Finance Essay Paper

“NW” or “NF”.”

“Withdrawal grades for non-attendance are “NW” and “NF”. A student who is withdrawn from a course after

the last day to withdraw from courses will receive a grade of “NF” which is treated the same as “F” in

determining hours and grade points.”

Spring 2014 Official Academic Calendar Withdrawal Dates for Student Initiated Withdrawals and Institutional

Withdrawals

1. January 17, 2014 – Late Registration and Schedule Adjustment Period

2. March 5, 2014 – Last day for undergraduate students to withdraw from a class or from the University.

Quizzes and Homeworks:

A roll will be taken during each class except classes with Mid-Term Exams. There might be 5-min pop-up quizzes

during the semester (quizzes may be given at the beginning of the class, so DON’T be late). Please bring a standard

flash-card with your name written or typed on it. Answers written on anything else will not be scored (no exceptions).

Each quiz consists of 1-2 multiple-choice problems about the topics we have discussed in 1-3 previous classes and is

worth 10 points. Also, if you miss a quiz (or any other written work) you are considered absent from the class on

that day. A student cannot make up missed quizzes. Missed quizzes will be assigned ZERO points.

You will be assigned four homeworks. Each HW will consist of 9-16 problems. These HWs will be collected and

two problems will be graded (you will not know in advance which ones). We may discuss the solutions to all problems in

the class, please be prepared to engage in discussion. