1. Assessment 2: Report
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For Assessment Two you will need to write a report which describes a substantive application, or applications, of learnings from the course. Please see your course outline and course site for the full assessment details and for the report format.
This assignment help has been created to assist you in finding resources to support your report. |
2. Financial information
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Market IndexMarket Index is a financial portal for the Australian stock market. From here you can find an index of the top listed companies
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ASX websiteFind market index data
Financial Databases
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DatAnalysis Premium - MorningstarProvides comprehensive information for all Australian Stock Exchange listed companies
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EikonA comprehensive investment tool used by financial and investment analysts.
For more information on these databases, including search tips please use our Company Financials page
2. Financial Information - Financial Ratios
IBISWorld - You can find Financial Ratio information in IBISWorld
Industry Information
- Search for a particular Industry, click on the industry title
- How to search for Industry Information in IBISWorld
- In the left-hand menu Select Key Statistics then Key Ratios
- Here is a link to an example search
Company information
- Search for a particular Company, click on the company name
- How to search for Company Information in IBISWorld
- In the left-hand menu Select Growth & Ratios then Financial Ratios
- Here is a link to an example search
DatAnalysis Premium (Morningstar) also contains information on Financial Ratios.
- Search for a Company or Industry and click on the company/industry name
- How to search in DatAnalysis Premium
- In the left-hand menu Select Financial Data then select the Ratio tab
- Contains: Profitability ratios, Asset Management Ratios, Debt and Safety ratios and Cashflow ratios
- Here is a link to an example search
3. Company and industry information
Our Company and Industry Information guide will show you were to look for company information:
For Australian companies start with IbisWorld with company reports on 2000 Australian companies, as well as industry reports and risk rating reports
4. 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
This Video will guide you through this process
Learn more about searching with the below resource
5. What are academic sources?
Academic references 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 references look at the below resources
- Find Scholarly Sources
This 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'
6. Business Source Complete and ABI/INFORM
Business Source Complete is the world's definitive scholarly business database, covering all things business.
An example search in Business Source Complete:
| ABI/INFORM collection |
The ABI/INFORM Collection contains articles covering all aspects of the broad area of business, applied economics and law.
7. How to write a report
Now that you have done your research it is time to put all of your information together.
Study Help is an online hub packed with resources to help with assignments and study skills. Watch the below short video on report writing
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:
- Referencing hub
Information around what is referencing, paraphrasing, referencing rules, referencing styles and Academic Integrity. Also includes a link to the Harvard Referencing Guide UniSA (pdf).
- Referencing forum
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.
