Significant Issues Section - Required For 2 Different Companies - 2 Papers Each 2+ Pages - 8-12 Hours

APA: Website

Click here to automatically cite a Website.

How to Cite an Website in APA

Structure:

Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Retrieved from URL

Example:

Satalkar, B. (2010, July 15). Water aerobics. Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com

Cain, K. (2012, June 29). The Negative effects of Facebook on communication. Social Media

Today RSS. Retrieved from http://socialmediatoday.com

How to Cite a Blog Post in APA

Structure:

Last, F. M. (Year Month Date Published). Article title [Type of blog post]. Retrieved from URL.

Example:

Schonfeld, E. (2010, May 3). Google throws $38.8 million to the wind [Web log post].

Retrieved May 4, 2010, from http://techcrunch.com

China, The American Press, and the State Department [Web log post]. (2013, January 3).

Retrieved from Schonfeld, E. (2010, May 3). Google throws $38.8 million to the wind [Web

log post]. Retrieved May 4, 2010, from http://techcrunch.com

Company Overview

Exceeds Expectations - 5Meets Expectations - 4Needs Improvement - 2Omitted - 0

Company Foundations

Must have have its own

paragraph.

Clearly, and succinctly

discusses company origins

including major milestones (1/2

to 2/3 of a page)

Briefly discussed company

origins (less than 1/2 page).

Spends an excessive amount of

discussion on company origins

(less than 1/3 of a page).

Failed to discuss company

origins.

Current Operations

Must have have its own

paragraph.

Clearly, and succinctly

discusses current operations

including major products and

operating divisions (1/2 to 2/3 of

a page).

Briefly discussed current

operations. (less than 1/2 page).

Spends an excessive amount of

discussion on current operations

(less than 1/3 of a page).

Failed to discuss current

operations.

Financial Stability

Must have have its own

paragraph.

Clearly, and succinctly

discusses current key financial

indicators including Price

Earnings Ratio, Earnings per

Share, and Dividend Yield along

with other significant indicators

(1/2 to 2/3 of a page).

Briefly discussed current

financial indicators - PE, EPS,

and Dividend Yield. Little

analysis on other significant

indicators. (less than 1/2 page).

Spends an excessive amount of

discussion on current financial

postion (less than 1/3 of a page).

Failed to discuss current

financial position.

Format

Adhered to all predescribed

formats.

Adhered to all but one

predescribed formats.

Adhered to all but two

predescribed formats.

Failed to adhere to greater than

two predescribed formats.

LengthMeets length of 1 2/3 pages1 1/3 page length1 page in length2/3 of a page or less in length

Company Issues

Exceeds Expectations - 5Meets Expectations - 4Needs Improvement - 2Omitted - 0

First Issue

Must have its own

paragraph

Clearly, and succinctly

discusses a relevent, major

issue linking the issue to impact

upon the company (1/2 page to

2/3 of a page)

Briefly discussed the issue

without linkage to company

impact (less than 1/2 page for

each paragraph).

Spends an excessive amount of

discussion on the particular

issue (less than 1/3 of a page) or

presents a frivolous or

inconsequential issue.

Failed to discuss a company

issue.

Second Issue

Must have its own

paragraph

Clearly, and succinctly

discusses a second relevent,

major issue linking the issue to

impact upon the company(1/2

page to 2/3 of a page)

Briefly discussed the issue

without linkage to company

impact(less than 1/2 page for

each paragraph)

Spends an excessive amount of

discussion on the particular

issue (less than 1/3 of a page) or

presents a frivolous or

inconsequential issue.

Failed to discuss a company

issue.

Third Issue

Must have its own

paragraph

Clearly, and succinctly

discusses a third relevent, major

issue linking the issue to impact

upon the company (1/2 page to

2/3 of a page)

Briefly discussed the issue

without linkage to company

impact (less than 1/2 page for

each paragraph)

Spends an excessive amount of

discussion on the particular

issue (less than 1/3 of a page) or

presents a frivolous or

inconsequential issue.

Failed to discuss a company

issue.

Format

Adhered to all predescribed

formats.

