Business Report Guidelines Please make sure your report follows these guidelines: The topic of the..
Business Report Guidelines
Please make sure your report follows these guidelines:
The topic of the business report is how globalisation and regional economic integration affects the business or the organisation which employs you (or how it might do so in future if it does not do so significantly already).
The business report should be 9-12 pages in length (excluding title and contents page), its format should be as follows:
Title page – course title, student name, cohort number , student’s employer/name of organization
Contents page , with page numbers
Introduction (1 page) – explaining the particular aspects of regional or international economic integration which affects the business or industry you work in.
Background (2 pages) – an overview describing the business or institution where you work.
Analysis (4 pages) – Explain in detail using a SWOT analysis or Porter Diamond model how aspects of economic integration affect the business you work in. If you are using the SWOT analytical framework then begin with a summary SWOT table bulleting your main SWOT points. Follow this with at least two sentences of explanation of each SWOT point you have made. If you are using the Porter Diamond model, again you can begin with a summary page with the points bulleted in the model, followed by at least two sentences explaining each bullet point.
Concluding summary (1 page) – main concluding points and prospects for your business in light of your findings.
References (end notes).
You must submit both printed paper copy and electronic copy by email before the final exam.
Other stylistic points:
Make sure you use clear subheadings
Make sure paragraphs are spaced and it is easy to read.
Font size should be no bigger than12 points
Provide evidence in the form of examples, data or charts wherever you can, this will strengthen your report considerably.
You must reference where you have taken information from another source. Plagiarism (copying and pasting without proper referencing) is not tolerated and students who plagiarize will be penalized in terms of their mark.
Citations and References should be made in ‘Chicago style’ with the full references being provided at the end or as footnotes/ endnotes and full reference provided in footnote (see the following pages for more information on this).
Document format and referencing guidelines
The following pages show a sample document using footnotes. The pink text gives some document format guidance and also explains how to cite (in-text) and reference (post-text) the source materials you use, while the blue text gives some examples of effective academic-style writing.
