document is the final and correct version of the document. That is, if your submitted report contains Track Changes or Comments or any other editing marks it may be awarded 0 (zero) marks. It is your responsibility to submit the final and correct version of your report.

Please note that there is a wealth of material available on the Moodle Unit website that you should use to help you through the process of searching for and gathering relevant information, evaluating that information and writing your report. Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need to be both clear and easy to understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly including the potential for 0 (zero) marks where relevant.

Please note that you might need to make some assumptions about the organisation in order to write this report. These assumptions should match the information in the case study and not contradict with the objectives of the report. They should be incorporated in the introduction of your report when you describe the organisation and outline the problem to be solved. Relevant assumptions should be incorporated when addressing tasks 2 and 3 above. To avoid loss of marks, do not make assumptions that are not relevant or contradictory, or will not be used in your report discussion.

You will need to conduct research to support your arguments using at least ten (10) but no more than 15 current references. Note that all the references you choose to use should be evaluated using the Triple-R framework in the research stage of preparing your Report (do NOT include this evaluation in the Report). You must have a minimum of ten (10) current references in your reference list. At least six (6) of these references should be from refereed academic journals and conference proceedings. Other references could be sourced from books, industry websites and magazines. All sources should be current that is, within last 5 years. Minimum requirements relate to a Pass mark. You are encouraged to use more than the minimum requirements (up to 15 for a HD mark for References 2 criterion) for a better quality outcome to your report through improving the quality of your analysis.

Referencing Style - Your report must include in-text referencing and a correctly cited list of references ordered alphabetically by surname of first author, in accordance with the CQU APA referencing style of referencing as referred to in the American Psychological Association (APA) abridged guide. Marks will be deducted for poor referencing, falsifying references, having less than ten (10) recent references, or for significant variations to the required word length. Use quotation marks for direct quotes and you must include the author, date and page number(s) with the quote as per the referencing standards.

Marking Criteria - The executive summary contained: a brief description of the purpose of the report, the definition of the problem, key issues explored, and how they were investigated, a summary of what you found and what you concluded, overview of your recommendations, meets the recommended length as in given the specifications. Lists the report topics using decimal notation. Includes meaningful main headings and subheadings with corresponding page numbers. Format makes the hierarchy of topics clear. Auto generated using MS Word. All pages are numbered in the report.

Set the scene for the report; gave some background information for the topic. Included a brief description of the organisation. Stated the objectives of the investigation. Included the problem you are addressing and the key issues to be explored. Explained the research method used to gather information. Outlined the sections of the report. Selected exact amount of relevant material that supports argument with no contradictions. Substantial, logical, & concrete development of ideas. Arguments were logical and clear. All tasks in the specifications addressed. Assumptions were made explicit. Key terms were defined. Details were germane, original, and convincingly interpreted.

Problem restated clearly, main points and supporting arguments summarised. Stated the significance of the findings and that the objectives of the report had been met. No new material. Suggested 3 specific actions to address the problem. Actions were clearly based on the findings of the report. Sequence of ideas was effective. Excellent sentence structure. Well-constructed paragraphs; clear linkages between paragraphs. Written expression was clear and correct; Grammar excellent; correct use of punctuation; minimal or no spelling errors; and evidence of thorough proof-reading. Observed professional conventions of written English and report format.

Title page contained all necessary information. Correct length as specified. Tidy final version - including no, track changes or unnecessary spacing or indentations, correct alignment of sections. Formatted using 12 point font (Times New Roman), 1.5 line spacing and margins of 2.54 cm. Thorough research indicated; clear well-thought out analysis clearly integrated into discussion. Analysed and evaluated information in great depth. Used references to support, extend, and inform, but not substitute writer’s own development of ideas. Combined material from a variety of sources. Did not overuse quotes. All references conformed to the Triple R framework and recent (within the last 5 years). More than ten current references 14 - 15*. Approximately 60% or more of the references were academic references; All of sources are very well reputed. Thorough referencing. Citations and reference list accurate and consistent with APA referencing style. All citations/references listed. Note: Use of more than 15 references not penalised but no extra marks. Excessive number of references may impact on the original development of ideas and hence marks to other criteria.