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This assignment is worth 25% of your final grade. It gives you an opportunity to investigate relevant trends in one of topics we are discussing. You must complete this assignment individually, without contacting other students, and you may not use a paper or any part of a paper from a previous class or from another person. The assignment has the opportunity to addresses Course Objectives 3, 4 and 5.

Take a topic mentioned in our readings and explore it further in 6 to 10 pages. Identify and discuss the current trends in your chosen topic area. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) use of virtual teams in global corporations, methods for managing conflict among virtual team members, team-based compensation programs, or team decision making processes.

Support your opinions and statements with a minimum of 7 or more references from sources published within the last ten years and be sure to integrate concepts, theories, and readings from our work over the semester. You can cite scholarly and practitioner-oriented journals, newspaper articles, and YouTube videos about the topic, but not Wikipedia, vendor websites, or other non-academic sources. The UMUC library can help you identify appropriate sources. See the Library tab in the Resources dropdown menu at the top of our classroom for more information about the services provided by the UMUC library.

Use APA format for citations, references, and quotations. This means your list of references should start on a separate page, and should be double spaced, with a hanging indent and no spaces between entries. Your paper should be 6-10 pages (not counting the cover or reference pages), double spaced with one inch margins and a font size of at least 11 points. Writing should be in 3rd person.

Submit your assignment electronically via the Assignment folder.

Name your file this way: YourLastNameFirstInitial_IndividualResearch

(Example: StudentJ_IndividualResearch)

Due date: November 11, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time

Please see the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

Criteria for Grading Individual Research Paper

Note: The research paper should be 6-10 pages long, excluding the reference and cover pages.

Criteria

	A	B	C	F	Points Earned
Knowledge of Relevant Theories and Concepts (40 pts)	Student demonstrated exceptional knowledge of relevant theories and concepts from the course; all statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature. 40 – 36 points	Student demonstrated satisfactory knowledge of relevant theories and concepts from the course; most statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature. 35 – 32 points	Student demonstrated less than satisfactory knowledge of relevant theories and concepts from the course; some statements and opinions were not supported by appropriate citations from the literature. 31 – 28 points	Student demonstrated unsatisfactory knowledge of relevant theories and concepts from the course; many statements and opinions were not supported by appropriate citations from the literature. 27 – 0 points
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Quality of Research (30 pts)	Student did an exceptional job of researching the topic and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student cited more than the minimum number of references; sources listed were all scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. 30 – 27 points	Student did a satisfactory job of researching the topic and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student cited the minimum number of references; sources listed were primarily scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. 26 – 24 points	Student did a less than satisfactory job of researching the topic and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student may not have cited the minimum number of references; some sources listed were not scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. 23 – 21 points	Student did an inadequate job of researching the topic and integrating course readings with the additional research. Student did not cite the minimum number of references; many of the sources listed were not scholarly or practitioner journals, newspapers, annual reports, or academic books from the last ten years. 20 – 0 points
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Presentation of Ideas and Mechanics (20 pts)	Student presented ideas in a compelling manner with no distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement was met. 20 – 18 points	Student presented ideas presented in a clear, coherent manner with few distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement was met. 17 – 16 points	Student presented ideas in a somewhat organized manner with several distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement may not have been met. 15 – 14 points	Student presented ideas in a poorly organized or incoherent manner with many distracting grammar or spelling problems; the page length requirement may not have been met. 13 – 0 points
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APA formatting (10 pts)	All citations, quotations, and references were properly formatted or contained one or two minor errors. 10 – 9 points	Most citations, quotations, and references were properly formatted or contained a few minor errors. 8 points	Some citations, quotations, and references were not properly formatted or contained major errors. 7 points	Most citations, quotations, and references were not properly formatted or contained many errors. 6 – 0 points
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