Task 3 Academic Writing
· This task is an Individually written assessment. This writing is based on the same topic that the student presented in the group presentation.
· You will be writing a 5-paragraph essay in Harvard Style on
the topic you presented it must be well supported by outside sources.
1.
Identify, analyze, and present an example of a business that you used in your presentation.
2. Your essay must include a
clear thesis statement. This is the last sentence of the Introduction paragraph which clearly states the three ideas you will write about in your essay.
· You must upload your word document via TurnItIn in Moodle.
Formalities:
· Write between 1000-1200 words.
· Cover page, Index page, and References are excluded from the total wordcount.
• Prepare an Appendix page (as explained and given to the class) to follow the Reference page. Include
at least two quotes,
two
paraphrases and
two summaries. Include the original author’s work and then underneath it, write your paraphrase or summary
· Font: Arial 12,5 pts.
· Text alignment: Justified.
· The in-text citations and Reference page in
Harvard referencing style.
Submission: Week 13 – Via Moodle (Turnitin). Sunday, 21 January 2024, before 23.59 CET
Weight: This task is a 30% of your total grade for this subject.
It assesses the following learning outcomes:
• Understand the differences between business and academic writing.
• Illustrate an awareness of how to apply principles of proper referencing, paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting other authors’ work.
Rubric Academic Writing
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Exceptional 90-100
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Good 80-89
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Fair 70-79
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Marginal fail 60-69
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Knowledge & Understanding (25%)
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Student demonstrates excellent understanding of
key concepts and uses vocabulary in an entirely appropriate manner.
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Student demonstrates good understanding of the task and mentions some relevant concepts and demonstrates use of the relevant vocabulary.
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Student understands the task and provides minimum theory and/or some use of vocabulary.
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Student understands the task and attempts to answer the question but does not mention key concepts or uses minimum amount of relevant vocabulary.
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Application
(25%)
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Student applies fully
relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.
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Student applies mostly relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.
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Student applies some relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstanding may be evident.
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Student applies little relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstands are evident.
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Critical Thinking (20%)
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Student
critically assesses in excellent ways, drawing outstanding conclusions from relevant authors.
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Student critically assesses in good ways, drawing conclusions from relevant authors and references.
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Student provides some insights but stays on the surface of the topic. References may not be relevant.
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Student makes little or none critical thinking insights, does not quote appropriate authors, and does not provide valid sources.
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Communication (30%)
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The student shows exceptional understanding o
f paraphrasing and summarizing skills.
The
student quotes
exceptionally well to support his/her ideas.
Flawless use of
Harvard
referencing conventions. Flawless grammar, spelling and correct wordcount.
Correctly created and attached an appendix
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The student shows
good understanding of
paraphrasing and summarizing skills. The student quotes well to support his/her ideas.
Makes correct use
of Harvard referencing
conventions.
Good grammar, spelling and close to correct wordcount. Created and attached an appendix.
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The student shows
marginally inadequate
understanding of
paraphrasing and
summarizing skills.
The student uses quotes
that are sometimes
irrelevant to his/her ideas.
Makes use of Harvard
referencing conventions
sometimes or with many
Mistakes/omissions. Some clarity and concision. It may be slightly over or under the wordcount limit. Some misspelling errors may be evident. Attached an appendix
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Student communicates their ideas in a somewhat unclear and unconcise way. Does not reach or does exceed wordcount excessively and misspelling errors are evident.
The student does not show
understanding of paraphrasing and summarizing skills.
The student uses quotes that
are irrelevant or does not
quote at all.
Incorrect use of Harvard with multiple errors or fails to use said conventions. Did not attach an appendix
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