The Major Research Project requires you to utilise the concepts learnt in your course by undertaking a research project on sustainability accounting and reporting.
This assignment help is designed to help you find academic sources and assist you in research writing.
Please see your course outline and course site for full assessment details.
Before you begin your research, you need to plan your search to get the best results. This video (2:26) and the following PDF will help you get started.
You have been asked to use academic reference sources to substantiate your key arguments.
An academic source may also be known as a scholarly source or peer reviewed (refereed) article.
To find out if a source is academic, follow the guidelines in the video below (2:22) or view this document about finding scholarly sources.
The Library catalogue can be a useful starting point for academic sources. It will search across the library's collection of print and electronic resources, together with journal and newspaper articles from numerous databases.
To do a search, try using
At the results list you can:
Google Scholar provides access to the full text of many UniSA academic articles if you connect to it via the link from the Library home page.
The advanced search option gives you more flexibility when you search. This can be accessed from the hamburger menu in the top left of Google Scholar, under 'Advanced search.'
Now that you have done your research, it's time to put your information together. You have been asked to follow standard academic conventions in relation to the write-up and referencing.
An example has been provided for you:
Lodhia, S 2012, ‘Web based Social and Environmental Communication in the Australian Minerals Industry: An application of Media Richness Framework’, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 25, pp. 73-85.
The Student Engagement Unit has developed information on research projects.
Need help referencing? Follow the roadmap!
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.