Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

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

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Evaluate the global sustainability agenda and how it relates to national practice.
• 1.2 Analyse the forces for change in the sustainable business environment.
• 1.3 Evaluate the impact of current sustainability issues on businesses.
• 2.1 Determine the scope of the sustainable business organisation.
• 2.2 Evaluate the impact on business structure and objectives of becoming a sustainable business organisation.
• 3.1 Analyse the concept of the triple bottom line and review how it is implemented in business organisations.
• 3.2 Determine change required within business organisations to meet a sustainability agenda.
• 3.3 Review the process of sustainable strategic business planning.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

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
• Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
• Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students