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INTERNALASSESSMENTBUSINESS ANDMANAGEMENT HL

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Selecting a topic

Selecting a topic for theresearch

projector

written commentary


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It is important that students, ith the tea!her"s #uidan!e, !hoose an issue that$

En#a#es their interest Is rea%isti! in terms o& resour!es Meets the !riteria &or assessment

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Using the library

The s!hoo% %i(rar) shou%d (e used a!ti*e%) to ena(%estudents to a!+uire the s i%%s o& indi*idua% resear!hthrou#h a *ariet) o& media su!h as (oo s, periodi!a%sand e%e!troni! data(ases- The a(i%it) to %o!ate anduse appropriate sour!es e&&e!ti*e%) is essentia% &or

orth hi%e resear!h in (usiness and mana#ement- The pro&essiona% %i(rarian is a trained in&ormation

spe!ia%ist, hose no %ed#e o&, and insi#ht into,in&ormation i%% !omp%ement that o& the su(.e!tspe!ia%ist tea!her- The %i(rarian !an he%p students andtea!hers ith in&ormation #atherin# and resear!hs i%%s at a%% sta#es o& the resear!h pro.e!t or ritten!ommentar)-

The tea!her ma) ish to (ui%d on the or o& the%i(rarian ith stud) s i%%s sessions to ensure thatstudents ma e the (est use o& their time- Notin#do n resour!es in a standard &ormat, pres!ri(ed ()the tea!her, !an (e a use&u% startin# point- Inaddition, tea!hers

!an #i*e #enera% #uidan!e on in&ormation #atherin#, note


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ta in# and /the !onstru!tion o& a e%%0or#ani ed %e o& preparator)materia%-


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Word limits

Students and tea!hers must ensure that the ord%imit is not e3!eeded- I& a student does e3!eedthe ord %imit, he or she i%% %ose ' mar s 4&rom ama3imum o& 25 mar s6- Moderators areinstru!ted not to read (e)ond the ord %imit- Thismeans, apart &rom the %oss o& ' mar s, students!ou%d potentia%%) %ose more mar s-

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Nature and purpose of theinternal

assessment The interna% assessment !omponent, as e%%

as (ein# interestin# and produ!ti*e, &orms animportant part o& the assessment o& the(usiness and mana#ement !ourse- It isimperati*e, there&ore, that the tea!herpro*ides not on%) appropriate #uidan!e tostudents, (ut a%so a !op) o& the interna%assessment detai%s and the assessment!riteria-

Interna% assessment is an inte#ra% part o& the!ourse o& stud) in (usiness and mana#ement atboth HL and SL and accounts for 25% of the

nal mark. Interna% assessment is !ompu%sor) &or (oth HL

and SL students- It ena(%es students todemonstrate the app%i!ation o& their s i%%s and


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no %ed#e in (usiness and mana#ementithout the time %imitations and stress asso!iated ithritten e3aminations- Students !omp%ete a research

project at HL and 7 a written commentar atSL.


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!esearch project"o#er#iewHL

The resear!h pro.e!t ena(%es HL students todemonstrate the app%i!ation o& their s i%%s and

no %ed#e to rea% or#ani ationa% issues orde!ision0ma in#- Students must select a realorgani$ation not a ctional one , and theissue or de!ision under in*esti#ation must a%so (erea%-


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The e3pe!tation is that a student shou%d !arr) outprimar research re%atin# to the or#ani ation-

The resear!h pro.e!t mus t (e the studen t"s o n or , and students must pro*ide a de! %ara ti on o&authenti!it) on the !o*ersheet o& the pro.e!t-&ost importantl the research project mustnot be a descripti#e piece of work. It shou%d(e a use&u% or in# do!ument &or themana#ement o& an or#ani ation-


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Students are re'uired to research an issuefacing an organi$ation or ran#e o&

or#ani ations or a de!ision to (e made () anor#ani ation or ran#e o& or#ani ations- Thismeans the research 'uestion has to beforward looking rather than descri p ti # e andshou%d re+uire the student to ma ere!ommendations &or &urther a!tion- It shou%d,there&ore, (e desi#ned to (e o& pra!ti!a% *a%ue tomana#ement-


