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Academic English Skills Coursework 1: Source Report
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Name: zhou xiaonan
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Class: sfse2d |
Date: 2020 2.18
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Essay title or question:
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Title: Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of a company moving its production operations to a developing country. Consider the social, economic and political effects of company relocation.
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Plan for overall structure of essay:
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Plan for overall structure |
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Introduction: introduction to developing countries |
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P1. Empirical evidence of the impact of transnational production |
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P2. Social problems in developing countries |
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P3. Political phenomena in developing countries |
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Conclusion So shifting production from one company to another in the developing world does more harm than good because there are so many sources of instability |
Part 1: Annotated List of Sources
Select TWO sources you have read and plan to use in your essay and complete the table below outlining:
· why the text is useful for your essay
· how you found the source.
You will focus on three different sources in part 2. Include a reference in the following format:
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Books / chapters of books:Social sustainability in developing country suppliers
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Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Title of work (Edition if not first). Place of Publication: Publisher. e.g. Bryman, A. (2012). Social research methods (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Anisul Huq, Fahian Stevenson, Mark Zorzini, Marta,International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 28 April 2014, Vol.34(5), pp.610-638, E-ISSN: 1758-6593
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Journal articles (print/ online)On the foreign operations of Third World firms : a study about the background and the consequences of "Third World multinationals"
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Author Surname, Initial(s). (Year). Title of article. Title of journal/periodical, Volume(Issue), Page range. doi Lane, J. D., Evans, E. M., Brink, K. A., & Wellman, H.M. (2016). Developing concepts of ordinary and ex traordinary communication. Developmental Psychology, 52(1), 19-30. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000061 Patrice J H Riemens,Amsterdam : Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, Insituut voor Sociale Geografie, Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1989 ISBN : 9068091107; ISBN : 9789068091106
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Websites shef.ac.uk |
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Note that you should summarise and paraphrase key information in the text in order to demonstrate that you have understood the sources. You may use bullet points. You are not marked for your language accuracy, but you will be penalised for copying text from the source.
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Type of source: Economy perspective |
Reference: Social sustainability in developing country suppliers
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This source is relevant because... In this paper, a large number of the developing country suppliers in this paper are adopting socially sustainable practices, as well as how to hinder and promote the implementation process. In addition, I think there is plenty of space to explain the social problems in developing countries, which can better prove my paper. I found this source by…
I found it on the school website starplus.
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Source 1
Source 2
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Type of source: Politics and economy perspective |
Reference: On the foreign operations of Third World firms : a study about the background and the consequences of "Third World multinationals"
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This source is relevant because...
Another example I looked for was a study on a multinational company and the results. I read the article and found that there are many examples of this work in developing countries
I found this source by…
I found it on the school website starplus.
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Part 2: Source Report
Complete the source report for THREE different sources you have read. Include:
· The reference in APA format
· How you have identified the source as suitable for academic use (Currency, Authority and Accuracy)
· Three main points from the text which are useful for your essay, including the supporting information for each idea or argument
· Conclusions you have drawn from your reading
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Source 3 |
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Reference:
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Source Evaluation |
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Currency
a. When was the text published?
b. Are the citations and references used in the text current?
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Authority
a. Who is the author / organisation?
b. Are they qualified?
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Accuracy
f. Where does the information in the article come from?
g. Are academic conventions used?
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Where will you use this source in your essay? |
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Relevant Points from the text |
Supporting Evidence (Must be paraphrased)
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Source 4 |
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Reference:
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Source Evaluation |
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Currency
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Accuracy
f. Where does the information in the article come from?
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Where will you use this source in your essay? |
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Source 5 |
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Reference:
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Source Evaluation |
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Currency
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b. Are the citations and references used in the text current?
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Authority
c. Who is the author / organisation?
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Accuracy
f. Where does the information in the article come from?
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Where will you use this source in your essay? |
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Supporting Evidence (Must be paraphrased)
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Conclusions and predictions/recommendations drawn from your reading |
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You will be given a tutorial following submission of the assessment. In the tutorial, you will be asked to:
· Show your tutor how you found your sources
· Talk your tutor through what you think are the useful parts of the sources
You will also be given opportunity to:
· Ask any questions you have on the assessment
· Get feedback on the work you have done so far
This assessment is worth 40% of your reading mark. The mark you are awarded for Evidence of Subject Knowledge may be amended based on your tutorial discussion.