1. Assessment 1 Case Study for BUSS 2068
This assessment requires you to carefully study a case, and search for sources that support the discussion you present in your assignment.
This assignment help is designed to assist you in finding literature sources to support your argument.
Please see your course outline and course site for full assessment details.
2. Plan your search
Before you begin your research you need to plan your search to get the best results. Watch the following video (2:26) for help getting started and view the PDF below for more information.
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How to plan your searchThis resource explains how to combine and connect search terms using OR, AND, NOT.
3. What is a credible source?
For your case study you are required to find a minimum of six (6) unique credible references.
A credible reference can also be known as a scholarly source or peer reviewed (refereed) article.
To find out how to make sure information is academic, scholarly or peer reviewed, watch our video on Scholarly Sources Explained (2:22) or see the PDF document below.
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Find Scholarly SourcesThis document will show you how to identify and find scholarly and peer reviewed articles.
The following video (3:17) will help you evaluate the sources you have found.
4. Find academic references
The Library Collection is a useful starting point for locating academic references. It searches across the Library's collection of print and electronic books, DVDs, journals and theses, together with journal and newspaper articles from numerous databases.
To do a search, try using:
- double quotes for phrases (eg, "performance management")
- truncation* to find plural and other forms of a word
- connect using AND, OR and NOT
At the results list you can:
- Limit to articles from Peer Reviewed publications
- Limit by Date eg 2017 to 2022
- See the full text for many items by selecting the title, then look for the Online link
Google Scholar searches only within academic or scholarly sites, rather than over the whole internet like a regular Google Search. As advantage of Google Scholar is that is provides access to many of UniSA's scholarly/academic articles if you connect to it via the link above, or from the Library home page.
The Advanced search option gives you more flexibility when you search (note you will have to click on the hamburger menu 
then select Advanced search)
Business Source Ultimate is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. Subjects include marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more.
You can limit your search by date range and to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals from the box on the left hand side of the results screen.
Use this guide to learn how to use truncation and wildcard symbols to get the best results when searching.
5. Company and industry information
To assist with researching for your assignment, the library has a number of business databases accessible via the library website. Some of the key databases specifically for company and industry information in the library collection can be found here.
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| Are you looking for? | Is the company...? | Try these databases: |
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| Government bodies Non-profit organisations |
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| International (may contain some Australian content) |
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Country Reports |
- Enter the name of a country in the search box and select GE Geographic Terms from the drop down box
- Tip: To find Country Risk Reports enter "risk reports" in the second search box.
- Under Refine Results, select Sources Types > Country Report (select Show More to see the full range of sources)
- Remember to check the publication date of the report for currency of the data.
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OECD data
Browse by country to view statistics and information on the economy, finance, government and more. -
Statista
Find high quality country reports which include data on consumers and the economy.
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Euromonitor (Passport GMID)
View country reports to understand the market landscape with interactive visualisations of industry, category and geographical data.
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DFAT: countries, economies and regions
Information about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of almost 240 countries and economies.
5. Writing a case study
The following video (4:06) will assist you in writing case studies.
The following resources may also be useful:
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Case StudiesIt is developed by the Student Engagement Unit and will help you understand a case study and how to prepare one.
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Case studies - RMITRMIT has created a short tutorial with three different mock case studies.
For more help on improving your academic skills and referencing, please visit the Study Help page.
6. Referencing Support
Need help referencing? Follow the roadmap!
Referencing Roadmap (Harvard)
Help with the Harvard UniSA referencing style. Find in text-citations and reference examples, from different sources such as articles, books & chapters, websites, and more.
Other referencing support tools:
Discuss referencing, exchange advice and post questions and answers about referencing (facilitated by Student Engagement Unit).
Referencing software (EndNote)
What do you do with all those references you have found?
Use a bibliographic management software to store, organise and cite your references. The Library supports the bibliographic management tool EndNote. There are also many free systems available.