Adhered to all but one

predescribed formats.

Adhered to all but two

predescribed formats.

Failed to adhere to greater than

two predescribed formats.

LengthMeets length of 1 2/3 pages1 1/3 page length1 page in length2/3 of a page or less in length

Opinion Section

Meets Expectations - 5Below Expectations - 4Needs Improvement - 2Omitted - 0

Opinion

Each issue identified in

section 2 must have an

opinion parpgrahph stating

whether the issue is favorable or

unforable for company.

Only 2 issues issue identified

from section 2 have an

opinion parpgrahph stating

whether the issue is favorable or

unforable for company.

Only 1 issue identified from

section 2 has an opinion

parpgrahph stating whether the

issue is favorable or unforable for

company.

Failed to address whether the

issues identified from section 2

are favorable or unfavorable for

the company.

Substance

Three or more substantive points

for each favorable or unfavorable

issue was discussed.

Two substantive points for each

favorable or unfavorable issue

was discussed.

One substantive point for each

favorable or unfavorable issue

was discussed.

Substantive discussion points for

each favorable or unfavorable

issue were.

Support

Substantitive talking points for

each opinion paragraph must be

logical, linked to the favorability

determination and well thought

out.

Substantitive talking points for

each opinion paragraph are only

marginally linked to the

favorability determination or are

not well explained logically or not

well thought out.

Substantitive talking points for

each opinion paragraph are

linked to the favorability

determination are linked in a

confusing manner, poorly

explained logically or poorly

thought out.

Substantitive talking points are

not linked to the favorability

determination in the opinion

paragraphs

Format

Adhered to all predescribed

formats.

Adhered to all but one

predescribed formats.

Adhered to all but two

predescribed formats.

Failed to adhere to greater than

two predescribed formats.

Conclusion

Conclusion paragraph clearly

states the student would or

would not incest ing the

company, supported by 3 talking

points.

Conclusion paragraph clearly

states the student would or

would not incest ing the

company, supported by 2 talking

points.

Conclusion paragraph clearly

states the student would or

would not incest ing the

company, supported by 1 talking

point.

Failed to offer a conclusion or

failed to provie any talking points

to support conclusion.

Length

Meets length of 1 2/3 pages1 1/3 page length1 page in lengthLess than 1 page in length

Final Paper Grading Rubric

Everyone starts with 60 points, with points being deducted as follows:

NOTE: Title page and bibliography do NOT count as part of the paper’s length.

1. Title page not formatted properly: 5 points deducted. The title page MUST look

EXACTLY like it does in the formatting examples.

2. Inconsistent Format: 5 Points deducted . What that means is that if the formatting changes

at some point in the paper 5 points will be deducted. For example, font starts out as Calibri 12

and then changes to Times New Roman 12. That means if the format is consistent, these

points will not be deducted even if the format is incorrect, however see item 4 below

because improper formatting points will be deducted there.

3. Paper does not meet minimum length requirements: 5 points for EACH ¼ page below

the minimum of 5 pages will be deducted. Paper must be 5 pages long. In the event that

improper margins or spacing were used, paper will be adjusted for incorrect formatting to

determine length of the paper and then points will be assessed. There is no limit as to the

number of points that can be deducted for papers that are too short.

4. Format does not comply with proscribed instructions: 5 points maximum deducted as

follows: 3 incorrect formatting issues will result in all 5 points being deducted. 2 incorrect

formatting issues will result in 2 points being deducted. 1 incorrect formatting issue will result in

1 point being deducted. This is in addition to all other format related deductions. References

and citations are not covered by this standard; they will have their own formatting

measurements.

5. Failure to identify 10 sources: 3 points for each reference below the 10 required. Paper

requires 10 sources. No disti nction will be made between paper or online sources as long as their

formatting is correct.

6. Missing punctuation or grammar errors; 2 points for each occurrence with no

maximum. This includes incorrect subject/verb combination, run -on sentences, incomplete

sentences, misspelled words and sentences that simply do not make sense as read.

7. Citations in bibliography do not comply with APA format: 1 point per improperly

formatted citation. This includes double spacing of citations.