Finding news media for assessment 1 |
| What you need to do |
For assessment 1 you need to:
- Find recent news media articles, preferably Australian, related to a particular organisational issue/workplace event/ problem.
Remember to always read your course outline or website for the assessment details.
| Where do I need to search |
To find Australian news media articles you can search the following databases:
| Key databases |
| NewsBank Newspapers |
| Australia and New Zealand newsstand |
These databases can be accessed here.
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Planning your search |
Exploring some of the issues / problems / events relevant to what you have been studying in the course is key to this assignment. Here are some of the topic areas covered in the course.
| Authentic leadership | Economic and political influences on organisations | Organisational climate |
| Challenges faced by minorities and women | Globalisation | Organisational culture |
| Challenges in the contemporary workplace | Internationalisation of business | Organisational values |
| Change management | Leadership and motivation | Toxic or destructive leadership |
| Cultural differences in the workplace | Leadership styles and traits | Transformational leadership |
| Diversity within organisations (multiculturalism and ethnicity, gender, age) | Motivation in the workplace |
Remember there are more you could explore.
These topic areas, and others you think of, will give you some of the key concepts to use in your searches for news media articles.
Before you start searching watch or read:
| How to search |
Try an advanced search in Newsbank Newspapers:
- Select Australian Newspapers from the home page.
- Then select Advanced Search.
Lets try a search on gender discrimination in the workplace.
- Start by adding each concept in a new search box. These are connected with AND.
- Then add any synonyms or alternative concepts using the connector OR. This will make your search more comprehensive.
- From the drop down menu select Lead/First Paragraph. This will help you avoid you getting irrelevant results.
- Select Search.
- Your results are filtered by date with most recent first (left menu), change this to Best Match.
- Lastly change your date range to get more recent articles. For example choose the last 5 years:
Below is a search example in Australia and New Zealand Newsstand.
Let's try a search for toxic leaders.
- Select the Advanced Search option (top of page).
- Type each key concept in a new search box. These are connector with AND.
- Select Anywhere except full text from the drop down menu.
- Select Search.
- Add any synonyms or alternative concepts to your search to be more comprehensive. Connect these using OR.
- Select Search.
- To find recent news media articles limit by Publication date (left menu). Try the last five years.
- You may also want to limit by Source type. Try newspapers.
| Putting it all together |
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