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HL students need to de*e%opt opie!es o& or &or the pro.e!t

1- A resear!h proposa% anda!tion p%an


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2- A ritten report1;

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!esearch proposal andaction

plan The aim o& the interna%%) assessed resear!h

pro.e!t is to inte#rate theories, !on!epts andpra!ti!a% aspe!ts o& the su(. e!t throu#h theana%)sis o& an or#ani ation or ran#e o&or#ani ations- This i%% en!oura#e the student tode*e%op a ran#e o& (usiness and !ommuni!ations i%%s, thin !riti!a%%) and ma e in&ormed de!isions

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ion (lan Students should consult closel with their

teacher - The) must ensure that the or#ani ationsse%e!ted &or the resear!h pro.e!t are i%%in# anda(%e to pro*ide the ne!essar) data- It is notun!ommon &or or#ani ations to &ai% to pro*ide thisdata- This i%% serious%) undermine the +ua%it) o&the na% ritten resear!h pro.e!t- )f s t u de n tsh a # e n o t g a t h e r ed su*cie n t m at eri a l t h e m a h a # e t o gi # e up t he r ese a r ch p r o ject a n ds t art a n o t her

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!e'uired format forresearchproposal and action plan

Resear!h +uestion Theoreti!a% &rame or

Methodo%o#) Anti!ipated di& !u%ties A!tion p%an

+he ma,imum number of words for the researchproposal andaction plan is 5-- words


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+his should gi#e a clear indication of what is containedin the research project. 1,ample of a title page4+his is a good e,ample of atitle because i t 4 is a'ue s tion iss peci c ismanageab le encourages the application of business terms looks forward and re'uiresrecommendat ion s .

+his section should acknowledge an indi#idual who has made theproduction of the report po ssi b le.

+his should include the ma jor headings in the report beginning with the e,ecuti#e summar . (agenumbers should be clearl in dicated.

+he e,ecuti#e summar pro#ides a re#iew of the document as a whole outlining conclusions drawn and recommendations made.+og ether with the title the e,ecuti#e s ummar should pro#ide a clear o#er#iew of the document. )t is imperati#e therefore thatit is e,plicit et brief between -- and 2-- words3. )t is recommended that the e,ecuti#e s ummarinclude threee l ement s4 the research'ue s t ion

the scope of the research includingthe methodo log 3 the main ndings conclusions andrecommendat ion s .

+he function of the introduction is to demonstrate background knowledge about the organ i$at ion % to gi#e a clear outline ofth e topics under in#estigation and to out line the rationale for the research.

+his is a clear unambiguous 'uestion that indicates the scope of the in#estigation and re'uires an answer. 0 well6de#ised'uestion is more likel to result in a report tha t ach ie#e s high marks. +he research 'uestion should be re#iewed at the end of theprocess and amended if nece ss ar .

+his should be a summar of the primar and secondar research undertaken and the business techni'ues applied. )t should alsoinclude an assessment of the #alidit a nd rel iab ili t of the data collected for e,ample partialit and scope3 and the methodsemplo ed. +he student should e,plain an changes ma de as the work progre ss ed.

+he purpose of the anal sis of the results section is to clarif what the raw data has re#ealed. +his should include a s ummar ofthe data collected and ndings and should where appropriate be supported b tables graphs and s tat is t ic s .

+his in#ol#es interpreting the results and ndings clearl an d succinctl . Students should identif the main issues emergingfrom the research and e,plain their signi cance. +he discussion should be se'uenced and coherent. )t should also be carefull

ritt en report"details

+itle page

!esearch 'uestion @es

(rocedure or

method

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ain results andndin s

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0nal sis anddiscussion

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/onclusions

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7ibliograph andreferences

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0ppendices No Supportin#do!umentation on%)


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This is a #ood e3amp%e o& a

tit%e(e!ause it$

is a +uestion is spe!i ! is mana#ea(%e en!oura#es the app%i!ation o& (usiness terms %oo s &or ard and re+uires re!ommendations

