Academic English Skills Coursework 1 Assessment: Source Report

This report provides a list of relevant sources and their evaluation for an essay on combating the effects of climate change through a local food business. It includes a plan for the overall structure of the essay and a summary of key points from the sources.

Academic English Skills Coursework 1 Assessment: Source Report
Name: Class: Date:
Essay title or question:
Title: Choose one strategy used to combat the effects of climate change and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of creating a business for this strategy.
Plan for overall structure of essay:
Plan for overall structure
Introduction – context and position:
Thesis statement: Buying and growing of local food can help combat climate change and potentially reverse it in the future
Topic of paragraph 1. Brief introduction of growing local food all over
Topic of paragraph 2. How growing of local food will help combat the climate change
Topic of paragraph 3. How the business will be developed
Topic of paragraph 4. Advantages of creating the business for this strategy
Topic of paragraph 5. Disadvantages of creating the business for this strategy
Conclusion
Use the following referencing format for your sources:
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Books / chapters of books:
Surname, I. and Surname, I. (Year) Title of the book Place of Publication: Publisher
Surname, I. (Year) ‘Chapter of the book’ In: I. Surname & I. Surname (Eds) Title of the book Place of Publication:
Publisher pp.1 – 18
Journal articles (print/ online)
Surname, I. (Year) ‘The Title of the Article’ The Name of the Journal 1 (1), pp. 1- 18
Reports / articles online
Surname, I. (Year) ‘The Title of the Article or Report’ [Online] The Name of the Organisation or website. Available at: url [Last Accessed DD.MM.YY]
Part 1: List of relevant sources
List 5 sources which will be useful in answering your essay question, and are suitable for academic use.
Make sure you use the referencing format provided on page 1. Outline how you found your sources, including where you found the source and how you found it. For three of
your sources, note why it is relevant to your essay.
Reference Type of source: I found this source
by…
This source is relevant
to my essay because…
1 Knapp, V. and Pevec, D., 2018. Promises and limitations of nuclear fission energy in
combating climate change. Energy Policy, 120, pp.94-99.
☒ Academic journal
article
☐ Book
☐ Online report /
article
☐ Other (state
which)
I found this source by
searching through the
websites and
outsourcing on the
Google scholar as it is
a very common used
term which is opted
by various business
and the organisation.
It is based on
outsourcing; I
consider this to use it
in the second part of
This helps in exploring
why the outsourcing
affects the services
that has been
provided. The Author
also uses the
Philosophical and
other statistical
aspects to retain the
important claims. At
Approx., there were
2364 instances of
services outsourcing
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my essay. that was mentioned
by media. In this work,
the Author
investigates two major
concepts, that is,
useful factor in
combating the
climatic change along
with the advantages
and disadvantages of
that. The material and
service outsourcing
and collection of
imperial information
based on the topic as
well. The essay will
also address the
worldwide topic of
climate changing and
various Affects due to
the same. This
resource will also be
highlighting the
important action to
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combat the climate
change.
2 Kerr, J.R. and Wilson, M.S., 2018. Perceptions of scientific consensus do not predict
later beliefs about the reality of climate change: A test of the gateway belief model
using cross-lagged panel analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 59, pp.107-
110.
☒ Academic journal
article
☐ Book
☐ Online report /
article
☐ Other (state
which)
I initiate this source by
incisive for
multinational
production on google
scholar. This is
advantageous
because international
production is very
applicable for the
essay question.
The above source is
relevant because it is
providing a good
information related to
the perceptions of
scientific consensus
and other beliefs
about the climate
change. Along with
that, the author was
quite detailed about
his explanation
regarding the topic.
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Farah, S., Whaley, D., Saman, W. and Boland, J., 2019. Integrating climate change
into meteorological weather data for building energy simulation. Energy and
Buildings, 183, pp.749-760.
☒ Academic journal
article
☐ Book
☐ Online report /
article
☐ Other (state
which)
I institute this article
after doing some
investigation about
the topic of climate
changes. This
investigation is very
relevant for my essay
as it was very clear
and understandable.
The relevancy of this
source is quite
accurate as, The
Author was clear and
concise about his
thoughts and also he
was a good researcher
so as to provide the
accurate knowledge
and information
regarding the topic.
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4 How Green is Local Food?, 2022 [online] available through
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2012/09/04/how-green-is-local-food/#:~:text=So
%20while%20buying%20local%20food,to%20a%20diet%20based%20entirely
☐ Academic journal
article
☐ Book
☒ Online report /
article
☐ Other (state
which)
I found this source by
going through the
websites and net
surfing so as to get the
relevant information
regarding the
sustainability and
availability of local
food.
The resource is
excellent as it has
provided the various
aspects of the Local
food and its
importance in
combating the climate
change Along with the
accuracy and
availability of green
food fort the
environment and the
climate.
5 How to Start Your Food Business: an 8-step Guide, 2022 (online) available through
https://hospitalityinsights.ehl.edu/how-to-start-your-food-business
☐ Academic journal
article
☐ Book
☒ Online report /
article
☐ Other (state
which)
This article came up in
the suggested after
skimming through
numerous other
articles that were
under the key words
Outsourcing and
international on
google scholar.
This resource was
relevant as it provided
various aspects that
can be used to
consider the
establishment of new
food business so as to
grow in the market
and other
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components which
can be helpful to
promote the business.
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Part 2: Source Evaluation and Use of Sources
Complete the source evaluation and overview of useful points from the text for the two sources you did not discuss the relevance of in part 1. Summarise and paraphrase
key information in the text in order to demonstrate that you have understood the sources. You may use bullet points. You are not marked for your language accuracy, but
you will be penalised for copying text from the source.
