Creativity, Innovation and Design- Argumentative Essay
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Creativity, Innovation & Design
Completing Assignment 1
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Assignment 1: Argumentative academic essay Due date: Friday 19th February 2020 on or before 7pm (Week 6)
Assessment weighting: 30% of final grade
Word Count: 2000 words (+/- 10%), excludes reference list
References: Minimum of 10 scholarly work plus non-scholarly work where real-world corporate
examples are used, formatted according to RMIT Harvard style (Minimum 10, of which at least 5
must be from scholarly work, the remainder can be non-scholarly work where real-world corporate
examples are used.)
Turnitin Similarity Percentage: The expected Turnitin Similarity Percentage is 20% or less
Format: Professionally presented using Times New Roman 12-point font, justified
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The objectives of this Assignment
• Test students’ knowledge of relevant theory and course content (Weeks 2-6 lectures)
• Develop students’ critical thinking skills
• Develop students’ research skills
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‘Organizations can make very little impact on strengthening creativity, innovation and design thinking processes as these are
dependent on individual employees'
To write an argumentative academic essay:
1. You need to develop your own stance (i.e., agree, disagree or partially agree) to this
statement
2. Develop your own arguments to support the stance you take on this statement
3. Provide appropriate theory and real-world examples to support your arguments
4. Use scholarly and non-scholarly work
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Structure of the Essay Introduction Purpose – why write this essay? Provide some background perspective on the essay statement Scope – what theories will be used, what examples will be given in the essay Stance – do you agree or disagree or partially agree with the statement given Structure – a summary of what the reader can expect to read in remaining parts of the essay
Body Paragraph 1: Theme 1 (definitions of key concepts, why you agree/disagree/partially agree with the statement) Paragraph 2: Theme 2 (Theoretical evidence for your stance/ practical evidence for your stance) Paragraph 3: Theme 3 (Theoretical evidence for your stance/ practical evidence for your stance)
Conclusion – Summary of key arguments given in paras 1, 2 and 3, must NOT include any new materials or arguments
References – Harvard style of referencing (refer to RMIT Easy Cite)
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Some important points……
• Check the marking rubric for Assignment 1 BEFORE you start writing Assignment 1
• Check that you have addressed the criteria in the marking rubric AFTER you have written Assignment 1
• Use formal writing in the essay • Turnitin similarity percentage must be 20% or less • Scholarly work used in the essay have to be current (i.e., published within the
past 10 years) but this does not apply to work done by experts in the field • Submit Assignment 1 on time to avoid late penalty of 10% per day
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RMIT Assignment BRIEF
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Marking Rubric
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