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0cknowledgments This se!tion shou%da! no %ed#e an)

indi*idua% ho has madethe produ!tion o& thereport possi(%e


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/ontents page This shou%d in!%ude the ma.or headin#s in the

report, (e#innin# ith the e3e!uti*e summar)-a#e num(ers shou%d (e !%ear%) indi!ated

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1,ecuti#e summarabstract3

The e3e!uti*e summar) pro*ides a re*ie o& thedo!ument as a ho%e, out%inin# !on!%usions dra nand re!ommendations made- To#ether ith the tit%e,the e,ecuti#e summar should pro#ide a clearo#er#iew of the document - It is imperati*e,there&ore, tha t it is e3p%i!it )et (rie& b e t w een --a nd 2-- w o r d s 3

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It is re!ommended that thee3e!uti*e summar) in!%ude

threee%ements The resear!h +uestion

The s!ope o& the resear!h 4in!%udin# the methodo%o#)6 The main ndin#s, !on!%usions and re!ommendations

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)ntroduction The &un!tion o& the introduction is to

demonstrate background knowledge aboutthe organi$ation , to #i*e a !%ear out%ine o& thetopi!s under in*esti#ation and to out%ine therationa%e &or the resear!h

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!esearch 'uestion This is a !%ear, unam(i#uous +uestion that

indi!ates the s!ope o& the in*esti#ation andre+uires an ans er- A e%%0de*ised +uestion ismore %i e%) to resu%t in a report that a!hie*eshi#h mar s- +he research 'uestion should bere#iewed at the end of the process andamended if necessar

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(rocedure or method +his should be a summar of the primar

and secondar research undertaken and thebusiness techni'ues applied - It shou%d a%soin!%ude an assessment o& the *a%idit) andre%ia(i %it) o& the data !o%%e!ted 4&or e3amp%e,partia%it) and s!ope6 and the methods emp%o)ed-

The student shou%d e3p%ain an) !han#es made asthe or pro#ressed

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&ain results and findings The purpose o& the ana%)sis o& the resu%ts

se!tion is to !%ari&) hat the ra data hasre*ea%ed . +his should include a summar ofthe data collected and ndings , and shou%d,

here appropriate, be supported b tablesgraphs and statistics

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0nal sis and discussion +his in#ol#es interpreting the results and

ndings !%ear%) and su!!in!t%)- Students shou%didenti&) the main issues emer#in# &rom theresear!h and e3p%ain their si#ni !an!e- Thedis!ussion shou%d (e se+uen!ed and !oherent- Itshou%d a%so (e !are&u%%) re&eren!ed

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/onclusion andrecommendations

+he conclusions must follow from theanal sis and discussion - This is not the p%a!et o in t r o du ! e n e &a!ts o r a r #um e n ts->on!%usions are norma%%) presented as a %ist o& &air%) (rie& statements-

!ecommendations should be precise andthere should be practical proposals &or a!tionthat stem &rom the !on!%usions- I& the resu%ts o&the resear!h are in!on!%usi*e, the student shou%dre!ommend &urther resear!h to (e underta en-

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7ibliograph and

references The project should contain a correctl

presented bibliograph acknowledging allmaterial re&erred to in the resear!h- uotations &romte3t(oo s and other sour!es o& in&ormation shou%d (ea! no %ed#ed in the main (od) o& the te3t or throu#hthe use o& &ootnotes- Stu d e n ts sh o uld include thespeci c p a g es used f r om t e ,ts in t h e f o o t n o t e s -Students shou%d (e dis!oura#ed &rom in!%udin#inappropriate materia%s su!h as %en#th) !ompan)mana#ement reports


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0ppendices These should include onl rele#ant

information that supports or emphasi es hatis dis!ussed in the report- The) i %%include e,amples of photographs documents'uestionnaires numerical raw data intables and statistical calculations

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Time A%%o!ation It is re!ommended that 8-hours of class time at HLshou%d (e a%%o!ated to theresear!h pro.e!t This time shou%d in!%ude$

time &or the tea!her to e3p%ain to students the re+uirements o& the

pro.e!t, in!%udin# !odes o& ethi!a% (eha*ior and !on dentia%it)

