Paper Argument Summary
Paper Argument Summary
Paper One
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Write 2 bullet points on each of the following: the papers argument and results, summary of its literature review, and its methodology.
Paper Two
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Write 2 bullet points on each of the following: the papers argument and results, summary of its literature review, and its methodology.
Paper Three
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Write 2 bullet points on each of the following: the papers argument and results, summary of its literature review, and its methodology.
How do the papers relate:
Clearly outline how the papers relate to one another. Do they critique each other. Do they support each other. Do they contextualize each other.
Assessment of argument:
Do you think one paper was dominant? To what extent, and why.
Follow Up:
What could you do with this. Could you identify some papers you want to follow up on, and why. Or you could identify a piece not related to this one you felt would be relevant.
References
If you used any other sources, please provide a full bibliography.
Paper Summary
Papers Full Reference
Key Points
Write 2-5 bullet points on each of the following: the papers argument and results, summary of its literature review, and its methodology.
Assessment of the Paper
In your own words indicate what you think the paper could be used for. This can be multiple things! Does it critique a particular theory, define something well, or provide evidence on a particular case.
Follow Up
This is a space for your own thoughts! Feel free to make these comments either academic or non-academic. You could identify some papers you want to follow up on, and why. Or you could identify a piece not related to this one you felt would be relevant.
References
If you used any other sources, please provide a full bibliography.
CBL
aCADEMIC YEAR 2023/24
Assessment Brief
Submission and feedback dates
Submission deadline: Before 14:00 on July the 17th (eligible for 48 hour late submission window)
Marks and Feedback due on: within 20 working days.
All times are 24-hour clock, current local time (at time of submission) in the UK
Submission details
Assessment type:Portfolio
Assessment title:See description below for each component.
Assessment weighting:35% of total module mark
Size or length of assessment: See description below for each component.
Module learning outcomes assessed by this task:
MO1 Contextualise the purpose and process of Management in contemporary contexts.
MO2 Have a thorough understanding of contemporary business and organisations, and an overview of the main disciplines and functions of business.
MO3 Be able to describe and understand the nature of contemporary organisations and business activities, i.e. their management structures and challenges; and the changing environment in which these organisations operate.
MO4 Develop an awareness of what it means to be a management professional and start to build their professional identity through the use of reflection and planning.
Completing your assessment
What am I required to do on this assessment?
These are pass or fail.
You must hand in a complete version of each one, which at a minimum matches the following characteristics:
Is on topic, and matches the required brief.
Draws on academic material to support itself.
Is written in a clear format.
Ensure you draw on the templates uploaded to support these.
Where should I start?
The first is linked specifically to the third lecture on self-reflection. The next two will instead reflect the work and learning required for the literature review. There are specific hints in the below discussion of each component.
You must complete at least one to pass this portfolio overall.
Each element engaged with will increase your mark.
1 Exercise = 40%
2 Exercise = 70%
3 Exercise = 100%
How does the learning and teaching relate to the assessment?
Week three will teach reflection. The literacy exercises will be drawn from the reading list, and therefore be linked to the content of every week.
What additional resources may help me complete this assessment?
We will use a mixture of resources to support you. Written documents such as an FAQ. Videos online. Then also drop in sessions.
On top of this you can use access to staff members, alongside all our support services, to help you plan this paper and develop the skills required.
What do I do if I am concerned about completing this assessment?
UWE Bristol offer a range of Assessment Support Options that you can explore through this link, and both Academic Support and Wellbeing Support are available.
For further information, please see the Academic Survival Guide.
How do I avoid an Assessment Offence on this module?
Use the support above if you feel unable to submit your own work for this module. UWE Bristols UWEs Assessment Offences Policy requires that you submit work that is entirely your own and reflects your own learning.
Since the last year we have seen an increased use in the use of AI. This is an emergent tool, and we are excited to see the impact it will have on academia. However, it is worth being aware that it can barely produce a passable piece at this point - and certainly would not include references. We accept AI can be a tool, just please do not use it to write your own work.
Part One
The first is a self-reflection on an example of decision making from your life, and critically analyse it to identify how you can further develop it in the future.
This should be 1000 words.
What am I required to do on this assessment?
Drawing on academic literature on decision making and reflection you need to engage in self-reflection on an example from your life and identify how your skills it could be improved.
It is essential that you use a model of self-reflection in this piece, we will advise you two in the lectures and workshops, Kolbs Experiential Learning Cycle and Gibbs Reflective Cycle. Select one and use this to structure your work.
Similarly, ensure you focus on just one single event not a general instance. The most common problems students face engaging well with reflection is focusing on a broad example rather than a singular event.
Structure
Introduction
This should be approximately 200 words and should clearly indicate your reflective model and provide an overview of your conclusions. Tell the reader what you are including and clearly set the scene for what will follow.
Main Body
This will be three to four paragraphs, totalling approximately 700 words. Throughout this you should complete your self-reflection on a single example in full.
This should include providing an overview of your example, briefly, and engaging in analysis using academic literature.
Your analysis should identify positives and negatives of your current approach and use this to identify a way to improve.
