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Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

AB501 · Principles and Concepts of Business Strategy — Week 13 of 16

CourseAB501
Week13 of 16
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

  1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
  2. Finding and evaluating sources
  3. Planning and referencing
  4. Writing a business research report
  5. Planning your search strategy 2025
  6. Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘business strategy’.
  • 1.2 Compare different levels of business strategy.
  • 1.3 Compare elements of a strategic framework.
  • 1.4 Explain strategy development processes.
  • 2.1 Differentiate between different types of business strategies.
  • 2.2 Compare the elements of a strategic management process.
  • 2.3 Discuss key organisational theories which impact business strategy.
  • 3.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘strategic option.’
  • 3.2 Compare different strategic options available to a business.
  • 3.3 Recommend a relevant strategic option which a business could implement.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

  • Writing a business research report · YouTube · RMIT University Library Videos · 9 min · for registered students
  • Planning your search strategy 2025 · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 24 min · for registered students
  • Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style · YouTube · UCDLibrary · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
  • Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 13: Research Process: Accessing and Recording Information · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 437–462 · for registered students
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Business Strategy
  • Week 2: Hierarchy of Business Strategy
  • Week 3: Strategy Development Approaches
  • Week 4: Organisational Theories in Strategic Management
  • Week 5: Typologies of Business Strategy
  • Week 6: The Strategic Management Process: Environmental Analysis
  • Week 7: The Strategic Management Process: Execution and Control
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Conceptualising Strategic Options
  • Week 10: Comparing Growth Vectors and Strategic Options
  • Week 11: Recommending Strategic Options
  • Week 12: Applying Principles and Concepts of Business Strategy in pr…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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