Report

• Task 
 You are required to write a report on the following topic.
 Topic: ‘Plagiarism and its consequences in tertiary education, and how Plagiarism can be minimised’.

• You should read the appropriate topics on Interact2 and chapters of your textbook to get information on writing reports

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 Rationale 
 An important survival skill for you as a tertiary student is to learn the art of professional report writing. This assessment task is provided to allow you to learn more about the broader context of writing in a report format. Professional report writing requires the application of discipline in conformity with established conventions of presentation, expression, style and format. Learning to write well therefore becomes a life-long educational task. For you to be successful in your university studies, you should be developing skills in analysis and evaluation to improve your ability to think clearly, to document the arguments and findings made by others, and to compare and contrast different viewpoints. Report writing is one such method of assisting students to achieve these tasks.

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 This assessment addresses the following subject learning objectives.
 LO1 - Be able to locate, paraphrase, summarise and comprehend simple to complex English texts

• LO2 - be able to develop an effective academic argument based on information gained from a range of sources, • LO3 - be able to write in a range of academic formats, following English writing mechanics and appropriate academic

referencing styles;
 
 



 Presentation
 Please see presentation guidelines in the ‘Assessment Information’ section of the subject outline.

• In addition the report must look professional. See your textbook for more details • 



 
 Requirements 
 You must include references to at least five (5) academic references. In addition to five (5) academic references, you are encouraged to refer to additional sources, such as journal articles, book chapters, newspaper articles and

practitioner-focused articles.
 For this assessment APA referencing format is required. For guidance in the use of this referencing please see the CSU Referencing website at http://student.csu.edu.au/study/referencing-at-csu

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 The report must be submitted via Turnitin prior to the due date.
 The report must include all components of a report. See appropriate topic notes and sections of your textbook.
 The report should be 1500 words in length excluding the executive summary and table of contents.

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 Additional information to assist you with your assignment can be found here http://student.csu.edu.au/study/skills/ guidesandtips/writing-at-uni
 The CSU report checklist can be found here http://student.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/830350/Report- writing-checklist.pdf

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