1. 1. QUESTION

   Written Assignments

   All written work submitted for grading must be in Times New Roman font. The body of the document should be printed in standard 12-point font size. Indent paragraphs in all assignments (except in the Research Report) and use double spacing between and within paragraphs. Moreover, maintain one-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right) for all assignments. Use either MLA or APA guidelines for citations and mechanics.

    

   Each written assignment must have a cover sheet which includes the following:

   • the title of the assignment (one third from the top of the page and centered)

      –           your name (in the middle of the page and centred; student number is not required)

      –           the course number (Course No.: GMGT 2010, at the bottom of the page and centred)

      –           section number (e.g. Section: A01, below the course number)

      –           your instructor’s name (Dr. Rakesh Mittoo, below section number)

      –           Date (e.g. Date: September 20, 2018, below the instructor’s name). This is the date on which you’re handing in the assignment to me, not the due date

   For this assignment, you will be writing a summary of the chapter “True Lies” excerpted from Jeffrey Seglin’s book, The Good, the Bad, and Your Business. Your summary should not exceed 500 words.

   A summary is a brief restatement, in your own words, of the content of a source—a passage, an article, a chapter, or a book. This restatement should focus on the central idea of the source, and, therefore, a summary can be only one or two sentences long. A longer, more complete, summary, which is the kind you will be crafting, will state the central idea of the source and include the main ideas that support or explain the central idea. It may even refer to some important illustrative examples.

   A summary is hierarchical in structure, for it begins with the most important central idea, followed by the supporting ideas and examples. A good summary will even reflect the order in which the ideas are presented in the source. In this summary, condense the ideas in this chapter as completely as possible and mirror its organization as well.

    To read this chapter (or any article) and produce the draft of your summary, use the following strategies:

   Reading

   • Write in the margins as you read the article. Jot down brief notes that identify content and summarize or explain ideas. · Don’t highlight unimportant details, examples, or redundancies.
   • Don’t highlight unimportant details, examples, or redundancies. · Locate and underline the thesis or central idea of the article. If you can’t locate an obvious thesis statement, write one that states the central idea. · Then, identify the major topic divisions/sections of the article. Subject headings may be useful guides to this organization. Highlight all of the supporting ideas in each section.

   Editing Strategies – Use vivid and exact language to make your summary clear and interesting. Refer to the thesaurus, if necessary. – Use effective transitional expressions between statements within a paragraph and between paragraphs. – Use present tense in referring to the author and the article. For instance, the “author states” instead of the “author stated”; the “article contains” instead of the “article contained.” – In your first reference to the author, use both names; for subsequent references, use only the last name. – Make sure you retain the same tone and emphasis as the writer maintains. – Don’t include your opinions on the issues. – Don’t include direct quotations from the article. Present the information in your own words. – Combine sentences wherever possible and appropriate. – Eliminate wordiness, redundant expressions, or unnecessary details. – Rewrite and edit until this version meets the required length.

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