Monday, February 23, 2015


Welcome "Ardents" to the KYSB Research and Writing for Business paper


The teachers are



Alison Scott, David Birkett, Gaynor Birkett, Patsy Deverall

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We model the first report to you to show you each section. This is based on a typical University style report with academic references, visual data and analysis, recommendations and implications. See the Fairfield local shopping centre below. This is situated in Lower Hutt near Wellington New Zealand. It is like any other local shopping centre, small and convenient. When you read through your materials you will see that you are required to learn how to describe data (visual) and demographic material, to analysis and discuss the local region and decide what is the most appropriate business to operate in this shopping centre.Then you write a report about this

Use your Academic Writing Skills
Use your IELTS writing skills
to assist the report writing process


Assessment 1 Week 4 Data Description Practice 5%
Assessment 2 Week 5 Data Discussion 10%
Assessment 3 Week 6 ( Mid Trimester open book test )15%
Assessment 4 Week 7 Recommendations and Implications 10%
Assessment 5 Week 12 Individual Malaysia Report 20%
Final Test Week 12 40% 
( Note:  to pass this course students must gain a minimum of 40% in the final test)



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Fairfield Lower Hutt
Your first report is based on selecting an appropriate business for this local shopping centre

We want you to become good researchers. See this great website  to help your study skills

and we want you to become confident writers in the University and to know how to reference a report or an essay
and to go on safari as a research and writer with your questioning