What our tutors say?
How to do an
assignment, The A-Grade way……?
- Focus on the topic.
Our tutors while working on
student’s assignments have most of the times been unhappy over the way students
treat the topic.
The major problems that students face while handling topic
is
- Not
understanding the topic
- Working
on a different topic than the one provided.
- Working
on a part of the topic rather than the whole topic.
- Providing
assignment solutions which are different from the topic.
- Dealing
with those portions of the topic which have not been asked in the question.
Even when uploading files for assignments, our tutors have found that students have been uploading unnecessary files, or too many files not connected to the topic. It gives us a clear idea that the student has not read the assignment topic or have not read in details the entire questions and guidelines.
How to approach any topic?
- Go
through the topic presented to you atleast 2-3 times.
If
you are unable to understand the topic , you can just get our tutor help or ask
your teacher for the same.
- Google out about the topic. The more you know about the periphery of the topic, the more you are able to understand the question or the topic clearly.
- Understand the keywords of questions….
90% of MAH tutors have once and again reminded us that
students do not take into account the keywords of the questions before drafting
their case.
Lets
understand with a common assignment topic that our tutors are asked to provide
solutions to.
‘Porter’s Five Force Model.’
Now
there can be various variants of question on Porter’s Five Force Model.
For
example:
- Explain
Porter’s Five Force Model.
- Apply
Porter’s Five Force Model.
- Analysis
of Porter’s Five Force Model.
Here
the three questions are completely different.
So
try to understand the key words that are used to represent the topic.
- Explain, Apply,
Analysis
These
words are completely different. In one , the question demands explanation of
the model.
- Threat
of entry
- Bargaining
power of suppliers and buyers
- Threat
of Substitutes
How
these components are affecting the company business?
In
other, you have to apply Porter’s five force model in certain company
situations. In the third, you are analysing each and every component of
Porter’s Five Force Model and how the different parts of the model interact .
- Threat
of entry
- Bargaining
power of suppliers and buyers
- Threat
of Substitutes
Below is a sample question on which our tutors have worked
before.
-Question
Prepare a 2,500 word report on
Porter’s Five Forces Framework. With the aid of clearly drawn diagram explain
the key elements of Porter’s
Five Forces Framework. What are the principal benefits and challenges in using this framework to inform strategy?(MGT4009)
Certain basic rules for doing such assignments having
multiple points to consider, have been given by our tutors-
Whenever you recieve a questions that
has many sub questions to answer, highlight the key points like
- 2500 word report
- Aid of clearly drawn
diagram explain key elements
- Principal benefits and
challenges to inform strategy
For 80% of our tutors , creating a
successful layout is the most important area that a student must cater to…
Once you have highlighted these
points , you get a clear idea as to what you need to do.
Here you need to write a 2500 word report.
- Introduce the Porter’s
Five forces Model
- You need to provide the
diagram of the Porter’s Five forces Model
- You need to use the
diagram to explain the key elements.
- You need to mention the
principal benefits in using this framework
- You need to mention the
challeneges in using this framework.
- Finally, you need to
mention how to use 5 and 6 to inform strategy.
- Drawing conclusion
You need to keep introduction and
drawing conclusion as mandatory in each outline.
Out of the 2500 words, you need to
think how much word weightage would you give on each of these points and draw
and outline.
Consider 2500 as 100% and draw a word
count format.
For example
Point 1 - 3% - Introduction
Point 2- 20% of words
Point 3- 20% of words
Point 4- 15% of words
Point 5- 15% of words
Point 6- 22% of words
Point 7- 5% of words.
Draw the word count logically keeping
minimum to introduce and conclude.
The above weightage can vary as per student’s
requirements.
- Resourcing information and Facts online and
offline
There are various resources from
which you can resource the information required for your answer.
How to research out the best
resources is an important question?
Our tutors suggest.
Google out using the points as search
queries.
Like the one below……
The first few lines marked in red
generally present at the top will help you draw an overview of the topic. For
anr search query , try to go through these few lines present at the top of the
search. Besides Wikipedia, try to go through the content of atleast three-four
top searches.
Similarly , for all other points , you can Google out
search queries like…
Principal benefits of Porter’s five
forces model
Try to find out from the headings of
the searches, which are most relevant to answer your question. In the above
screen shot, all are relevant.
Similarly, conduct a search for all
the terms and create a repository of information. Copy chunks of information
relevant to the points and paste it in a word pad or notebook in the manner
shown below.
For example for the first point
Introduction to Porter;s Five forces Model you can select chunks of information
mentioning their URLs…..
- Highlight the case studies, examples
or inforgraphics in the content.
- https://www.cleverism.com/porters-five-forces-model-strategy-framework/
“The five forces model was developed by Michael E. Porter to help companies assess the nature of an industry’s competitiveness and develop corporate strategies accordingly. The framework allows a business to identify and analyze the important forces that determine the profitability of an industry.
