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BADM 380 - International Business – Fall 2018 Final Research Project: Intellectual Curiosity at Work Independent Research Using a Business Case as the Point of Departure (175 points)

DEADLINES Team Presentations: Final weeks of class after Thanksgiving Break (See Module 2 syllabus) Final research report to be submitted on Compass: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, BEFORE 11:59 P.M.  ONE REPORT PER TEAM.

The deliverables for the Final Research Project is comprised of two parts: a presentation and a report. Both of the grades for these is mostly INDIVIDUAL. Read below for details.

A. PRESENTATIONS (50 points: 40 points individual and 10 points team grade)

Each team member presents for 5 minutes. If there are four team members, the presentation will last 20 minutes; if there are five team members, the presentation will last 25 minutes. There will be a +/- 10 minute Q&A afterward. Audience members are expected to listen actively, take notes, and ask probing questions (or provide comments to the presenting team).

Each team member will present the results of the question that s/he has chosen to research related to the Closing Case chosen by the team. The topic will have been decided by the individual with the OK of the team. Week 11 is the deadline for letting the professor know what each team mate will be researching.

In 5 minutes, each student will probably be able to show 3-5 slides, no more. The Rules of the Game for the slide presentations will be established in class during Week 11 or 12

On the day of the team presentation, each team member must submit to Prof. Martinez (in person—do not email) at the start of class the following documents:

1) A hard copy of each individual’s slides (hand-out version/2 slides to a page is fine)

2) A hard copy of each individual’s “Works Cited” page, correctly formatted, using https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_page_basic_format.html

3) Be sure that each student’s name is clearly written at the top of the page.

B. REPORT (125 points: 100 points individual and 25 points team grade)

Each student will decide upon a research question that s/he is curious about after reading the team’s Closing Case. Team members need to consult with each to guarantee that their questions fit together and that there is enough in the question to allow deep investigation. How to you do research? You go online and start digging. Read, read, read. Google is the source you will all rush to, but try Lexis-Nexis (in the UIUC library database). Your first stop should also be a search in The Economist back issues; you all have access to the magazines online archives. Also check out the archives of the WSJ, the NYT, The Guardian, etc. You need to become an expert on all things related to your research topic. Don’t only read websites; read articles from quality print sources. Each team member should consult many sources and read carefully at least 5 outside sources, including in-depth articles, that will comprise the Works Cited page.

Each team will submit one report that represents the individual reports. Each teammate should aim for writing approximately 4-5 pages, double-spaced, 1” margins, Times New Roman 11-pt. font.

NEW: Aim for between 1200-2000 words

The format of the report is thus:

1) Cover page with title, team number, and the first and last name of all teammates.

2) A Table of Content page (following the title page) that lists the title of the report, the title of each section of the report, based on the individual research, the author of each section, and the page numbers in the report. For example:

Section 1: Why do Chinese firms conduct so much FDI in the beer industry in Ecuador? pp. 5-10

(John Martinez)

Section 2: Which ethical issues have plagued Ecuador’s beer companies? pp. 11-16

(Tania Perrot)

3) An Executive Summary page (following the Table of Contents) This one-page summary (2-4 paragraphs will summarize the salient points of the research and reach some conclusions/observations.

4) The various sections of the report as listed in the Table of Contents.

5) Each team member should place all his/her figures/charts/tables/graphs at the end of the each section of the report. Call this part of each section, “Appendices” or “Figures,” or “Tables, etc. These visuals should be placed at the end of each team mate’s section and numbered Figure 1, Figure 2, etc. Each new section of the paper will start a new set of numbers for figures, tables, etc. each visual needs to have a title and needs to be referred to (and interpreted) in the body of the text.

6) Works Cited . The Works Cited pages should be placed at the end of each team mate’s section and formatted correctly. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_page_basic_format.html

Only include those sources that you refer to directly in your text as the following example:

When the firm first entered the country, they had major problems (Smith, 2016). The government was against them, their rivals fought viciously, and they…….

7) Be sure that your report has page numbers.

8) The grade for the report is based on the quality of the individual section (individual grade) and how the report flows overall (team grade).

C. GRADING

Presentation (see template provided)

Report

I will follow this grading template to arrive at your score out of a possible 100 points:

Component	Maximum Points
Following directions	10
Quality of research (depth and breadth of sources used; effective use of various sources)	20
Effectiveness of essay (reflects critical thinking & analytical skills; well organized into paragraphs that make sense & form a cohesive whole; reads well)	70

D. MISCELLANEOUS

· Each team should upload the team slide presentation before class begins.

· Dress code: Business professional or business casual (Look sharp!)