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GROUP ASSIGNMENT [MGT103]

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Course: MGT103
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Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, …./2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HOW TO INSERT A TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................2

ASSIGNMENT: GROUP RESEARCH REPORT...............................................................................3
Questions:..........................................................................................................................................3
Important:.........................................................................................................................................3
Referencing:.......................................................................................................................................4
Format:..............................................................................................................................................4
REPORT STRUCTURE:...............................................................................................................4
Prefatory Section...............................................................................................................................4
Body/Text..........................................................................................................................................4
Supplemental.....................................................................................................................................5
MARKING CRITERIA.................................................................................................................6
Group Report (15%)...........................................................................................................................6
In-Class Presentation (5%)..................................................................................................................7
LIST OF OPEN RESOURCES (JOURNAL, ARTICLES & BOOKS)......................................................8
SOURCE'S CREDIBILITY............................................................................................................8

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HOW TO INSERT A TABLE OF CONTENTS
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-table-of-contents-882e8564-0edb-435e-84b5-
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o Table of contents, example:

o List of Tables, example:

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ASSIGNMENT: GROUP RESEARCH REPORT

VALUE: 20%
(Weight on report: 15% + Weight on report presentation: 5%)
WORD LIMIT: 4,000 words + Reference list + Appendix
DUE DATE: 17/03/2022
Late submission (-10% for each day late without written approval)
FORMAT: Essay format: headings and sections but no numbering

PURPOSE: The purpose of this assignment is to

1. Gain knowledge of specific issues related to Business management

2. Develop research skills
3. Develop skills in critical thinking and analysis
4. Develop skills in writing research reports

Questions:

Select at least 2 local businesses/companies from different industries who are reasonably well
established in the market. Compare and contrast the businesses/companies in light of the
following issues:
 What are their business activities? Provide brief overviews of the businesses.
 How do the organization’s environments of those businesses/companies look
like?
 What are their businesses’ visions, goals, organizational structures and cultures?
 How have the business been doing? (Profit; Loss; Only enough to survive;
Growing; Declining? Etc…)
 Identify and analyse challenges/ difficulties /barriers the company have
encountered (examples, evidence must be provided). How have the companies
handleled, overcome them and how were the results?
 How are those businesses/companies currently managing Human Resources?
(Choose 2 out 4: Attracting, Training, Developing and Maintaining)
 Conclude with what lessons can be learnt from those businesses/companies.

Important:

• Sources of information must be consistently and comprehensively referenced throughout

the essay.
• At least 6 high quality professional, company or media sources should be used.
• It is not sufficient just to repeat information from single sources such as, book, jounal.
• Plagiarism is taken very seriously in this course. To avoid plagiarism, you should first
read and follow while writing paper: https://www.scribbr.com/category/plagiarism/
Referencing:

1. Papers with incorrect referencing will receive no more than a 6.0 grade
2. Papers with no citations will receive no more than a 4.5 grade.
3. Papers with no reference list at the end of the assignment will receive no more than a 4.5
grade.
4. You must make reference to at least 6 sources.
5. The APA Referencing Style must be applied.
6. Footnotes must not be used as a referencing style.
7. Wikipedia is not to be used as a reference.

Format:

1. Typed and double-spaced

2. Font: Times New Roman, Size: 11
3. File should be submitted to LMS.

REPORT STRUCTURE:
In general, following points are to be noted in preparing your report:

Prefatory Section

1. This states information that identifies and introduces the report to the reader. It tells the
reader what to expect. Five common parts of the prefatory section are:

 Title Page
 Acknowledgement
 Abstract/Executive Summary
 Table of Contents
 List of Figures and Tables

Body/Text

1. The body of the report presents a logical argument that supports the main theme or
proposition. The body must be consistent with what you have said you are going to do in the
introduction. Usually the body of the report is organized in various chapters as below:
 Introduction
 Literature Review/Conceptual Framework
 Research Methods
 Results/Findings and Analysis
  Conclusions and Recommendations/Implications

2. Within each chapter, you can have main headings and sub-headings that should be numbered
accordingly. Each paragraph should have a topic sentence, and the points you are making
should reflect that topic sentence.

