i am sending week 5 assignment.. it is a rough draft of the final assignment which is week 9 so you are doing week 5 assignment based on week 9.. you are using scenario and instructions in week 1 and 2 documents also attached.. this is 10 pages double s

Week 5 Assignment 1

Preliminary Recommendations Report and Rough Draft

Introduction

For Riipen team members, you have by now conducted research to further explore the client’s objectives or needs, discovered what other organizations have done to meet these objectives or address these needs, and identified a set of possible solutions or recommendations. This week you will create a preliminary recommendations report.

For those of you working individually, you have been hard at work on your capstone project and you will submit your work-to-date for feedback on your progress toward demonstrating your program outcomes. The more complete your draft, the more guidance and specific feedback your instructor will be able to provide.

Scenario

Path 1: Riipen Team

For this assignment, synthesize your findings and create a preliminary recommendations report in which you:

1. Summarize the project objective or need.

2. Briefly describe what other organizations have done to address these objectives or needs, and how it has worked out.

3. Present two or three alternative solutions or recommendations, and explain why they are viable.

4. Provide evidence-based justification for your solutions or recommendations.

5. List what is outstanding to complete the solutions or recommendations.

6. Identify your team's final recommendation to the client and explain why it is the "best choice based on your research.

7. Write in a professional tone with no spelling or grammatical errors and cite all resources using current APA style.

Important: After the preliminary recommendations report is complete and ready for submission to the courseroom, all members must sign the document (digital signing on a PDF is appropriate, as is printing, signing, and scanning back to PDF). Every deliverable is a team deliverable. This means that each person must submit the same Preliminary Recommendations Report for grading that their peers submit. This deliverable need not be shared with the client unless requested.

Path 2: Individual Project 

For this assignment, you will submit a rough draft of your capstone project, the final draft of which is due in week 9. By creating a rough draft now, you ensure that you are making good progress; you make it easier to write without getting overwhelmed or falling behind, and you provide important information to your instructor to help them guide you in your content and writing.

Assignment Description

For Riipen team members, complete a preliminary recommendations report, using the scenario information for guidance. Include a title page and references page with the report. Refer to the scoring guide to ensure that your work meets the grading criteria for this assignment.

For all others, prepare a draft of your project, including the headings and subheadings you will use in your final submission. For each section, include the following:

· A partial or complete draft of your analysis and content.

· A summary of any missing components that will be included in your final draft.

· All data and references that support your work in the appropriate APA format.

· A list of data types and references that are missing or still being explored.

Review the scoring guide prior to submission to ensure you understand the expectations for this assignment.

Submission Requirements

· Style:

. The Preliminary Recommendations Report should be written in a professional tone.

. The capstone project draft should follow professional style, as described in the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines (available in the MBA Program Resources), including single-spaced paragraphs.

. It should use subheadings and be well organized and well written.

. For the project draft, be sure to use comprehensive headings and subheadings with, at minimum, executive summary, introduction, ethics, various body sections, recommendations, and conclusion.

· Communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message and quality.

· APA guidelines: Format your citations according to current APA style.

· Resources: Use at least five citations from credible sources.

· Note: Remember that as an MBA learner you have access to a free subscription to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Take advantage of that subscription now, and do some of your research in the WSJ. Include at least one source from the WSJ in your rough draft. Refer to the MBA Program Resources for more information.

· Length: At least 5 pages, excluding the cover page, table of contents, and references.

· Font and font size: Use 12 point, Times New Roman.

It is highly recommended that you check your writing through SafeAssign to ensure you have paraphrased, quoted, and cited sources correctly and that you submit your draft to Smarthinking for feedback.

Evaluation

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies through corresponding scoring guide criteria:

· Competency 1: Apply foundational knowledge and an understanding of business systems, processes, and technology within and across core disciplines.

. Describes foundational knowledge and an understanding of business systems, processes, and technology within and across core disciplines.

· Competency 2: Integrate information across disciplines and from differing perspectives.

. Identifies relevant supportive and conflicting information (data, insights, best practices) across disciplines from differing primary functional perspectives individually and holistically.

· Competency 3: Think critically and analytically to provide evidence-based solutions to business challenges and opportunities.

. Develops logical, well-supported, solutions based on relevant, sound, logical, and credible evidence (data, insights, analyses, best practices) to solve business challenges and opportunities.

· Competency 4: Apply innovative, strategic, and sustainable approaches to business practice and planning.

. Describes innovative, strategic, and sustainable (long term) approaches to business practice and planning.

· Competency 5: Lead and collaborate in virtual, global, and culturally diverse environments.

. Describes leadership and collaboration principles and strategies for virtual, global, and culturally diverse environments.

· Competency 6: Integrate principles of ethics and integrity into business decisions.

. Describes principles of ethics and integrity as they relate to business decisions by assessing ethical implications and resolving ethical conflicts and dilemmas.

· Competency 7: Communicate clearly and effectively in a business environment.

. Writes coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a business professional.