Research review will be aimed at analyzing the course book as well as the relevant readings provided by the instructor so as to demonstrate the level of understanding of business ethics through course material. Firstly, a thorough study of the book and the related readings will be done. The main themes from each of the reading will be identified, then listed in the form of arguments. Then the articles related to business ethics will be identified. The major proposition of the articles will be checked as to whether they are supporting the theme given in the book or not. After going through all the reading material, the review writing process will start.
Review writing will start with summarizing the readings to extract the main themes of the articles. After this step, relevant issues related to business ethics will be identified from the book. While putting together the summaries, it will be emphasized that comparable themes are identified from all the sources so that the analysis can be possible. Once again, from all the articles and readings, the ones that support the line of argument presented in the book will be picked out. Then, all the supporting arguments will be put together.
The thorough reading will be done so as to identify the counter arguments present in the reading material. This will help in identifying the claims, which go against the line of the argument of the book. An analysis of both the positions will be carried out and then the plausibility of each argument will be analyzed. The reading material and the book are based on a variety of topics related to business ethics. All the articles and readings are in agreement that business ethics are mandatory to keep a workplace conflict-free.
Defending the Thesis
The defense of a paper can be made through by using various strategies. The first one is by ‘by getting command over the book’ that involves learning each aspect of book. Especially, writing book review for a newspaper or some other related publications, the best way to make one’s defense strong is reading a book that has been published in recent past. Further, choosing books that have won prizes are also very helpful. For instance, in this case, Ethics & Excellence by Robert C. Solomon will provide the right kind of information needed to write the research review (Ciulla, Martin and Solomon 106). might be Author’s background should not be ignored in this regard as it helps in understanding the context which he has developed in his book. Reading other books of that author of similar topics will help in building that context.
Taking notes to build context will also help in defending the review as picking up minute but sensitive information and putting them into the review will further sharpen the review. In this regard, critical reading can help identify the material that supports the thesis. Evaluation of the material and readings in terms of the evidence is a critical success factor in writing a research review. The identification of the issues and shortcomings in the readings will add another dimension to the project report. In this way, a research review on the reading material regarding business ethics will be written to demonstrate the level of understanding by defending the main thesis of the readings.
Works Cited
Ciulla, Joanne B, Clancy W Martin, and Robert C Solomon. Honest Work. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. Print. 106.
