paper1 -MY COMPANY- F5 NETWORKS

APA Paper Format Requirements for all Papers in this Class:

• Paper should be in APA format - review sample APA paper and START HERE for assistance with APA
• Cover Page (does not count towards 3 - 5 pages)
• Table of Contents page (Does not count towards 3 - 5 pages)
• Body of Paper 3 -5 pages in length
  • The topics listed in the Table of Contents should be the headers within the paper
• Reference Page (does not count towards 3-5 pages)
• • References should not be older than 2011
  • Use at least 4 reputable sources. I must be able to verify sources or points will be lost.

Content

• A company will be assigned to you and this company will also be used for future assignments (see below for your assigned company)
  
• Discuss the following in the body of the paper and use each of the bullets below for the Table of Contents page and headers in the paper:
  • Brief 1 paragraph introduction of your company and the products/services/solutions they offer
  • Company’s vision statement (if not listed write what you gleaned to be the company vision)
  • Company's mission statement (if not listed write what you gleaned to be the company mission) 
    
  • Define what a company strategy is
  • What is/are the companies strategies? Review the company website, press releases and news articles for this information. (Ex:  AT&T and Time Warner merger - AT&T's strategy is to expand into media in order to retain a competitive advantage in the market)
  • Does the company's strategy match their vision and mission statements?
  • Create a high level SWOT analysis of your company (Create your own analysis, use a template, and do not use one that has already been created. There are plenty of templates available online for you to choose from.)