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Assignment 1 -Research Assignment

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Purpose

This assignment is designed to explore ambiguities associated with work. It also serves as an introduction
to research and the concept of “triangulation of research sources”. It requires you to collect information from
multiple sources and use it to develop and support an argument (in the form of an essay).

Task Description

In this assignment, you will consider a statement about work, research information which relates to it, and discuss the statement, supporting the discussion with information from research. The assignment will be in the form of a short essay of 500 words.

This assignment is designed to explore ambiguities associated with work. It also serves as an introduction to research and the concept of “triangulation of research sources”. It requires you to collect information from multiple sources and use it to develop and support an argument (in the form of an essay).

You are required to write a short essay (of 500 words) on:
“Work provides our life with content”
(from textbook). textook: Work by Lars Svendsen

You need to develop and support your argument using multiple sources of information.
These sources should include:

1. Textbook (some of the relevant chapters are chapters 1 -5. But you can go beyond the suggested chapters).

And any two of the following sources:
2. Academic journal articles
3. Art/Film/TV/Newspapers
4. Books
–
other than the textbook Note; You must use three different sources. One source MUST be the textbook then
two other sources from the ones identified above.

How to go about it?

1. Read the statement in the context of the relevant chapters of the textbook.
2. Make notes about your views on this topic.
3. Select any two of the additional sources listed above-to consider and evaluate different views on the topic.
4. Discuss these ideas in a short essay of 500 words.