Using the Ten Principles to Analyze a Challenging Economic Issue

Week 9 Assignment: Using the Ten Principles to Analyze a Challenging Economic Issue Due Week 9 worth 160 points Throughout the course, you have been provided with videos and articles in This Week in Business News. Pick one of these articles/videos which deals with an economic challenge that interests you. It should be an article/video from which you learned the most, from which you got an insight that changed your mind, or with which you disagree. Prepare a paper on this article/video in which you explain why you chose it. What made this issue important to you? Then identify which of the Ten Principles this article relies. Does this article/video reject any or all of the Ten Principles? In your analysis of the article/video and the Ten Principles, be sure to rely on at least two high- quality professional or academic articles on the same issue. This paper must include:

 Your introduction, summary, and understanding of the initial article/video.  A short discussion of your research and conclusions you were able to draw from it.  An explanation of what you learned and how you will use this new understanding.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Write an introduction for your paper explaining what the topic is, why the topic in the article/video is important to you, and why you think others should try to understand it.

2. Write at least one paragraph summarizing the key points made in the article/video. 3. Identify and explain how Mankiw’s 10 Principles are foundational to the issues discussed

in the article/video. 4. Find two other high-quality professional or academic quality articles on the same

topic. Identify what these articles contribute to understanding the topic or issue and whether they agree, do not agree, or somewhat agree/disagree with the initial article.

5. Write a conclusion that explains what you learned about the topic and what conclusion you draw from your research on the topic.

6. Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA formatting. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Points: 160 Using the Ten Principles to Analyze a Challenging Economic Issue

Criteria Meets

Unacceptabl

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Below 60% F

Minimum

Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

Explains/ summarizes the key points made in the article/video .

Weight: 20%

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not submit the

assignment or

does not

address the

question.

Student work

briefly

explains/

summarizes

the key points

made in the

article/video;

however the

information is

incorrect.

Student work

briefly but

correctly

explains/

summarizes

the key points

made in the

article/video.

Student work

explains/

summarizes

the key points

made in the

article/video

and gives

sufficient

support.

Student

thoroughly

explains/

summarizes

the key points

made in the

article/video

and gives

meaningful

details.

Discusses

why the

topic is

important

and why it

should be

important to

others.

Weight:

15%

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assignment or

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why the topic

is important to

them, but

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discuss why it

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others.

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discusses the

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importance to

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detail, but does

not give

sufficient

support for

others.

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discusses the

topic in detail

and gives

sufficient

support for

why it’s

important for

others.

Student

thoroughly

discusses all

aspects of the

questions and

adds

personally

meaningful

details in the

discussion.

Identifies

how the 10

Principles

are

foundational

to the

issues

discussed.

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20%

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assignment or

does not

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question.

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identify the

correct

principle(s) or

how they are

related/

foundational

to the issues.

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identifies the

correct

principle(s) the

discussion

lacks in detail,

and shows

only an

emerging

understanding

of how the

principles are

related/foundat

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issues.

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identifies the

correct

principle(s).

The

discussion

adds

interesting

details and

shows a

developing

understanding

of how the

principles are

related/

foundational

to the issues.

Student work

identifies the

correct

principle(s).

The discussion

adds

interesting

detail and

shows a

complex

understanding

of how the

principles are

related/

foundational to

the issues.

Identifies what the articles

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not submit the

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too briefly

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discusses the

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discusses the

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thoroughly

contribute to students’ understandi ng of the issues and principles.

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assignment or

does not

address the

question.

discusses

what the two

articles

contribute;

some of the

aspects of

their

understanding

are incorrect.

articles’

contributions;

more details

would show

greater

understanding.

articles’

contributions

to their

understanding

.

discusses the

articles’

contribution to

their

understanding.

Conclusion explains what the students learned and conclusions drawn from their research.

Weight: 15%

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not submit the

assignment or

does not

address the

question.

Student work

does not

discuss what

they have

learned or

their

conclusions.

The aspect

discussed

needs

additional

information or

the

conclusions

drawn are

illogical or

incorrect.

Student work

discusses both

what they have

learned and

their

conclusions.

Additional

details should

be added to

the work. Work

shows

emergent

understanding.

Student work

discusses

both what

they have

learned and

their

conclusions in

great detail.

Conclusions

are logical

and show true

understanding

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Student work

discusses both

what they have

learned and

their

conclusions.

Conclusions

are logical and

strong and

show deep

understanding.

Uses at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment.

Weight: 10%

Student did

not submit the

assignment or

does not use

appropriate or

accurate

resources.

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inappropriate

but accurate

resources.

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two resources

but both are

not of quality.

Student uses

two

professional

quality

resources.

Student uses

two or more

professional or

academic

quality

resources.

Grammar/

mechanics

and

formatting

Weight: 5%

Student did

not submit the

assignment or

there are so

many errors

that the work

is confusing

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Multiple errors

(7-8) in

grammar,

formatting,

and APA

citation.

Several errors

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grammar,

formatting, and

APA citation.

A few errors

(3-4) in

grammar,

formatting,

and APA

citation.

Minimal (0-2)

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grammar,

formatting, and

APA citation.

citation not

attempted.