Conclusion
To finish off your paper briefly provide a summary of your key theoretical point in approximately 100 words and highlight any overall issues you found with the reflective approach you used and if you would maintain the approach in the future.
You are expected to use between five and ten academic sources.
Where should I start?
Pick an example of decision making in your life.
This should be a single event where you have an understanding and an opinion of the outcome and why it happened.
Identify a theory through the slides for lecture three and reading list to identify a theoretical approach to understanding your example.
What do I need to do to pass?
In the class you will reflect on how you did engaging in a piece of academic writing, and identify core feedback on:
Your academic skills.
How you felt reflection impacted your insights.
Part Two
The second is a summarisation of a journal article to be discussed in class. This must be picked from the reading list
You will be given a template and dont need to write more than an A4 page. The focus of this will be:
Identify the key points of the paper.
What key literature debates it is situated in?
Describe how it reached these conclusions, what was the method and the results?
Briefly provide any thoughts you have about the paper, and if possible, one or two papers you thought may be useful to follow up on.
This journal summary will need to be brought to class as the basis of two exercises:
Creating a list of reading and summaries for the class.
Reflection on reading academic material.
Part Three
The third is an overview of three journal articles which agree and/or disagree.
This aim of this is to identify three short summaries and provide clearer discussion of the connections between the three pieces. The first source you want to add context to must be from the reading list.
You will be given a template and don't need to write more than two A4 pages. The focus of this will be:
Agree
Disagree
Why
Throughout your are expected to try and find a single point within the first piece and follow it this could be the entire arguments conclusion or it could be a single point from its own literature review. But the point is to consider different perspectives on an issue.
This needs to be brought to class as the basis for two exercises:
Proving a side
Reflection on critical analysis.
CBL
aCADEMIC YEAR 2023/24
Resit Assessment Brief
Submission and feedback dates
Submission deadline: Before 14:00 on July the 17th (eligible for 48 hour late submission window)
Marks and Feedback due on: within 20 working days.
All times are 24-hour clock, current local time (at time of submission) in the UK
Submission details
Assessment type:Literature Review
Assessment title:
The academic literature provides various perspectives on how scientific managements can support effective management of work. Provide a critical analysis of the literature on this topic. You can help focus your discussion further by drawing on one specific context of your choice.
Assessment weighting:65% of total module mark
Size or length of assessment: 1800 words
Module learning outcomes assessed by this task:
MO1 Contextualise the purpose and process of Management in contemporary contexts.
MO2 Have a thorough understanding of contemporary business and organisations, and an overview of the main disciplines and functions of business.
MO3 Be able to describe and understand the nature of contemporary organisations and business activities, i.e. their management structures and challenges; and the changing environment in which these organisations operate.
Completing your assessment
What am I required to do on this assessment?
Try to ensure you do write a literature review rather than an essay. Try to focus on just one or two individual areas of the topic in question. The expectation of this paper is that you present an argument on what problems exist within the literature. Identifying clearly where it agreed, disagrees - what it understands clearly, and what it appears to not have fully developed positions on. It is not to give an overview of all literature on this topic.
Introduction
Spend 300-400 words outlining the topic you will be covering, the perspective on the literature you will be identifying, and any gap in the literature you will be arguing exists. You should try to summarise what you will say and how you will structure your paper to show this.
Main Body
Typically, a paper of this length will try to make 3 points, each considering of 2-3 paragraphs which show an overall perspective on the literature you are trying to make. Examples of these points could be:
The literature agrees on...
The literature has 2 sides on this, which are...
The debate between these two sides focuses on...
The debate between these two sides ignores...
The literature has kept up with this topic, but has ignored this new area of development...
If you develop three of these points you will be able to show a focused single perspective on the literatures understanding of the theory in context.
Ensure you complete your argument by the end of the main body by connecting the points developed. Your main points should be clearly stated and signposted to ensure it is apparent to the reader.
Conclusion
Briefly summarise the points you have made. Ensure you do not add any new information to your argument in the conclusion. However, you can identify what some of the limitations of your particular focus may have been.
The sources used for this must all be academic. You will need to utilise around 4 to 5 references per point made in the paper, with some crossover of key sources which are relevant to multiple topics. Consequently, we expect most students to have 12 to 20 sources.
In line with UWE Bristols Assessment Content Limit Policy (formerly the Word Count Policy), word count includes all text, including (but not limited to): the main body of text (including headings), all citations (both in and out of brackets), text boxes, tables and graphs, figures and diagrams, quotes, lists.
Where should I start?
The main way to do well is to read. So, start with that. You can use the reading list.
The other assignments on this module also will help you prepare for this. In particular, they will help you review sources and put them in a context with one another. Engaging and preparing for these will also help.
What do I need to do to pass?
You need to show an understanding of the topic of management and provide a foundation for this understanding in academic literature.
How do I achieve high marks in this assessment?
For a 50 or above we expect the clear use of academic literature throughout and some attempts at comparison between viewpoints.
For a 55 or above we expect the paper to be a clear literature review with consistent use of literature throughout.
