business paper

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate a news article
  
• Summarize key points from a news article
• Relate the article back to class and text concepts

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is to help keep the course current for you and to reinforce the course concepts. It is also a chance for you to gain exposure to management articles and for you to sharpen your business writing skills.

Process:

In week 2, you need to sign up for a general topic/chapter that your article must cover. You need to find an article that pertains to something in your assigned chapter. You need to submit your article for approval to me at least one week prior to it's due date in the MITN Article Approval Assignment. Great places to find articles are BusinessWeek, Forbes, NY Times Business. Remember to not cover an article that has been covered in class.

Instructions:

1. Use the MITN Rubric (below) to write your paper. It should be no longer than 2 pages, 1.5 spaced, size 12 font, 1 inch margins. Being concise is critical in the business world, as it is with this paper. This page limit does not include the works cited page (which is required) and a cover page (which is also required).
   
2. When writing your paper, not only will you summarize your article but you will also relate your article back to your chapter and to class. This is critical

Advice based on reading many papers over the years:

1. You need to start with an introduction to introduce the reader to your paper/subject. Your opening lines will be important to the reader. You need to catch their attention in the beginning so they will keep on reading.
2. You also need a thesis statement at the end of the first paragraph. If you are not familiar with thesis statements, check this out: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/
3. You need to conclude and wrap up your paper.
4. Do not end your sentences in prepositions. Here is a list of preps, in case you have forgotten them: http://www.towson.edu/ows/prepositions.htm. Very common preps are "to, of, on, in, and from”.
5. You do not need to write a paper like you are turning it into an English professor. Business people are busy and tend to not like reading dense paragraphs. Do not be afraid of creating a bullet or numbered list. Do not be afraid of bolding and using italics to make your point.
6. You need to have a professional cover page (your name, the title of your paper, the date, the class) and a works cited page.
7. You need to cite your sources within your writing and reference them back to a works cited page (that is required).
8. Remember to spell check and grammar check your paper.
9. If you need help with writing, admit it. It is okay. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.
   

In summary, you will:

1. Choose a topic and due for the MITN. (Human Resources)
2. At least 1 week before your due date, submit your article to me for approval.

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardlawler/2011/11/30/human-resources-its-time-for-a-reset/

1. Write a 2 page paper that summarizes the article and makes connections back to class.
2. Submit your paper to TurnintIn.

MITN Rubric