!%ass time &or students to or on their pro.e!ts time spent () the student ma in# arran#ements iththe se%e!ted or#ani ation and *isitin# to !o%%e!t data

additiona% time spent outside norma% !%ass time &or students tooron their o n


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time &or !onsu%tation (et een the tea!her and ea!h student'1 time to re*ie and monitor pro#ress, and to !he! authenti!it)


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ritten commentar "o#er#iewSL

The interna% assessment &or SL is a ritten!ommentar) that answers a 'uestion basedon a problem or issue of a single businessorgani$ation - The pro(%em or issue must (ere%ated to the (usiness and mana#ement SLs)%%a(us


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ritten commentar "o#er#iew SL


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Ho to (e#in The tit%e o& the ritten !ommentar) must (e

phrased in the &orm o& a +uestion- The !ommentar) can be based on primar and9orsecondar

sour!es- The !ommentar) re'uires anal sis and

e#aluation of the issue or problem , and thestudent must &orm .ud#ments, and in!orporatethem into the !ommentar) in %i#ht o& the +uestionposed in the tit%e-

+he m a ,imum num b er of w o r ds f or t h ewri t t en c o mme n t a r is 5-- w o r ds - Students must pro#ide a declaration of

authenticit on the co#ersheet o& theritten !ommentar)-

A%thou#h there is no mandator format for the


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written '5commentar -


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The &o%%o in# is a su##ested &ormat thatmi#ht

he%p students or#ani e their or Tit%e 4in the &orm o& a +uestion6 Introdu!tion 4in!%udin# a des!ription o&

methodo%o#)6 Cindin#s 4(ased on the supportin#do!uments6 Ana%)sis o& the ndin#s >on!%usion4s6 Bi(%io#raph) and re&eren!es Appendi!es$ supportin# do!uments


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The &o%%o in# are e3amp%es o& suita(%e +uestions

Is in!%udin# a %ine &or ma%e !ustomers a pro ta(%ede!ision &or !ompan) ?

Is an in!rease in a#es an e&&e!ti*e a)to in!rease produ!ti*it) and moti*ation

in !ompan) @ Is ! ompan ) E"s de!ision t o in! reas e produ!ti*e !apa!it) ()

(ui%din# a ne p%ant a sound nan!ia% de!ision

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)ntroduction A (rie& and &o!used introdu!tion shou%d e3p%ain

the purpose o& the !ommentar) and themethodo%o#) used to in*esti#ate the pro(%em orissue- Business too%s, te!hni+ues and theor)shou%d (e in!%uded to present the !ommentar) inappropriate (usiness &ormat and to support theana%)sis and the .ud#ments ith re%e*ant(usiness !on!epts and theor)

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:indings In order to rite the !ommentar) the student

shou%d re&er to se!ondar) sour!es and ma) !o%%e!tprimar) sour!es dependin# on the issue orpro(%em in*esti#ated- These sour!es pro*ide a*ast and *aried amount o& in&ormation &or thestudent to ana%) e and ans er the +uestion-

+hree to #e of these sources ha#e to beselected and presented as supportin# do!uments&or the !ommentar)- The) shou%d (e in!%uded inthe appendi!es, ith the re%e*ant se!tionshi#h%i#hted () the student-

Although it is mandatory to include three to#e sources as supporting documents , thisdoes not mean that the in*esti#ation shou%d (e%imited to these do!uments- 0n sourcesconsulted b the student but not chosenassupporting documents shou%d (e re&eren!ed in the


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(od) o& /;the !ommentar) and included in the bibliograph


