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There is no getting away from the fact that…..

I have to do research!

University student?

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Source: Skills4study, 2016

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“I don’t know where to look for the information I need to write the assignment”

“I don’t know if what I have found is the right sort of information”

Lisa uses only one book because she did not manage to find anything else on the topic.

The lecturer explains to Lisa that she has taken her information from poor and unreliable sources.

Good message, wrong source?

The first assignment

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Search me!

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I have a chapter on motivation

I am shelved at 302.35 BUC You can find more books like me at this number.

I am your core text

Books

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When you begin reading a textbook….

This book is over 800 pages long

It has 22 chapters

There are cartoons, images, tables and diagrams in this book

There is even more information online via MyManagement Lab

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(1) Why do you think it is important to make notes for an assignment?

(2) Why is it important to write the book details (the source) at the top of your notes?

(3) If Lisa continues to make notes in this way, how useful do you think they will be when she comes to writing her assignment?

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Where else can you find the

information you need?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4xifEt7X8

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News and Practice

News will help you to stay up to day with current issues and events in the business world

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Business and trade magazines

Business and trade magazines will help you to make links between theory and practice

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Brexit impact Aldi and Lidl supermarkets Gender pay gap Zero hours contracts Driverless cars iPhone 7 launch

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Academic Journals

There are several thousand academic journals covering all areas of business and management.

Their value is in the way in which they cover a subject. Normally written by researchers, they are underpinned by detailed knowledge of the topic and research that has been undertaken.

http://icat.kingston.ac.uk

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Making use of the information you find

More than 900,000 workers are on zero hours contracts (Torrance, 2016).

According to Bratton (2010, p.392) “face to face interaction is the most effective form of verbal communication when the sender wants to persuade or motivate the receiver”.

John Lewis has a Constitution that lists its responsibilities to those within and outside the business (John Lewis, 2016).

From a trade magazine

From a book

From a company website

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Go to helpdesks in LRC

Speak to your subject librarian

Read the Business bloghttp://blogs.kingston.ac.uk/buslib

Use Ask a Librarian (online enquiry service)

Advice and Support

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References

BBC (2016) BBC news [Logo]. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news (Accessed:20 September 2016).

People Management (2015) 2015 Salary Survey [illus.]. Available at: https://shop.haymarket.com/Human-Resources/People-Management/ (Accessed: 20 September 2016)

Pixabay (2012) Spaghetti Available at: https://pixabay.com/en/spaghetti-food-eat-nutrition- feed-55254/ (Downloaded: 20 September 2016).

Wordits (2014) Stress Available at: https://wordits2014.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/stress1.jpg (Downloaded: 20 September 2016).

You Tube (2013) Funny communication skills. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixSUBl1WNxk (Accessed: 20 September 2016).

You Tube (2010) Correct tone in email. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y4xifEt7X8 (Accessed: 20 September 2016).