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
4. Avoiding Plagiarism: Graduate thesis/research writing
5. Academic reading and writing in English Part 3: The role of sources

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Critically evaluate change theories and analyse the relationship between leadership and change agents.
• 1.2 Critically evaluate how organisational structure and leadership influences the characteristics and attributes of change agents.
• 1.3 Critically evaluate the challenge of change and the effectiveness of change agents.
• 2.1 Assess and select relevant theories and tools and techniques to implement and manage change.
• 2.2 Develop a plan to implement a change in an organisation.
• 2.3 Develop measures to monitor and evaluate progress of the change plan.
• 3.1 Assess possible risks associated with an organisation's change process.
• 3.2 Apply a stakeholder analysis to understand possible resistance to change.
• 3.3 Critically appraise relevant strategies to manage resistance to change in organisations.
• 4.1 Critically review the different organisational cultures and how that influences communications and power relations.
• 4.2 Evaluate cultures influence on Strategy and change management.
• 4.3 Critically appraise relevant strategies to manage resistance to change.
• 5.1 Evaluate the role of the individual in the change management process.
• 5.2 Apply change management in an organisational setting.
• 5.3 Evaluate how to monitor the effect of the change management processes.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

• Avoiding Plagiarism: Graduate thesis/research writing · YouTube · cecile badenhorst · 40 min · for registered students
• Academic reading and writing in English Part 3: The role of sources · YouTube · Leiden University - Faculty of Humanities · 11 min · for registered students

Further resources

• Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
• Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
• Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students