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Business: UniSA Online - BUSS 2079: Business Operations - Assessment 2

Searching for operations management literature
 
Your task

Your task is to write a report about a real-world case (Sony, IBM, or Apple).


You need to:

  • choose one of the three cases provided for this assignment.
  • read the relevant case study document and think about how it is related to the topics in this course.
  • note down your opinion about the business operations in the case.


This assignment help with assist you with finding:

  • academic (scholarly) sources for your report.


Before you start, read the assessment information provided on your course page. 
What are academic sources?

Academic sources can be referred to as scholarly sources or peer reviewed (refereed). These can include journal articles, books, book chapters, reports and other sources.


To find out how to check if information is academic, watch or read:
Before you search

Next you need to search for literature to support your ideas. Before you start searching it's useful to plan a search strategy.


You need to think about what keywords you will use in your search. Have a look below at some of the topics covered in your course to get ideas.


TIP: You can try adding in your company name as a keyword, however, you may not be able to find information specific to that organisation. Instead, you can apply the findings of general research to your case study.


To learn how to plan your search, watch or read:
Where to search

The library holds a range of search tools to help you find scholarly information. The following resources are recommended for this assignment.

Getting started:     Library Catalogue
I want more:            Research Starters / Google Scholar


Key databases:       Business Source Complete
I want more:            ScienceDirect / Emerald Insight


For help deciding where to search, watch:
How to search

Library Catalogue 

The Catalogue is a useful starting point in locating academic references. It searches across the Library’s collection of books, journal articles and other information.

TIP: Use quotation marks around any search terms with two or more words. This will search for the words in that exact order.

You can use the Tweak my results menu on the left to limit your results by:

  • Peer reviewed journals or Books
  • Publication date​

Business Source Complete

Business Source Complete provides information covering all areas of business, including detailed company profiles

To search, add each concept to a different line. Note that each line is connected with AND (left).

TIP: Use OR to connect similar keywords. This will find resources with either of those words.

You can limit your search by Publication Date range and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals by using the left menu:

Research Starters

Research Starters are study and research guides designed specifically for university students. They consist of comprehensive, yet concise topic summary articles written by experts.

To search, add your keywords to the first field.

These articles are designed to give a comprehensive overview so it is best to search for one topic at a time.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a good tool to use to extend your search and find resources that are not listed in the Library Catalogue.

TIP: Access Google Scholar through the Library homepage to maximise your access to full-text resources.

The Advanced Scholar Search options allows you to build a search. To access the advanced search option select the menu of the top left corner of the Google Scholar interface.

More help:

ScienceDirect

Don't be fooled by the name - ScienceDirect is an excellent source of information on business and management. And, as an added bonus, all articles are peer-reviewed!

Use the Advanced Search option (top right). Use the connector AND to connect your different concepts.

Emerald: insight
An excellent source of management and business information. All content in Emerald is peer-reviewed.

Use the Advanced Search option. Put each of your concepts in a new field:

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Write your report and reference correctly

When you are ready to write your report, go back to the case documents provided on your course site. These provide the formatting style you should follow for your report.

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Your assignment requires you to reference correctly in the Harvard UniSA style. Use the Referencing Roadmap to check that you have referenced different sources correctly.

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