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MGT3006Introductorybook1
UniversityofSouthernQueensland
Assignment4:essay
DescriptionMarksoutofWtg(%)Duedate
Assignment4-essay50.0050%14October
Length:900words
Submission:ElectronicsubmissionviatheStudyDesk
Assignmentquestion
WriteanessaysuitableforanacademicmediaoutletsuchasTheConversation(keepin
mindtheacademicrequirementsofthisessaywhicharelistedbelow),onthetopic:
Whataretheissuesassociatedwithbeingemployedasacasualemployeein
workplacesinAustralia?
Therearespecificrulesandregulationsrelatingtocasualemployment,youcanfind
informationaboutthesefromtheFairWorkCommissionandtheFairWorkOmbudsman.
Therehasbeenalotwrittenaboutcasualemploymentinacademicpeerreviewedliterature,
youwillfindthisuseful.Lookforrecent(inthelastfewyears)articlesaboutlegalcases
wherethedefinitionofwhatconstitutesacasualemployeemightbechangingthesewill
giveyousomeopportunitiesforcritiqueinyourarticle.
Youwillneedtoreadextensivelyandchoosecarefullywhatyouaregoingtowriteabout.
Youcanstartwithsomeoftheinformationbelow.
Keypointstonotewhenwritingforanacademicnews
source
ThesetipsareanamendedversionofactualtipsforwritingforTheConversation.
Writingtips
Workhardonthefirstparagraphtograbthereadersinterest.Startwithashort,sharp
statementofthearticlesessentialfacts,innomorethantwosentences.Startwithwhatsnew,
relevant,orsurprising.ReaderswanttoknowFiveWs:who,what,where,when,why,and
sometimeshow.
Makeabriefsketchofyourmainpointsandsticktothem.Putthemostimportant
informationfirst.Thatallowsreaderstoexploreatopictothedepththattheircuriositytakes
them.
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ToneandReadability
Writethewaypeopletalk.WhysayAmalepersondisembarkedfromthevehicle,when
youcouldsayamansteppedoutofthecar?Explaincomplexideas.Dontgettootechnical.
Avoidjargon.Yourarticleshouldbereadable.
Howtoend
Thelastsentenceshouldaimtosummariseorreiteratethepointmadeinyouropening
paragraph.Oryoucanjustraisethequestionofwhatshouldhappennext.
Headlinetips
Keepyourheadlinesimpleanddirectitshouldbeseventotenwordsatmost,withthe
mostrelevantandimportantwordsatthestart.
Avoidpunsandsmartheadlines,unlessitsuitsthestory.Instead,aimforanaccurateand
engaginglabelthatsummarisesthecontent.
Aimtoemployactiveverbs,whichaddmuscleandemphasisetheactorinthestory,eg.
AspirincutscancerriskorWikiLeaksrevealsflawsinnewprivacylaws.
Thinkofwaystodistinguishyourarticlefromothers.Isthisnew,orafirst?Doesitanswer
animportantquestion,orsolveapuzzle?Wouldyoufeelcompelledtoreadbeyondthe
headlineorfirstsentence?
Relevantcoursematerial
Youcanexpecttofindrelevantcontentinthetextfromavarietyofmodules.Inchapter2we
coveredpatternsofemploymentrelations,inchapter6weexaminedthechanging
compositionofemploymentandasweprogressthroughthesemesterwewillexploreissues
relatingtounitaristandpluralistperspectivesofworkaswellaswhatallthismeansfor
workerswhoareemployedinnon-standardtypesofemployment.Thisassignmentalso
providesperspectiveoftheprecaritythatgigworkerslivewitheachday.
Youneedtoconsiderissuesinadditiontothosepresentedinyourtextbookandthiswill
reflectintheoriginalityandresearchandreferencingscoregivenforyouressay.
Importantnote
Youneedtoincludereferencesforatleasteight(8)otherscholarlyandcredible
authoritiessince2010tosupportyourdiscussionsonfactorsdiscussedoutside
thecoursematerial.
Whatcountsasoneofthe8references:
Four(4)ofthereferencesmustbepeerreviewedjournalarticlesorbooks
Theremainingfour(4)referencescanbefromcrediblewebsitessuchasthe
FairWorkCommission(FWC)orFairWorkOmbudsman(FWO)
anyoftherelevantselectedreadings
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Whatdoesnotcountasoneofthe10references:
theBrayetaltextbook
thestudymaterialsincludingpowerpoints.
Websites
Newspapers
Thisassignmentwillbeassessedusingthecriteriaappearingonthefollowingmarking
criteriasheet.Makesureyoufamiliariseyourselfwiththerequirementsofthissheetaspart
ofpreparingyouressay.
Essaywriting
SeetheCommunicationSkillsHandbook(SummersandSmith),theseareavailableinthe
Libraryifyouneedassistancewithstructuringyouressay.
Someadditionalpointstokeepinmind:
Donotusedotpoints.
Theessayshouldhaveanintroduction,bodyandconclusion.Itisfinetouse
headings,butpleasedontusetheheadingbody.