3. In presenting your results, you need to refer to theory to analyse the data you are presenting.
Use theory to explain your argument.

4. Remember that you are trying to present a logical, cohesive and clear analysis of the key
issues that you have investigated, and to use these to support your proposition or theme in a
systematic way.

5. DO NOT TRY TO WRITE EVERYTHING THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE TOPIC IN
THE HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL BE GOOD.

6. A conclusion is not just a list of the key points you have made. You need to draw together
your key points to demonstrate that you have supported your theme or proven your
proposition(s).

7. The conclusion needs to be consistent with both the introduction and the body of the report.

Supplemental

This section contains additional information that the reader finds useful. The supplemental
section of your report must contain the followings:

 ‘References’ which is a formal listing of the sources cited in the research report that may
include books, journal articles, and other reports.
 ‘Appendices’ that contain related and supportive items such as, copies of the
questionnaire, photographs, sample brochures etc.

General points about the report

1. You can use headings, but use them sparingly. Headings only add value if they assist the
reader in following the logical argument.

2. Poor spelling and grammar detracts from your ability to build an argument. CHECK
BOTH GRAMMAR AND SPELLING THOUROUGHLY.
MARKING CRITERIA

Group Report (15%)

No A Adequat Very Exceptionall

t at littl e well y well
all e
Is the report well informed (2/10) 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0
Demonstrates appropriate understanding of the
issues.
Shows awareness of relevant ideas and
arguments raised in the literature.
Shows initiative in locating and using
additional relevant information sources
Is the report well-argued? (2/10) 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0
Relationships between specific points/issues
are made clear.
The paper is interpretative and analytical rather
than merely descriptive.
Appropriate evidence is used to support
statements.
Direct quotations are used economically but
effectively.
Does the report demonstrate originality? 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
(1/10)
Reveals independence of thought beyond a
mere restatement of received ideas.
The writer addresses the issues with insight and
originality.
Is the report well structured? (3/10) 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.4 3.0
The introduction is clear and signals the
direction the paper will take.
The body of the paper is cohesive and built on
a logical sequence of relevant paragraph based
points.
The conclusion follows logically and
consistently from the introduction and the body
of the paper.
Is the report well written? (1/10) 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
The writing is clear, concise and smooth-
flowing.
Each paragraph introduces and develops a
specific point.
Sentences are properly constructed and the
prose is grammatically correct and well
punctuated.
Word choice is appropriate and words are
correctly spelt.
* Is the report well referenced? (1/10) 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Sources used are adequately and accurately
referenced throughout the paper
The reference list is presented appropriately
and accurately.
In-Class Presentation (5%)
LIST OF OPEN RESOURCES (JOURNAL, ARTICLES &
BOOKS)
 The directory of open access journals: https://doaj.org/
 Trove is a collaboration between the national library of Australia and hundreds of partner
organisations around Australia: https://trove.nla.gov.au/
 Open and free content on Jstor and Artstor: https://about.jstor.org/oa-and-free/
 Directory of open access - books: https://directory.doabooks.org/
 Online library and publication platform: https://www.oapen.org/home
 University of California press: https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/search?
facet=subject;style=eschol;brand=eschol
 Frontiers - open access publisher and open science platform:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals?domain=all

 Mendeley (Mendeley is a free reference manager that can help you store, organize, note,
share and cite references and research data) https://www.mendeley.com/
 APA Formatting and Style Guide:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_g
uide/reference_list_basic_rules.html
 Written Assignment Guidelines:
https://libguides.westminster.ac.uk/writtenassignments/reports
https://libguides.westminster.ac.uk/academicenglish

SOURCE'S CREDIBILITY
Consider your source's credibility when using it as a reference of your paper
https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/credibility.cfm
https://www.una.edu/writingcenter/docs/Writing-Resources/Source%20Credibility.pdf