Tips for Writing Academic Assignments and Discussion Activities

Using Research

1. Following are few other instructions that are required to be followed while writing the assignment 1 and discussion activities. 1. using research. Most academic answers should be based on research, rather than opinions or personal experiences. The only exception should be if asked about your experiences or opinions. 2. using scholarly sources. Scholarly sources are always preferable to non-scholarly sources. You can get scholarly sources online from the SIT library website, Google Scholar or Microsoft Academic. 3.providing citations and references. You absolutely must provide a citation every time you use a source for information. There must be at least one reference for every unique citation. 4. using APA standards. Citations and references must be formatted to APA 7th edition standards. The main difference between the 6th and 7th editions are that three or more authors are always cited as et al., the location of book publishers are not included in references, and the words 'Retrieved from' are never used in references. DISCUSSION BOARD ACTIVITY 1: This activity counts towards your final mark and is weighted at 2%. Discuss the challenges in managing a multicultural workforce and provide solutions with practical examples of how these challenges can be successfully handled. DISCUSSION BOARD ACTIVITY 2: This activity counts towards your final mark and is weighted at 2%. Develop a grievance handling procedure for a MNC taking into account the global challenges and changes in the workforce. DISCUSSION BOARD ACTIVITY 3: This activity counts towards your final mark and is weighted at 2%. Work out what type of contracts are needed for the below situations. 1) John works in an orchard from September until December. He is paid an hourly rate of $16.00 an hour for a variety of work. As his work is seasonal, there will be no more work available after December. 2) Sarah is a student and works on a casual basis for her uncle who has a printing business. She works between 4 and 10 hours each week and she gets paid $15.20 per hour. 3) Phil does sign writing for a Dunedin restaurant. He has supplied them with several sign writing jobs, mainly menus and advertising boards. The Restaurant Manager and Phil have worked out a price for each job, and Phil invoices the restaurant. 4) Jo has just started work for meals on wheels, delivering meals to old people. She does not get paid, it is voluntary, but the company reimburses her petrol. 5) Bart has just started work for a builder. The builder explained that he is on trial period for the first 8 weeks. Adapted from A guide to the law for tourism & hospitality students (Zahra, 2005) DISCUSSION BOARD ACTIVITY 4: This activity counts towards your final mark and is weighted at 2%. According to the ERA 2000 what are the avenues available for conflict resolution? DISCUSSION BOARD ACTIVITY 5: This activity counts towards your final mark and is weighted at 2%. Should New Zealand have a written constitution? Do you agree or disagree? Justify your answer with facts. “The Queen reigns…but the government rules…” discuss what does this phrase means in relation to the New Zealand constitution? let me know if anything is not clear. best regards shamshad