Business ethics Research Paper

Northern Vermont University Online

Spring Semester, 2021

Research/ Project Paper Guidelines

BUS2280NO21A – Introduction to Business Ethics

Please consider the following guidelines for the course Research/ Project Paper due no later than March 19th at 11:55 PM – no late submissions accepted):

Please reference the general assessment format for be used for evaluating your work:

Complete Some Evidence Minimal Incomplete Not Evident

(Excellence) (Supported) (Marginal) (Vague) (Missed)

Grade A B C D F Points 100 – 90 89 - 80 79 - 70 69 - 60 < 60

Introduction – 10 %	10 - 9	8	7	6	5 - 0
Discussion/Analysis – 50%	50 - 45	44 - 40	39 - 35	34 - 30	30 - 0
Conclusion/Evaluation/ Recommendations – 20%	20 -19	18 - 16	15 -14	13 - 12	11 - 0
Writing/Organization/ Format/References – 20%	20 - 19	18 - 16	15 - 14	13 - 12	11 - 0

Total Points:

Grade:

· A clear introduction describing the purpose, focus, or objective of the paper (10%)

· A comprehensive discussion and/or analysis with multiple specific references to the course content. Multiple specific references means more than 'a couple' and should reflect the depth and scope of the research topic (50%)

· Conclusion/evaluation/recommendations should be precise and be supported by the research - avoid generalizations (20%)

· College level writing is the expectation including organization, citations, references, tables/charts (20%)

Some general suggestions:

Use sections to label and organize the major segment of your paper. For example:

Introduction

Discussion/Analysis 1

Discussion/ Analysis 2

Discussion/ Analysis 3

Evaluation 1

Recommendations 1

Conclusion 1

References

Chart 1

Table 1

Be certain to cite and reference your sources!

Number your pages.

Double-spaced, 12-point font