In this article, we will study the
Porter’s five forces model for industry analysis. We will look at 1) introduction to the model, 2) Porter’s five forces, 3) how to use the model, 4) model do’s and dont’s, 5) criticisms of the model, and 6) example – IKEA.
INTRODUCTION
Through his model, Porter classifies
five main competitive forces that affect any market and all industries. It is
these forces that determine how much competition will exist in a market and
consequently the profitability and attractiveness of this market for a company.
Through sound corporate strategies, a company will aim to shape these forces to
its advantage to strengthen the organizations position in the industry.
For the purpose of this model,
industry attractiveness is the overall profitability potential of the industry.
An attractive industry will be one where the combined power of the competitive
forces will increase profitability potential. While an unattractive industry
will be one where the collective impact of the forces will drive down
profitability potential.
These forces, termed as the micro
environment by Porter, influence how a company serves its target market and
whether it is able to turn a profit. Any change in one of the forces might mean
that a company has to re-evaluate its environment and realign its business
practices and strategies.
An attractive market place does not mean that all companies will enjoy similar success levels. Rather, the unique selling propositions, strategies and processes will put one company over the other
Such chunks of information from
multiple resources regarding one point should be accumulated at one place
For the query a diagram of Porter’s
Five Forces Model,
You may get various diagrams.
Make a repository of such diagrams.
Some are well explained, some may be lacking in some aspects. So you can find
the best diagrams and the points to include…
- In-depth reading of the repository content….
After
creating a repository, one needs to afford a good amount of time to go through
the content from various online resources and books.
Here
the help of the tutor can be taken to understand the points….
- Refer you tube videos and online library videos on the same
topic
50%
of our tutors have repeatedly suggested students to refer to video classes or
online video sources to enrich their assignments and get 360 degree perimeter
knowledge of the topic.
- Drawing the second outline……
After
going through the resource material, one would be better able to outline all
the points. So a second outline should be drafted at this stage….. This outline
would be more detailed . For example , the first outline would evolve to..
1.Introduction the Porter’s Five forces Model
- Need
for the model
- History
- Developed
by
- How
it helps shape company strategy etc.
- The diagram of the Porter’s Five forces Model
- Diagram
with key elements
- Sub
points to the key forces or elements
- Diagram to explain the key elements.
- Explanation
of key elements
- Points
contained within the key elements
- Correlation
between different forces.
- The principal benefits in using this framework
- Assesing
the state of competition in the industry
- Strength
of forces to undermine profitability
- Scope
of gaining new customers for business
- The
right time to enter or make a mark in the industry…. and so on
- The challenges in using this framework.
- Static
model in a dynamically changing business scenario
- Too
many forces involved in the model to yield an accurate result
- Using
benefits and challenges to inform strategy.
- Case studies
- Application examples
- Drawing
conclusion
- Porter model acting as a
framework for further business models
- Relevance of Porter;s
model in situation analysis in various industries
- Creating the
first draft…
While
creating the first draft, make the draft detailed and informative mentioning
all the essentials point by point.
- Creating the
second draft…
Ensure
that the draft is reduced to 2500 words without leaving the essentials. Ensure
that the most relevant points are included on a PRIORITY BASIS. One needs to
take into account the word weightage created at this stage.
- Proofreading, Editing and Plagiarism Check.
One
needs to proofread and edit the draft multiple times and check for plagiarism,
when submitting assignments.
As our tutors have found out ,the following kinds of plagiarisms are generally penalised by Universities…
- Using quotes, sayings, interview excerpts, excerpts from books, manuals etc., from other person's without footnoting or acknowledging.
- Cutting and pasting from internet, from other bibliographical sources or term paper mill
- Paraphrasing the work of others by changing order of words and providing the same argument for an open question etc.
So,
att no stage, should you copy the material from net. You can use it as a
reference to get insights and knowledge of the concept but draft it entirely in
your own words. Once you get to know a concept in details, you can also provide
your own arguments.Such personal arguments carry higher weightage in terms of
class appreciation and grades. Off course! You need to ratify that the argument
is valid.
Use
various tools like
- Grammarly
- Ginger
Software
- Turinting
plagiarism check
- Myassignmenthelp
plagiarism check
To
edit and proofread your content.
Every University has its own guidelines for formatting.
The
most important aspects that a student needs to check are the margins,
indentations, spacing between lines and paragraphs, ways to start new
paragraph, using quotes etc.
- Referencing and Citation.
Referencing your sources in exactly the
format
APA,MLA,Harvard, Chicagostyles
prescribed by your University.
To create citations or references in proper
format , you can use our referencing tools.
Go to the service section of myassignmenthelp. Scroll down to the Referencing and select the type of referencing you need for your assignments.
- Submitting the assignment.
Try
to keep a good amount of contigency time to revise and put new inputs in your
content. So the entire assignment solution should be drafted much ahead of
deadline. Ask your friends, tutors to go through the content and find out the
loopholes. Often three or four more people assessing the content bring out the
fault areas, that may have missed the writer’s eyes.