Course materials

General study resources - International Business resources

This section of my web site contains hand-outs, course notes, and other resources for the modules that I taught at the University of Bradford School of Management:

Cross-cultural Management (post-graduate)
International Business Strategy (post-graduate)
International Business Strategy (undergraduate)

General study resources

Below is a list of online resources that you may find useful for your BA, MA, MBA, or PhD studies.

Writing papers and other assignments (18 KB)
Practical tips about writing assignments, papers, and your dissertation:

What is an academic article?
When and how do I refer to literature sources?
How do I set up my bibliography?
Grammar and spelling

Plagiarism

Many students are confused about what plagiarism is. I found the following three websites to be most helpful in this respect. They not only include good examples of what constitutes plagiarism and recommendation on how to avoid it, but also have a very accessible lay-out:

Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship (UC Davis)
http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/plagiarism.pdf

Plagiarism (Earl Babbie)
http://www.csub.edu/ssric-trd/howto/plagiarism.htm

Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it (UBC Biology)
http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/bpg/Advising/Plagiarism.htm