Business Communication Midterm Paper

MIDTERM PAPER PROMPT

BA 324 “Business Communication”

For your Midterm Research Paper I would like for you to explore executive/business summaries, generally speaking, from various businesses and consider their importance. Please identify one executive/business summary from your findings that resonates with you and consider its importance. As you write consider the following:

1. What is being said and why?

2. Who might/would appreciate the summary and why?

3. Who are the stakeholders at play?

4. How important is an executive or business summary?

5. How might a summary inform everyday business practices and why?

6. What’s not being said?

7. Any philosophical underpinnings at play?

Too, please proof read as you write and make sure you reference outside sources. On a paper like this I expect to see multiple solid references. If you are a tad rusty at writing these kinds of papers here is a very helpful link that I have given my students over the years: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/658/1/

The paper needs to have a Cover Page, 4-6 full pages (double-spaced) of written text (INTRO>BODY>CONCLUSION), and a Bibliography Page. In sum, and with the additional Cover and Bibliography pages, y'all should be handing in anywhere from 6-8 pages really.

It is due by Monday, Nov. 4th at the beginning of class. Unless you have an accommodation, absolutely no late papers will be accepted after this point. A hard copy is expected. Further, please note that I grade rather heavily on these and that you will want to give it your all. Because I don't inundate my students with busy work during the term (although you might feel otherwise) I tend to treat the Midterm and Final as the core of your graded work in this course. 

Should you have any questions please don't hesitate. I am more than happy to help where help is needed. 

Kindest, Jeremy