Challenges Tagged "information-and-research-literacies"

This challenge requires you to research a company that you would like to work for. Some basic information about companies is freely available on the Internet, but the highest quality information with the most editorial verification is available through business information databases, such as Dunn & Bradstreet (D&B) Business Browser. D&B Business Browser is available through the CSU Library and allows you to find profiles on a range of public and private companies both in Australia and internationally. Profiles summarize… Read more »

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To be productive, you need to be able to keep track of, and easily find all those wonderful resources that you will accumulate throughout your degree. Luckily, there are some great tools to help organise your work. While there are a multitude of tools that allow you to pull together and publish information from various source, we’re going to suggest you have a go with Diigo – a bookmarking tool that allows you to tag and comment on individual resources and… Read more »

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This challenge requires you to develop or update a business plan for your current business/ section of the business. The business plan is the blueprint for your business. It provides a road map to your future. It can also be used to obtain financial capital to expand or start up a business. Why do you need a business plan? Lewis Carroll (Carroll, 1993) wrote this in Alice in Wonderland: “One day Alice came to a fork in the road and… Read more »

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