Topic:


‘Describe and explain the factors that influence interpersonal communication in the workplace’.


 


 


You must choose at least three of the following kinds of sources and must have at least five sources on your reference list in total:


            • sections of a book (pages or a chapter)


            • a chapter from an edited book


            • a journal paper


            • an online journal paper


            • a reputable academic website such as a university website containing information on writing an essay, referencing and plagiarism issues


            • information from an E-book


            • an encyclopedia


            • document on World Wide Web with no author


            • document on World Wide Web with no author but with a sponsoring body


            • conference paper (hard copy or online)


            • newspaper article (hard copy or online).


 


Format of writing:


 


 


 


 


1. Language Skills


 


1.1 Paraphrasing (writing ideas from the readings in your own words, and referencing the original source) and Summarizing (providing a brief account of the main ideas in a passage and referencing the original source).


1.2 Quoting (showing clearly when the exact words from the passage have been used by enclosing the words in “quotation marks” and referencing the original source).


1.3 Sentence structure, grammar and editing.


2. Structure of Essay


 


2.1 Introduction


                        • Thesis statement


                        • Definition of key terms


                        • Outline of argument


 


2.2 Body


                        • Does the argument support the thesis statement?


                        • Is sufficient reference made to research?


                        • Is the author’s “voice” clear?


 


2.3 Conclusion


                        • Summary and restatement of main argument


                        • No new ideas


 


3. Referencing


 


3.1 In-text referencing


                        • Author (surnames), date, page (books and journal articles)


                        • Appropriate online referencing (No URLs in the text)


                        • Understands referencing for author / idea prominent statements


                        • Follows referencing conventions as outlined in the referencing guide (No initials or titles such as ‘prof’ in in-text referencing)


 


3.2 Reference list


                        • Alphabetical order


                        • Uses Harvard Conventions appropriately


                        • Matches in-text references


 


 


 



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