Thoughts on recording classroom sessions...

(At the time of writing this) 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, less than 3 months.

Turn off the recorder when requested.

Paraphrasing the University of Warwick policy: I believe that attendance in class is an important formative experience and that note taking during class is an important skill that must be practiced to be learnt. Therefore as a general point, recordings are not made to overcome class absence. Absentee students (whether due to illness, work, or other incapacity) have access to the slides and extensive notes provided on the website. 

Unless otherwise permitted by prior consent:

1. Permission is sought by whomever is recording part of a class.

2. Recordings are to be deleted after use.
3. No copyright is given.

4. No distribution allowed.

From time to time, if I (the lecturer) determine a need to record, photograph or video part of a class or exercise I will notify and seek the permission of those involved.

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/aro/dar/quality/recordinglectures/
http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/sas2/quality/recordinglectures

This statement does not negate UCD's guidelines for students with special access requirements (link).

All editions of the textbook can be used, although some variation in content

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 may be of interest if you wish to improve your writing.

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.

UCD: teaching and learning links for staff and students.

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 guide to UCD general regulations 
• http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/asug/
• UCD Student Code http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/regs_sc.html
• http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/docs/student_code.pdf
• Guidelines for staff for working with students with a disability 
• http://www.ucd.ie/openingworlds/ucdaccesscentre/supportsforstudentswithadisability/