For a 60 or above we expect to see some consistent attempts at analysis, using theory to identify the difference between approaches.
for 65 or above we expect some attempts at critical insight, supporting a clear argument on the literature.
For a 70 we would expect both analysis and critical insight to be consistent part of your work throughout.
How does the learning and teaching relate to the assessment?
The entire module will lead toward this assessment, the other assessments will allow you to practice academic skills and collect resources.
Furthermore, the teaching content itself will provide you with a basis for engaging with the reading list.
What additional resources may help me complete this assessment?
We will use a mixture of resources to support you. Written documents such as an FAQ. Videos online. Then also drop in sessions.
On top of this you can use access to staff members, alongside all our support services, to help you plan this paper and develop the skills required.
What do I do if I am concerned about completing this assessment?
UWE Bristol offer a range of Assessment Support Options that you can explore through this link, and both Academic Support and Wellbeing Support are available.
For further information, please see the Academic Survival Guide.
How do I avoid an Assessment Offence on this module? 2
Use the support above if you feel unable to submit your own work for this module.
Since the last year we have seen an increased use in the use of AI. This is an emergent tool, and we are excited to see the impact it will have on academia. However, it is worth being aware that it can barely produce a passable piece at this point - and certainly would not include references. We accept AI can be a tool, just please do not use it to write your papers.
Be cautious sharing papers with friends. You are allowed to help each other. We actually massively support it. But just dont directly write with each other, share reading and ideas instead!
UWE Bristols UWEs Assessment Offences Policy requires that you submit work that is entirely your own and reflects your own learning, so it is important to:
Ensure you reference all sources used, using the UWE Harvard and the guidance available on UWEs Study Skills referencing pages.
Avoid copying and pasting any work into this assessment, including your own previous assessments, work from other students or internet sources.
Develop your own style, arguments and wording, so avoid copying sources and changing individual words but keeping, essentially, the same sentences and/or structures from other sources.
Never give your work to others who may copy it.
If an individual assessment, develop your own work and preparation, and do not allow anyone to make amends on your work (including proof-readers, who may highlight issues but not edit the work)
When submitting your work, you will be required to confirm that the work is your own, and text-matching software and other methods are routinely used to check submissions against other submissions to the university and internet sources. Details of what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it can be found on UWEs Study Skills pages about avoiding plagiarism.
Marks and Feedback
Your assessment will be marked according to the following marking criteria. You can use these to evaluate your own work before you submit.
Theory & Literature
(30%) Argument & Evaluation
(30%) Structure & Writing Quality
(30%) Referencing
(10%)
70+ Shows evidence of reading and an ability to draw on this to construct a nuanced and convincing essay.
Excellent attempt to incorporate a range of relevant theoretical insights as a means for analysis.
Critical analysis throughout.
Clearly and explicitly answers the brief. Ideas are marshalled coherently, with arguments logically progressed and signposted throughout the piece.
Referencing is complete, accurate and follows the Harvard protocol.
60 69 Shows evidence of reading and an ability to draw on this to construct a generally convincing essay. Relevant theories and research discussed to support the discussion of a range of insights.
Critical analysis present.
Examples used to produce a highly focused and insightful discussion.
Answers the brief competently. The essay follows a clear structure with an introduction, main arguments, and discussion.
The discussion and/or main body would benefit from some more development or signposting.
The referencing is accurate and complete for the most part and follows the Harvard protocol. Minor inaccuracies in either bibliography or in-text.
50 59 Some evidence of reading although or wider reading academic needed.
Reading may not be used effectively. May use technical language without showing full understanding. Some theoretical insights have been described but may not have been fully, critiqued, applied, or evaluated.
Limited critical analysis.
There is evidence of some questioning and standing back. However, the work is in need for a more in-depth analyses in places.
Addresses the brief satisfactorily. There is an introduction and a discussion but there may be some structural weaknesses, for example, illogical flow, limited signposting, and the lack of a coherent argument. The referencing is accurate and complete for the most part and follows the Harvard protocol. Minor inaccuracies in both bibliography and in-text.
40 49 Limited use of literature.
Most sources might not be suitably academic. Theoretical insights are very limited and need to be developed and evaluated further.
Largely descriptive account with little evidence of analysis.
Needs to address the brief more explicitly. Structure is muddled and /or introduction and conclusions have been omitted or are underdeveloped.
Writing style is generally clear although various errors and a non-academic tone.
Referencing present but does not follow Harvard style and/or there are major inaccuracies/ omissions.
35 39 (marginal fail) Insufficient evidence of reading.
Little evidence of engagement with theoretical explanation and discussion.Mainly or purely descriptive commentary with few and/or weak examples and limited insights.
Does not address the brief. The work is not presented in a suitable format and fails to follow the clear advice given around the structure of a essay.
The work is poorly written and/or unclear. References not consistently present.
< 34% Almost no evidence of reading and significant errors in understanding.
Almost no evidence of engagement with theoretical explanation and reflection.
Very poor examples, and theory/practice linkage.
Does not address the brief. The work is not presented in a suitable format and fails to follow the clear advice given around the structure of a essay.
The work is poorly written and/or unclear. References not present.