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0nal sis of the findingsCindin#s ha*e to (e ana%) ed in the %i#ht o& the tit%e+uestion, ta in# into a!!ount (usiness theor) andusin#, as &ar as possi(%e, (usiness too%s andte!hni+ues- This ana%)sis !ou%d (e in!%uded as aseparate se!tion, or it !ou%d (e in!%uded to#ether

ith the ndin#s 4 ndin#s and ana%)sis6- Thedi&&erent supportin# do!uments shou%d (e ana%) edin su!h a manner that their re%e*an!e to the+uestion is !%ear%) esta(%ished- The ana%)sis shou%da%so sho ho the supportin# do!uments re%ate to

ea!h other-

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/onclusion The tit%e +uestion must (e ans ered, (ased on

the ana%)sis o& the ndin#s and, in parti!u%ar, onthe ana%)sis o& the suppo rti n# do!uments- Theconclusion should not introduce ideas or

judgments that ha#e not been discussed inpre*ious se!tions o& the !ommentar)- )t is goodpractice to include those aspects o& the+uestion that ha*e not been full answered inthe commentar or that mi#ht need &urtherana%)sis or in*esti#ation to (e .ud#ed more

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7ibliograph and

references The !ommentar) shou%d !ontain !orre!t%)

presented re&eren!es and a (i(%io#raph)- ;nlbooks and web pages actuall consultedshould be included - The a!!ess dates to the

e( pa#es !onsu%ted shou%d (e spe!i ed- I& thestudent re&ers to sour!es o& an) t)pe, theseshou%d (e re&eren!ed throu#h the use o&&ootnotes


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Time allocation It i


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Time allocation It isre!ommended that 5 hours of class

time at SL shou%d (e a%%o!ated to theresear!h pro.e!t

This time shou%d in!%ude$ time &or the tea!her to e3p%ain to students the

re+uirements o& the pro.e!t, in!%udin# !odes o& ethi!a%(eha*ior and !on&identia%it)

!%ass time &or students to or on their pro.e!ts time spent () the student ma in# arran#ements ith

the se%e!ted or#ani ation and *isitin# to !o%%e!t data additiona% time spent outside norma% !%ass time &or students to

or ontheir o n

time &or !onsu%tation (et een the tea!her and ea!h student time to re*ie and monitor pro#ress, and to !he! authenti!it)/5


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How to reference sources

The &o%%o in# #uidan!e is (ased on the Har *ar d authorFda te s)s t em- It is o&&ered on%) as ane3amp%e$ the IB= permits an) a!!epted!on*ention &or !itin# and a! no %ed#in#sour!es-

7od te,t Use (ra! ets or parentheses to set o&& a re&eren!e in thete3t-

Gi*e the author "s %ast name, i& it is not part o& the te3t,

thepa#e num(er4s6 and the date o& pu(%i!ation- 4 ohnson, p:9, 2;;76 A &u%% re&eren!e shou%d appear in the

(i(%io#raph) at the end o& the pie!e o& or -


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:ootnotes


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:ootnotes

Cootnotes pro*ide re%ated in&ormation that doesnot (e%on# in the te3t- There shou%d (e as &e o&these as possi(%e and the) shou%d (e identi ed

ith a supers!ript num(er 1and p%a!ed at the(ottom o& the same pa#e

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7ibliograph


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7ibliograph

The (i(%io#raph), or %ist o& re&eren!es used, shou%d appearat the end o& the pie!e o& or - List sour!es a%pha(eti!a%%) () the %ast names o& authors or editors- I& thereis no

author or editor, %ist sour!es () tit%es and put them in order () date- 7ooks4 Author"s %ast nam e an d rst nam e, or initia% i& name is

un no n - Date- Tit%e 4in ita%i!s6- A%a!e o&pu(%i!ation- u(%isher"s name-

Ha%%, D, ones, R, Ra&&o, >- 2;;1- Business Studies 42nd edition6- =rms irUnited

in#dom- >ause a) ress Ltd- 0rticles in journals4 Author- Date- Tit%e o& the arti!%e 4in

+uotation mar s6- Name o& the .ourna% 4in ita%i!s6- o%umenum(er, rst and %ast pa#es-

Lindner, ames R- une 1::9- JUnderstandin# emp%o)ee moti*ationK-

Journal of Extension - o%ume '7 Num(er ', pa#es 2' '9- )nformation from the )nternet4 Author"s nam e i& possi(% e-

Tit%e 4in ita%i!s6- Dat e site as *isited- URL 4address &or thehome pa#e6- Headin# as %isted on the e( pa#e 4i& there isone6-


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