Reference
How Green is Local Food?, 2022 [online] available through https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2012/09/04/how-green-is-local-food/#:~:text=So%20while%20buying
%20local%20food,to%20a%20diet%20based%20entirely
I have identified this source is reliable and appropriate for academic use because…
Criteria Tick all statements which apply and provide an example or evidence where required
Currency
The
timeliness
of the
information
☐The article is current
☐Research in the area has not been updated
☒My essay requires reference to older research
REASON: because climate change has been a growing issue for a long time and older researches contain the basics needed to understand the problem
and to strategize accordingly.
Authority
The source
of the
information
☒The authors have the appropriate level of expertise in the field
EVIDENCE: The Author has various other articles on the same subject. Along with that it was also cited by various users and reviewed as good.
Accuracy
The
reliability
and
correctness
of the
information
☒The information has been peer-reviewed
☐The source uses academic conventions throughout
☐The arguments are supported by sound evidence
EVIDENCE: The Author was quite detailed and effective in providing the resources to the users as it was easy to understand.
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Purpose
The reason
the
information
exists
☐This source has not been commissioned by a company or organisation
☒The purpose of this source is to inform / educate
☐The information contained in this source is presented without bias
EVIDENCE:
Use of source Note three points from the source which will be useful for your essay and how you will use them
Relevant key point from the text Supporting evidence / example/ data for the key
point
Which topic from your outline does this point relate
to and in what way?
So while buying local food could reduce the average
consumer’s greenhouse gas emissions by 4-5
percent at best, substituting part of one day a week’s
worth of calories from red meat and dairy products
with chicken, fish, eggs, or vegetables achieves more
greenhouse gas reduction than switching to a diet
based entirely on locally produced food (which would
be impossible anyway).
The local food buying has impacted positively as it
has reduced the emission of harmful gases such as
carbon and methane.
This is useful for the essay as it describes The
importance and the buying of Local food as it is
considered as healthy and effective also it promotes
sustainability. The topic relates to the strategy of
combating the climatic changes.
Small farms also more readily adopt environmentally
friendly practices. They often rebuild crop and insect
diversity, use less pesticides, enrich the soil with
cover crops, create border areas for wildlife, and
produce tastier food
The adoption of Local foods by the small farmers is
quite easy as they consider various environmentally
friendly practises and they also rebuild the crop and
use less pesticides which does not create any harem
This is useful in the second part as it describes the
importance of local food and sustainability for
reducing the Effect of climatic change.
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to the environment.
The majority of food’ s climate impact is due to non-
CO2 greenhouse gas emissions such as nitrous
oxide and methane emissions.
This body of text connects the chosen business idea
to the combating of climatic change.
This is helpful in paragraph 3 as it states the impacts
of food on the change in climate and emission of
harmful gases such as, nitrous oxide and methane.
Reference
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How to Start Your Food Business: an 8-step Guide, 2022 (online) available through.
https://hospitalityinsights.ehl.edu/how-to-start-your-food-business
I have identified this source is reliable and appropriate for academic use because…
Criteria Tick all statements which apply and provide an example or evidence where required
Currency
The
timeliness
of the
information
☐The article is current
☐Research in the area has not been updated
☒My essay requires reference to older research
REASON: The source is relevant is necessary as it explains about the importance and various methods to start the food business.
Authority
The source
of the
information
☒The authors have the appropriate level of expertise in the field
EVIDENCE: The Author was a free-lance writer with excellent experience on the topics related to the current issues and well aware about the changes
going on in the environment.
Accuracy
The
reliability
and
correctness
of the
information
☐The information has been peer-reviewed
☐The source uses academic conventions throughout
☒The arguments are supported by sound evidence
EVIDENCE: The Author has provided various details and information’s regarding the Accuracy of the source.
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Purpose
The reason
the
information
exists
☐This source has not been commissioned by a company or organisation
☒The purpose of this source is to inform / educate
☐The information contained in this source is presented without bias
EVIDENCE:
Use of source Note three points from the source which will be useful for your essay and how you will use them
Relevant key point from the text Supporting evidence / example/ data for the key
point
Which topic from your outline does this point relate
to and in what way?
Find what sets you apart from the rest of the herd.
Have a look at what your direct (and indirect)
competitors are doing, and establish your point of
competitive difference.
The proper planning and making differentiated
products can be helpful for the business to stay
different and unique from the rest of its
competitors.
This idea is important in the mid of The Essay as it
states the need for having proper vision and mission
of the business.
Defining the Restaurant style will also save the time and
will provide the proper approach for the business.
The proper base for the business plan is considered
important in saving the time and other resources.
This is beneficial in paragraph 4 as it emphasises the
need for promoting local food business so as to
reduce the effects of climate changing through the
food industries. The base style of the business model
is considered important as it is create the framework
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for other operations.
Defining The USP will sets apart the business from of the
competitors as well as various advantages can be gained. The Importance of Unique selling price is an effective
tool for attracting the customers.
This point is considered in the Middle as it describes
the advantages of being unique through which the
organisation can compete with the rival firms
effectively.
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Conclusions drawn from your reading
The above essay went into detail with various complex issues such as, The Combat of climate changes so that the environmental conditions can be improved. The
strategy of increasing the use of local green foods were detailed so as to promote sustainability. Furthermore, the planning to establish a local food business were also
highlighted along with the advantages and disadvantages, so as to make it more clear and understandable.
Part 3 Bullet point key conclusions you have drawn from your reading of the five sources.
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