Academic English Skills Coursework 1: Source Evaluation and Essay Outline
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A. Student
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| Title:Work related stress and ill health cost Britain 12.5 million working days in 2016-17 (Health and Safety Executive, 2017). The human costs of unmanaged work-related stress extend far beyond this. Identify the main cause and effects of work-related stress and poor work life balance, the employer or employee?
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Part 1: Source Evaluation[Explanation of why you have selected the sources for use.]
Complete the table below for FOUR sources you have found which are reliable and relevant for your essay. You should not use sources you were given in this section.
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EVALUATION 1
Reference:
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| How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions.
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| How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?
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EVALUATION 2
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| How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions.
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| How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?
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EVALUATION 3
Reference:
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| How do you know this source is suitable for academic use?Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions.
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| How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?
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EVALUATION 4
Reference:
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| How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions.
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| How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?
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Part 2: Essay Outline
Provide a clear plan of your essay, including the key points you will include, and the sources you will use to support your points. You can use the sources you were given, as well as your own sources.
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| Conclusion |
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| Background | |
| Outline | |
| Thesis statement | |
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| Supporting points | Evidence / example/ data | Citation | |
| Concluding / linking sentence
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| Paragraph 3 Topic sentence
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| Paragraph 4 Topic sentence
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Part 3: Sources
Write a reference list for at least SIX sources which you have found yourself. You should also include the two sources you were given if you plan to use them in your essay.
