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essay_guidelines_updated_1.docxRTM 470 Essay Guidelines
Things That Will Impact Your Grade
1. Be sure your essay has an introduction, body and conclusion. The introduction will outline the topic, state the aims and objectives of the essay, and outline how your essay will achieve those aims and objectives.
2. Be sure you use correct referencing, APA style. If you are not sure about this look it up. An APA referencing guide is available on Blackboard but they are also very easily googled.
3. Use a wide variety of reputable references that demonstrate that you spent time researching your topic. If you do additional research into the case study you choose AND into the management theories and tools you use in your essay, you will be way more knowledgeable, you will have more to say, your solutions will be better, and your paper will be far more interesting.
4. Do not submit “fluff”. By that I mean a bunch of words strung together to fill up space that don’t actually say anything meaningful, or long sections of unresearched, uncited, discussion about the case or the theories and tools you use.
5. The essay asks for a brief outline of the key issues. The focus of the essay should be on finding solutions, not outlining the issues. Don’t let framing the issues become the bulk of your essay.
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Essay Grading Sheet
The following grading sheet will be used to asses your work.
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Needs Improvement D – F |
Satisfactory/ Pass – C |
Good – B |
Excellent – A |
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Introduction & Background |
Introduces topic |
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Aims and Objectives |
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Outlines essay structure |
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Outline of major issues |
Evidence of additional research into case study – adequate referenceing |
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Use of theory to frame issues |
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Evidence of additional research into theory used – adequate referencing |
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Understanding of issues |
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Solutions to issues |
Solutions framed in management tools |
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Evidence of additional research into management tools – adequate referencing |
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Clear structure and arguments |
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Case specific application of management tools |
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Conclusion |
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Referencing |
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