|Description |Marks out of |Wtg(%) |Due date |
|Essay |100 |10% |1 April 2016 |
|Length:2000words+/-10% | | | |
This assignment is based on the Billy’s Building Supplies Inc. case study and is designed to assess your level of achievement in the learning objectives from Chapter 3. To complete this assignment you need to read the case study at the end of these instructions then write a 2000 word academic essay response to the questions below.
Essay topic
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Please note there is not a single correct theme for this essay. You need to analyze the case study and decide what YOU think about it and make this the theme for YOUR paper. In saying that, you must understand that your argument MUST be based on the theories developed within the Organizational Behavior discipline. Do NOT use opinions based on your own experience, or without the verified evidence of the text book or peer-reviewed journal articles.
The trick is to present your theme in a way that makes it very convincing and clear for your reader. You need to think your theme through and get the arguments and evidence supporting your theme clear in your mind.
I expect you are asking by now – ‘So where is the trick? This sounds pretty straightforward’.
There are in fact many ways to make mistakes when it comes to essay writing. These mistakes include sequencing your content poorly, leaving in proof reading errors or making claims about the case study without providing supporting evidence. But we have set aside two weeks of your study materials to teach you how to write and research an essay. Lots of other tips are spread throughout the first modules of the course to give you every chance to be successful in your …show more content…
These sources must be peer-reviewed journal articles or text books. Private web pages such as pages of study notes from other university courses are not acceptable.
● Whilst the use of earlier references is encouraged, you need to demonstrate that your research is current. Organizational Behavior is a dynamic area and the literature is constantly being modified to accommodate the findings of ongoing research. Consequently, you are required to use at least three sources that have been published in the last five years. These sources must be in addition to the text.
● Include a list of references at the end of your paper using the APA style or Harvard referencing style.
● Your paper must be presented with standard page margin sizes – do not adjust margins to disguise overly long or short assignments.
● Your paper must be presented in 12 pt Times New Roman font – do not adjust the font to disguise overly long or short assignments.
● Your paper must be presented in double spacing – do not adjust the spacing to disguise overly long or short assignments.
● Your assignment must fall within the required length guidelines – it must be between a minimum of 1800 words and a maximum of 2200 words in length.
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Assignment: Case study
Billy’s Building Supplies