Essay

You should complete the essay with a minimum of 1,000 words (about 3 double spaced pages). You should use the graduate template that follows.

Topic (In bold)

Review of Subject

The answer in a brief paragraph with any table or list to demonstrate you know the content of the material. No opinions, discussions, conclusions are to be reviewed in this section – just the facts of the subject in a clear concise answer. This section should be no more than 200 words.

Discussion

This section provides you the opportunity to outline and review your ideas about the essay question, where it applies in business, what applications or sections that the content is important, and where it might be applicable in your own company. Six hundred (600) words are more than sufficient to cover this section. Originality, creativity, application to practical everyday business problems is the key to answering this section. Research to find several important aspects about the subject question in the California Southern Library is expected.

Conclusions

Your conclusion incorporates the Review of Subject (facts) and Discussion (opinions) into a crisp series of supporting findings based on your research. This section should support your position and show careful thought and good reasoning in your essay conclusions. The conclusion section should also demonstrate that you thoroughly understand the material. This section requires at least 200 words.

References

Kreitner, R. & Kinicki, A. (2013). Organizational behavior (10th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. (Example).

A separate page in APA format included with your submittal with references listed is required. You should consider at least three to five references per submittal. More may be required to support your conclusions. The references should be the most current data. The search in PROQUEST can sort by relevance as well as by time.