English for Academic Purposes 2 Resit Portfolio

English for Academic Purposes 2
Resit (EAPB3017)
Name:
Student Number:
Lecturer name:
This is your English for Academic Purposes 2 Resit Portfolio which you
must submit on Thursday, 25th April 2019 by 2pm via the Student
Portal. This should be completed throughout the 10 weeks, so you can
show your work in progress to your tutors in the drop-in sessions.
Make sure you save your work regularly e.g. on your computer, on a
USB stick, on email or on the Cloud drive.
Please refer to suggested word counts for each task included within in this
portfolio.
Spring 19
Assessed Learning Outcomes:
1. Produce elements of a cohesive and coherent researched
essay
2. Listen to an academic lecture whilst taking coherent notes
3. Read, compare and summarise a number of written academic

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Portfolio Tasks
(These tasks should be developed throughout the term but completed by
Thursday, 25th April 2019 by 2pm)
5 Organising your ideas
(150 – 200 words) 3 LO 1 & 3
6 Making notes with confidence
(200 words) 4-5 LO 2
7 Developing your arguments
[suggested word count: varies per task] 6-7 LO 1, 2
& 3
8 Writing your researched essay
(900 words +/- 10%) 8 LO 1 & 3
9 Final Checks: Getting a First! 9 LO 1 & 3
Track your progress by ticking off each task as you complete it,
in the final column.
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PORTFOLIO TASK
Organising your ideas: Noting down the main points
In the space below, create an outline for your essay by making notes about any information
you find from class or reading list sources and from the two sources you found. Use bullet
points and not full sentences. Include in-text citations where necessary. You should add to
this throughout the course. (150 – 200 words)
Essay Question:
Choose one or two successful companies related to your degree
programme. Discuss to what extent these companies demonstrated
ethical behaviour and integrity in achieving their success, using evidence
and examples of their business practices.
What key points are you planning to cover in your main body paragraphs?
Paragrap
h 1
Key issue 1:
 The organisations British Airways
and Virgin Atlantic both have
displayed ethical behaviour over
the years so as to earn a higher
amount of profitability (Ostrower
2019).
 Some of the most important ones in
this regard are offering high quality
ethical services to the customers,
following cost leadership strategy,
complying with the ethical
standards of conducting business,
following the regulations or the
stipulations of the UK national
government and others
(Theguardian.com 2019)
What sources are you
using?
Theguardian.com
2019.
BA humbug - or the
best way of doing good?.
[online] Available at:
https://www.theguardian.
com/business/2008/nov/1
1/british-airways-csr-
climate-change [Accessed
26 Apr. 2019].
Ostrower, J. 2019.
Virgin
Atlantic faces a test: Is it
enough just to be cool?.
[online] CNNMoney.
Available at:
https://money.cnn.com/20
17/03/31/news/companies
/virgin-atlantic-airways-
richard-branson/
[Accessed 26 Apr. 2019].
Paragrap
h 2
Key issue 2:
 The ethical behaviour displayed by
the organisations British Airways
and Virgin Atlantic over the years
had not only enabled them to
create value for the stakeholders
who are associated with them but
at the same time enabled them to
earn a higher amount of
profitability as well
(Theguardian.com 2019).
 As a matter of fact, the
contemporary organisations are not
What sources are you
using?
Crane, A. and Matten, D.,
2016.
Business ethics:
Managing corporate
citizenship and
sustainability in the age
of globalization. Oxford
University Press.
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only required to take responsibility
for their business activities and the
damage that their activities are
causing to the environment but at
the same time use the concept of
business ethics within the
framework of the business
practices followed by them (Crane
and Matten 2016).
 These two firms over the years
have followed ethical principles of
conducting business and also
effectively maintained their
integrity for the attainment of
success.
PORTFOLIO TASK
Listening task - making notes with confidence
This is the space for you to upload the photo of your notes from the
listening activity. The video will be made available for you to watch at home
as many times as you like. You will be able to access the video directly from the
link which you can find on the GSM website (EAP 2 resit module) under
Listening Activity.
Please upload a photo of your notes in the space below:
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