1. Assessment 1: Report
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For Assessment One you will need to submit a report, answering individual questions for three case studies. This assignment help has been created to assist you in finding academic references to support your report. |
The case studies and questions are available from your course site. Please see your course outline and course site for the full assessment details.
2. Plan your search
Before you start searching you should:
- Identify the main concepts within your topic or question
- Think of alternative words or synonyms you could also search for
Using a mindmap or table can help you brainstorm and organise the concepts and ideas you want to explore in your searching.
Below is an example of a table.
| Case Study | Key concepts |
| One | management, retail sector, sales performance, operations, challenges, skills |
| Two | sustainability, social impact, corporate social responsibility, environmental footprint, triple bottom line, operations |
| Three | marketing, marketing strategies, segmentation, operations, consumers, branding |
To learn more about planning your search please look at the below resources
3. What are academic sources?
| You have been asked to find a minimum of 4 academic references including three scholarly (peer reviewed) journal articles. |
Academic sources can be referred to scholarly sources or peer reviewed (refereed). These can include journal articles, books, book chapters, reports and other sources. To find out more about academic sources look at the below resources
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Find Scholarly SourcesThis document will show you how to identify and find scholarly and peer reviewed articles.
Tip: When searching in the library catalogue you can filter your results to show only 'peer reviewed'
4. Find academic references
The Library Catalogue can be a useful starting point in locating academic sources
An example search in the library catalogue
Use Tweak my results: on the left hand side to refine search by:
- Peer Reviewed
- Date eg 2015 to 2019
- Full text online
Google Scholar is also a good place to search to find scholarly material. An advantage of Google Scholar is that it provides access to the full text of many UniSA scholarly/academic articles if you connect to it via the link above, or from the Library home page
Tip: The Advanced search option gives more flexibility when you search (note you will have to click on the hamburger menu 
then select Advanced search).
Business Source Complete is the world's definitive scholarly business database, covering all things business.
An example search in Business Source Complete
Tip: Use Limit To on the left hand side to select peer reviewed journals and select publication date
Emerald: insight is an excellent source of management and business information. All content in Emerald is peer-reviewed.
- use the advanced search option
- narrow your search by date range
See below for an example search for "new technology" AND "business challenges"
5. Report Writing
Now that you have done your research it is time to write your report
Study Help is an online hub packed with resources to help with assignments and study skills. Watch the below short video on report writing
6. Referencing and academic skills
Need help referencing? Follow the roadmap!
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Referencing Roadmap (Harvard)This web resource shows you how to reference using the Harvard-UniSA style.
Find examples on how to do your in text-citations and references, from different sources of information, such as articles, books chapters, websites, and more.
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UniSA referencing webpageInformation around what is referencing, paraphrasing, referencing rules, referencing styles and Academic Integrity. Also includes a link to the Harvard Referencing Guide UniSA (pdf).
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Referencing forumDiscuss referencing, exchange advice and post questions and answers about referencing (facilitated by Student Engagement Unit).
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.
Watch Managing Your References or have a look at the Managing References guide to decide which tool is best for you and then get started.
