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UCD does not currently have a policy on lecture recordings made by students from the general population. In view of this I adopt the following policy for my own classes. In general I do not record or permit recording of my classes for the following reasons. Classroom discussions may involve confidential disclosure, personal opinions, and draw on privileged information, from students, guests and lecturers. Furthermore the learning process may itself be compromised if being recorded i.e. students may be reluctant to offer opinions. In certain instances I will permit recording and release edited output, for example to produce additional learning materials or as a statement of record. First some principles: Ask permission first. Permission may be withheld. No copyright is conferred therefore no copies should be made nor should they be distributed to others. Likewise no backup copy to be made. The recording should be destroyed after a reasonable time, i.e. after reviewing and making notes, ...

All editions can be used although some content varies between them.  The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring by Ilan Oshri, Julia Kotlarsky and Leslie P. Willcocks. Published by Palgrave Macmillan ( link ). 3rd Edition (ISBN 9781137437426), 2nd Edition (ISBN 9780230293526) 1st Edition (ISBN 9780230235502).

This MOOC titled "A Beginner's Guide to Writing in English for University Study" hosted by the University of Reading may be of interest to you if you wish to improve or develop your English writing skills, vocabulary and grammar. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/english-for-study Notes for myself: Can I identify focus and supporting evidence in the essay? One way to assess it is, at the simplest level, by looking for content, structure/organisation, language/grammar. Or, expressed as three questions: What have you got to say? How do you say it? Are you in line with rules and norms of English expression? A simple way of constructing individual paragraphs is to use the focus/response pattern.

Some Useful links. UCD Business Academic Writing Centre: Follow @UCDAWC for info and appointments with Dr Megan McGurk The School of Business Utilises the Harvard Style Guide. Please link your students to the UCD Library Harvard Style guides on http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/Guide69.pdf UCD Business Proudly Made in Africa Teaching Fellow: link with Siobhan McGee on bringing a focus on Africa to your module UCD Teaching and Learning Resources and Teaching Toolkit http://www.ucd.ie/teaching/resources/ UCD Grade Descriptors  https://intranet.ucd.ie/registry/assessment/gradingguidestaff2013_2014.pdf UCD Library Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism  http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/Guide101.pdf http://www.ucd.ie/library/supporting_you/support_learning/plagiarism / UCD Late Submission of Coursework Policy http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/latesub.htm Unless stated otherwise in the module outline, students can submit work up to two weeks late with penalty of two grade points per week. User's gu...