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Getting started at uni
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Getting started at uni
What will I do?
About the institution
What will I need?
Who will help me?
Study skills
Argument analysis
Critical thinking
Mind mapping
Note-taking
Online learning skills
Preparing for assessment
Reading skills
Researching your assignment
Starting my first assignment
Studying efficiently
Time management
Referencing
What is referencing?
Understanding citations
When referencing isn't needed
Getting help with referencing
Quoting
Paraphrasing
Summarising
Synthesising
Integrating ideas
Referencing with Easy Cite
Writing and assessments
Academic style
Academic word lists
Acting with academic integrity
Annotated bibliographies
Artificial intelligence tools
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Oral presentations
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English
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Report checklist
Check that your report has the following features:
Are all parts of your assignment task covered? In relevant sections?
Have you used conventional report format and structure?
Are there well-structured sections where the information is organised logically under content headings? Do headings clearly indicate the ideas that follow?
Are there clear headings and sub-headings for each section? Have you used heading styles to format the headings?
Are there clear, structured paragragraphs?
Is there a
title page
that includes title of the report, your name and student number, name of the course and date?
Do you have a
table of contents
with page numbers?
Is there an
executive summary
or
abstract
that summarises the whole report?
Does the
introduction
outline the context, background and purpose of the report?
Is there a
method
section where the research techniques used are clearly explained?
Do you have a
results/findings
section that presents and summarises your findings?
Is there a
discussion
section explaining and interpreting the results?
Does the
conclusion
sum up what was covered and contain the ‘answer’? No new information?
Do you have
recommendations
that suggest possible future actions or solutions? (may use bullets here)
Have you included a
reference list
that includes all references used in your report, in the appropriate style?
Have you included extra information in
an appendix/appendices
?
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Writing a business research report
