1. Submission of final work is Friday 16 March
Work Place Report
Submission of draft work: Friday 23 February… this is a week after we next meet (which is Friday 16 and Saturday 17 February)
Submission of final work is Friday 16 March
All submissions to me:

2. IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Do remember that copies of ALL courseworks MUST be handed into the office!
Submission of draft work: 23 February
Submission of final work: 16 March
Draft submission in Word
Final submission in pdf

3. What is the aim? Transferable skills at level 6 undergraduate!
Key skills: communication, strategic and analyitcal.
Communication… persuasion, active listening, expressing yourself
Strategic…negotiation, judgement and decision-making
Analytical… thinking, deductive reasoning and complex problem solving.

4. Aims and objectives Aims and objectives… the difference?
Aims… the flag on the mountain top!
Objectives… the steps along the way:
Getting to the foothills… e.g. literature review
Base camp… e.g. your methodology
The march upwards… e.g your research for data- data is what you analyse
Etc…

5. Significance of theory
In this assignment you can reflect on and draw from your experience
And relate it to the ‘bigger picture’: theories that you will be studying from now on, right through to your Bachelor-thesis (the last component)
The theories will be your secondary authorities which you use for support

6. Writing an academic report
A… structure
First bits…
Abstract… how is this different from the intro?
Table of contents
List of figures (with pages, but not sources)
Abbrevations (if more than one!)
Generally the passive voice (rather than the third person), but here first person (I/me) to reflect on your role and personal development!

7. And then, the body of the report
The introduction
Company and your job role
Methodolgy
Analysis and critical discussion
Personal reflection
Reference list (Harvard system)

8. Referencing and citations
B…referencing
Harvard referencing
All figures and tables should be labelled, and the origanal source cited…e.g.
Figure 1…(details)… this picture was taken by Susan Hawker, author of this report, (date).
Figure 2… (details)… where you found this- if from the website the n.p. for no page number.

9. Substantiating what you say
A… primary authority, e.g.
Company data, statistics, reports, mission statements… any litigation/investigtions (?), internal strikes, militant/other responses to company practice… etc
B… secondary authority, e.g.
Established theories, published peer-reviewed articles, newspapers etc, other forms of media

10. Use of the theories?!
ekumakad.cz/.../strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-and-threats
And it goes on…
HBR’s The Essentials (Harvard Business Review) 2011