Advanced Business Communication BAS22: Activity 2 Research

This document provides the answers to five multiple-choice questions from Activity 2 of the Advanced Business Communication BAS22 course. The questions cover tertiary research, primary research methods, the Harvard referencing style, types of data collected in research, and the use of thesis statements in essays. The assignment brief provides information on communication models, ethics, and writing skills. The document includes lecture notes, reading materials, and outlines for the course, covering topics such as communication models, business ethics, research methods, academic writing, and document design. The provided solution is a helpful resource for students to understand the key concepts and improve their performance in the course. The assignment also provides information on class protocols, housekeeping issues, and assessment details. Students can use this document to enhance their understanding of business communication principles and excel in their studies. The document is contributed by a student to be published on the website Desklib. Desklib is a platform which provides all the necessary AI based study tools for students.

Advanced Business Communication BAS22
Activity No 2 – Research, Referencing, and Academic Writing Part 1
Five Multi-choice Questions: (answers are either on the lecture notes or in a
reading)
1. Tertiary research is: (Lecture Notes 2)
a. Original unpublished material or published in its original form
b. Material that interprets primary material published after primary data is
published
c. Material that synthesises and summarises primary and secondary material,
usually published well after primary and secondary sources
d. All of the above
2. Which of these is used in primary research? (Reading No 2)
a. Questionnaires
b. Citations
c. Quotations
d. Interpretations
3. What is the Harvard referencing style? (Harvard Referencing Style on Moodle)
a. A system assisting with terms and jargon
b. A system used to analyse plagiarism
c. A system for citing sources using author names and year of publication
d. Questions asked for references
4. Three types of data collected in the research process are: (Lecture Notes 2)
a. Primary, internal and external
b. Tertiary, hard copy and soft copy
c. Hard copy, technical and physical
d. Secondary, primary and tertiary
5. Where would you use a thesis statement in an essay? (Lecture Notes 2)
a. In the conclusion
b. To introduce the direction, you will take
c. In the body of the essay
d. Would not use it in an essay
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