assignment

There is a term paper requirement for this course that is designed to sharpen your writing, research and critical analysis skills.

Instructions for your Term Paper:

1)      The topic shall be one of your choosing and follow these instructions:

·         Submit it for approval to my via my email address by Sunday night January 17th

·         It can be on any topic in finance but must be reasonably related to the class.

Your term paper should follow these Guidelines:

·         Include at least three graphs developed in our course.

·         A narrative of 10 to 12 pages in length not including appendices

·         Have a title page and bibliography

·         At least 7 sources not including the text, Investopedia or Wikipedia

·         Word processed using double spacing and a 12 point font

·         The paper should begin with a concise statement of the problem/topic

·         Summarize  your position with an anticipation of the conclusion

·         The body of the paper should be the data and narrative to support your position and conclusion

·         There should be a concluding paragraph or statement

·         Paper shall be in the APA style. If you are not familiar with this there are numerous online resources to provide direction for you.

The purpose of the paper is to ensure that you are familiar with the methodology of collecting economic/financial data from the Web and/or other sources and analyzing it.This exercise shall include collecting the required data, creating a graph or table to present this information, and analysis of the data.

The point of view that you should take in addressing each topic is that your audience is ignorant of what this data represents and how it is measured. Your task is to explain what the concept is what it intends to measure, how it is measured and to what uses the data can be utilized.