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Writing and Publishing Reports (MGMT90134)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2023
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Overview
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This subject will help students to become better and more skilled readers and writers of research in the fields of business and commerce. Students will build competencies in academic literacy that will be directed toward reading, writing, and publishing in both corporate and academic contexts. The principal factors that editors, publishers, and employers consider when evaluating journal submissions and professional reports will be discussed. Guidelines will also be provided on how to respond to constructive criticism from senior professionals in the corporate context and from editors or peer-reviewers in the academic context. These considerations and others will be explored through lectures, tutorials, workshops, and a series of 'Master Classes' conducted by senior academics, editors, professionals and editors.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Critically evaluate research-based publications in business and commerce;
- Describe the writing conventions in business and commerce;
- Produce a critical review of the literature in a specific business and commerce topic;
- Write a well-structured report or article that is acceptable a professional or peer-reviewed journal;
- Describe the procedures undergone in submitting an article to a peer-reviewed journal in business and commerce.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Critically analyse research in business and commerce;
- Identify a research gap in a business and commerce topic;
- Synthesise and integrate disparate information;
- Write a coherent and well-argued research report;
- Use an appropriate referencing and citation style (including the ability to use Endnote);
- Describe the procedures in becoming published in a corporate context or a peer-review journal.
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Entry into any GSBE Masters program and with the approval of the relevant program director.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Summary + critique exercise
| Week 6 | 10% |
Assignment 1
| Week 3 | 10% |
Assignment 2
| Week 7 | 10% |
Assignment 3
| Week 10 | 10% |
Major research based report
| Week 12 | 60% |
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2023
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Last updated: 30 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A resource book comprising TLU-designed Helpsheets and other material
Recommended texts and other resources
An optional grammar book
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 30 January 2024