Paragraphsshouldbecraftedaroundatopicsentence.Eachparagraphshoulddevelop
thethemeofthetopicsentenceandyoushouldavoidonesentenceparagraphs.
Directquotesmustbereferencedcorrectly(seetheLibraryguidelinesforHarvard
referencingtheseguidelineswillbeusedtomarkyourassignment).Directquotes
shouldalsobewelldiscussedwithintheessay.
Removethefieldcodesfromanyreferencingsystemthatyouuse,priorto
assignmentsubmission.
Everythingthatyouincludeintheessaymustanswertheessayquestion.
Presentingassignments
Importantformattingrequirementsforyourassignmentare:
Donotusesexistlanguage.
Theleftandrighthandmarginsofyourassignmentshouldbe2cmwideandthetopand
bottommarginsshouldalsobe2cm.
Use12pointfontsize.
Use1.5ordoublelinespacing
Numberallpages.
Proof-readyourassignmentthoroughlyanduseaspell-checker.
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Ensurethatyoukeepahardcopyandanelectroniccopyofyourassignmentforyour
records.Ifanassignmentismisplaced,itisyourresponsibilitytobeabletoprovidea
copy.
Assignmentsshouldbe+/10%ofthestipulatedwordlimit.Thewordcountdoesnot
includethetitlepage,listofreferencesordirectquotes.Themarkerneedstobeableto
easilycheckthewordcountsointextreferencing,ie(Smith2016,p.514),doescount
towardsthewordcount.Theextrawordsprovidedbythe+/-10%allowancegivesextra
wordstofacilitatethiswithoutusingupwordswithintheactualwordcount.
Includeatitlepagewithyourname,studentnumber,coursenameandcoursenumber,
andtheactualessayquestionyouareanswering.
Howtosucceedinassignments
Thisassignmentisanessayquestion.Youranswertothequestionshouldbeinessayformat:
thatis,itmustbestructuredaroundanargumentthatanswersthequestion.
Thereisnorightorwronganswertothisessayquestion.Youwillbeassessedaccordingto
thecriteriasetoutintheEssaymarkingcriteriasheet,includingyourabilitytoweighup
conflictingevidenceandtopresentacoherentandwellstructuredargument.
Referencingfortheessay
YouneedtoreferenceusingtheLibraryguideforHarvardreferencing
http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing.
Thiswillinvolve:
acknowledgingsourcesusedinthebodyofthepaper(thesearecalledin-textreferences)
andincludeaListofReferenceswithfullbibliographicdetailsatthebackofthepaper.
Youarerequiredtofindandcitewithinyouressayaminimumoften(8)sourcesinaddition
tothetextandstudymodulesforthisassignment.
Thesesourcesmustbejournalarticles,textbooksorothercrediblesources
Privatewebpagessuchaspagesofstudynotesfromotheruniversitycoursesarenot
acceptable.Ifyouelecttouseawebsiteitmustbeofascholarlyandcrediblenaturethat
clearlydisplaysthesponsoringorganisation,andifavailabletheauthorofthearticle.For
exampletheFairWorkCommissionortheFairWorkOmbudsmanwouldbeacceptable
webpagestouse,thereareveryfewothersthatmeetacademiccredibilitystandards.
Thesesourcesmustbeinadditiontothetextandstudymodules.
IfyouarereferencinglegislationinthiscourseyouneedtocitethefulltitleoftheActor
Billin-text.Itmustbeclearwhereyouhavedrawntheinformationfrom,thusyouwill
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needtoincludesectionorpageinformation.Wherethelegislationhasbeenaccessed
online,youwillneedtoincludetheURLforthelegislationinthelistofreferences.
Referencelegislationin-textusingitsfullnameAnti-DiscriminationAct1991(Qld).
Howtoreferenceanindustrialaward(werefertotheseasawardsthroughoutthe
course).Intext:(titleyear)suchas(FastFoodIndustryAward2010)Inthelistof
references:FastFoodIndustryAward2010,viewed20February2017,
.
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MGT3006Assignment4:Essaymarkingcriteria
CRITERIAFAILLessthan50%PASS50%64%CREDIT65%74%DISTINCTION75%84%
HIGHDISTINCTION85%andoverTOTAL
THEORYCONTENTLacksademonstratedunderstandingoftheessayquestion.Sectionsofessaynotrelevant.Notallissuesrelevanttothequestionhavebeenaddressed.
Basictofairevidenceofunderstandingtheessayquestion.Mainconceptsexploredinlimiteddetail.Maybesomeirrelevantorinaccuratediscussion.
Reasonableunderstandingoftheassignmenttopicbutmissedsomeconceptualaspects.
Somecommentsnotrelevant.
Strongunderstandingoftheassignmentquestion,itisclearlyunderstoodandincludesdetailedanalysis.
Veryminorshortfallintheory/discussion
Unequivocalunderstandingofquestion.Excellentevaluationofthequestion.Allmajorpointscovered.Noirrelevantcomments.
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