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 Explain the relevance of sustainability to businesses.
• 1.2 Critically assess key dimensions of sustainability incl. environmental, social and economic as well as practices within each context.
• 1.3 Assess the relevance of different drivers of sustainability practices.
• 1.4 Appreciate the barriers or challenges to businesses with regards to sustainability.
• 1.5 Explain the different performance measures used to measure sustainability as well as how sustainability is reported.
• 2.1 Evaluate the existing position of a business with regards to different sustainability practices.
• 2.2 Highlight the appropriateness of different sustainability practices for a business.
• 2.3 Evaluate the sustainability and business-related implications of implementing (sustainability) practices for a business.

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