Extract key information from academic texts
Use a synthesis matrix to begin synthesising key information from the texts

​objectives

​“Traditional hierarchy business structures improved by IT innovation. Discuss”

​Here are a few things to AVOID:

AVOID constructing the body of your paper out of a series of summaries.
AVOID bombarding your reader with undifferentiated masses of facts, examples, and quotations.
AVOID beginning your paragraphs by presenting quotations or facts from your sources.

​Text 1: How is work organised

Text 2: Information Technology and Restructuring in Public Organizations: Does Adoption of Information Technology Affect Organizational Structures, Communications, and Decision Making?

​15 min

​Text 1:

Text 2:
Was it easy to tell what the key points of the texts are?

Was it easy to tell what the overall message of the texts is?

Are these notes going to be useful to you when writing the paragraph?

​What are some of the points you wrote on your synthesis?