Analysing Text in Discipline

(Information Systems)
Afiqah, Chin Siong, Daniel, Vincent Yeo
Content
1.Task 1: Group discussion and genre mapping
2.Task 2: Discipline Text Analysis
3.Table of Instantiation
 Task 1:
Group discussion
and genre mapping
What are the genres students commonly read in your
discipline?
Text Type Discipline Type

Business Reports Business Analytics, Findings

& Analysis
News Articles/ Case Studies Computer Science

Statistical Findings Computer Ethics

Research Reports Code of Ethics

What are the genres you have written in your discipline
modules?
Text Type Discipline Type

Business Reports Business Analytics, Findings

& Analysis
Computer Programs Computer Science

Project Proposals Computer Ethics

Code of Ethics
What genres have you read and written in your elective
modules?
Written Readings

Executive Summary News Articles

Reflections Finance Reports

Essays Business Reports

Statistical Findings
Draw a mind map with the genres you read and write this
semester
Project Research
Business Proposals Reports
Reports

Statistical
Findings
Genre
s
News
Articles Essay &
Case
Reflections
Studies
 Task 2:
discipline Text
analysis
 Text of Interest:
Didi, Kuaidi, and uber
in china
text purpose
- For Class Discussion

Intended Audience
- For Undergraduates or MBA
Text Structure
Timeline-based Text

Overview of ride hailing companies

- Background of how the company establish itself

- Background and standings of the 2 industry leaders in the

ride hailing business in China

Background of these companies

- Type of services provided

- Business strategy
text Structure (Continued...)
Background of competition

- Provided timeline of competition between two companies

- Measures of the effects of new entrants into the industry

- Comparison of industry background between competitiors

and existing market leaders

Exhibits

- Provide graphs and statistical table to support

Implementation of sources
Footnotes

- Factual evidence i.e. start up funds

- Translation of language

- Information of currency exchanges at point of time

- Acknowledges of limitation in factual evidences

- Case studies

- Website url
Type of Information Used
Type : Information prominent

- Article written to generate discussion among business

students

- Focus on details and statistical information rather than

author sources

- No argument between citation

- No evaluation is involved
 Table of
instantiation
Text Cohesion
Text Cohesion
Text Cohesion
Text Cohesion
Text Cohesion
Logical Links between clauses in complex sentence
Logical Links between clauses in complex sentence
Logical Links between clauses in complex sentence
Noun Groups

Evaluation/aPPRAISAL
Evaluation/aPPRAISAL
Thank You

Any Questions? :)
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