Economics Paper

Syllabus: CED6110 Law and Economics (Winter 2020) Instructor: Detwiler

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Law and Economics Paper #1: “Brief paper on Food Reputations and SSPs”

200 Points – 20% of Course Grade (Due on March 1, Sunday of week 2 @ 11:59 PM EST)

CO Description Connection(s)

to SLOs Connection(s)

to SAIL

CO1 Identify and categorize concerns and issues in a variety of economic and law related frameworks, such as Social Science Perspectives, Consumer Reputations, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Archie Carroll’s Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility, etc.

1, 2 I, G, C, W

CO3 Evaluate real-world examples at the intersection of economics and the law

1, 2 I, G, C, W

This assignment asks you to write a paper that defines all eight “Consumer Reputations and make explicit connections to law and economic concerns. Further, you are to define the Social Science Perspectives and apply them to two assigned examples and one student- choice example.

Paper Required Elements:

A. COVER PAGE (APA Formatted)

B. CONSUMER REPUTATIONS (FOOD) (Short paragraph for each) (1-2 pages)

1. Briefly list and define all eight Consumer Reputations

2. Include a brief discussion of possible connections with

a) Law

b) Economics

C. SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES (3-4 PAGES)

1. Defining the four SSPs

a) Briefly list and define all four “Social Science Perspectives” (SSPs)

b) Justify how the study of any event/issue can be more complete through examination with

consideration of all the SSPs.

2. Apply the four SSPs (1-2 paragraphs for each event)

Briefly define then apply all four of the SSPs to the following food events:

a) The Blue Bell Ice Cream recall (Listeria) of 2016

Geographical, Economic, Political/Legal, Social

b) The international ban on some Japanese seafood after 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster

Geographical, Economic, Political/Legal, Social

c) Choose a third food-related event (such as “The Great Sriracha Shortage of Early 2014”,

“The Great Twinkies Shortage of 2013”, “The 2013 Horse Meat Scandal”, “The 1993 Jack-

in-the-Box E.coli Outbreak”, or other.)

Geographical, Economic, Political/Legal, Social

d) Include a simple Supply and Demand curve to explain the impact(s) from one of the events.

1) How might this impact the affected companies?

2) The products’ sale prices?

3) How might this impact other companies/sources?

4) What (if anything) else can be concluded?

D. WORKS CITED (APA formatted)

Format: • Format: Typed paper, submitted electronically.

• Length: Will vary, 4 to 6 pages of prose is typical

• Formatting: Students must use APA format. Your paper must include a cover page.

• In-Text Citations: Simply use the following format of parentheses / last name (of author) / comma / date (published) / parentheses – (Smith, 2012). Please use APA support material for citations and bibliography.

• Bibliography: The paper requires that you enlist both primary and secondary outside sources. Your paper must include a full bibliography (APA

formatted) with a suggested range of 4 to 6 entries.

Syllabus: CED6110 Law and Economics (Winter 2020) Instructor: Detwiler

Copyright 2020© by Northeastern University Online All Rights Reserved

This assignment will be graded using the following rubric:

GRADING RUBRIC: Written Communication

Criteria

EXCEEDING

STANDARDS

100%

MEETING

STANDARDS

80%

APPROACHING

STANDARDS

50%

BELOW

STANDARD

25%

CONTEXT

Weight

20%

Demonstrates a thorough

understanding of context, audience,

and purpose that is responsive to the

assigned task(s) and focuses all

elements of the work.

Demonstrates adequate

consideration of context,

audience, and purpose and a

clear focus on the assigned

task(s) (e.g., the task aligns with

audience, purpose, and context).

Demonstrates awareness

of context, audience,

purpose, and to the

assigned tasks(s) (e.g.,

begins to show awareness

of audience's perceptions

and assumptions).

Demonstrates minimal

attention to context, audience,

purpose, and to the assigned

tasks(s) (e.g., expectation of

instructor or self as audience).

CONTENT

Weight

20%

Uses appropriate, relevant, and

compelling content to illustrate

mastery of the subject, conveying the

writer's understanding, and shaping

the whole work.

Uses appropriate, relevant, and

compelling content to explore

ideas within the context of the

discipline and shape the whole

work.

Uses appropriate and

relevant content to

develop and explore ideas

through most of the work.

Uses appropriate and relevant

content to develop simple

ideas in some parts of the

work.

CONVENTIONS

Weight

20%

Demonstrates detailed attention to

and successful execution of a wide

range of conventions particular to a

specific discipline and/or writing task

(s) including defining terms,

organization, content, presentation,

formatting, and stylistic choices

Demonstrates consistent use

of important conventions

particular to a specific

discipline and/or writing

task(s), including defining

terms, organization, content,

presentation, and stylistic

choices

Follows expectations

appropriate to a

specific discipline

and/or writing task(s)

for basic organization,

content, and

presentation.

Attempts to use a consistent

system for basic

organization and

presentation.

SOURCES

Weight

20%

Demonstrates skillful use of high-

quality, credible, relevant sources to

develop ideas that are appropriate for

the discipline and genre of the

writing

Demonstrates consistent use of credible, relevant sources to

support ideas that are situated within the discipline and genre

of the writing.

Demonstrates an attempt

to use credible and/or

relevant sources to

support ideas that are

appropriate for the

discipline and genre of

the writing.

Demonstrates an attempt to

use sources to support ideas

in the writing.

MECHANICS

Weight

20%

Uses graceful language that

skillfully communicates meaning to

readers with clarity and fluency and

is virtually error free.

Uses straightforward

language that generally

conveys meaning to readers.

The language in the portfolio

has few errors.

Uses language that

generally conveys

meaning to readers

with clarity, although

writing may include

some errors.

Uses language that

sometimes impedes

meaning because of

errors in usage.