Session 14:

Final essay preparation

Ms. Hạnh
Reading List: Entrepreneurs - born or made?
Are entrepreneurs born or made? Critically discuss.
1. What are their common traits?
2. How can they make it? What are their secrects?
3. Can everyone become an entrepreneur?
4. How can we nurture and have more entrepreneurs?
Table of content

I. Reading list presentation

II. Some essay issues
III. Final reflections
IV. Final essay discussion
I. Reading List: The meaning of work
Factors that increase employees’ satisfaction in the workplace
II. Some essay issues

1. High % of similarity (even plagiarism) => higher than 20% is unaccepted,

plagiarism is automatically marked as FAILED
2. AI writing tool in many drafts => automatically marked as FAILED
3. Lack in-text citations
4. The Cover sheet included
5. Count your words (max 1,500 words)
6. The quality of sources => avoid sources with less credibility
Solutions (what can you do?)

1. Practice paraphrasing (rewrite ideas using your own words)

2. No AI writing allowed
3. Cite as you write => take notes while you read articles
4. Remove the Cover sheet (write your information on the 1st page) & Count the
number of words precisely
5. Review slides/chapters
Question: where do we find reliable sources??
#1 The most reliable source for academic journal articles
Search googlescholar
Question: where do we find reliable sources??
#2. Reliable sources for research reports & data
Question: where do we find reliable sources??
#2. List of Reliable sources for research reports & data

1. Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development

(OECD)
2. World Economic Forum (WEF)
3. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
4. Statista
5. Nielsen
6. McKinsey
7. Deloitte
8. Boston Consulting Group
9. Bain
Question: where do we find reliable sources??
#3. The Conversation - written by academics & researchers
Question: where do we find reliable sources??
#4. Reliable newspapers

Click here for a list of reliable (least

biased) news sources
Question: where do we find reliable sources??
#5. Reliable business Sources
Question: where do we find reliable sources??
#5. List of Reliable business Sources

1. Business-academic sources (HBR, MIT sloan review, The Economist)

2. Business Magazines - Bloomberg, Wallstreet Journal, Forbes & Fast Company (cite the
original study)

Remember these are not “academic” sources

*look at the end of report to “steal” their references

Paraphrasing
Summary
III. Final reflections in final session (20 mins)
1. What we really enjoyed - found interesting,
inspiring - what blew my mind?
2. What we really didn’t like - challenges along the
way. How did I adapt to solve these issues?
3. Do differently ? if I went back in time and could
retake the semester of AE :D (stress less? Work
smart not hard)
4. Any recommendations for next year?
○ Any changes to course structure, topics,
assignments etc etc
○ This is your chance to voice your opinions ;)
IV. Final essay discussion:

Any questions?
Final class!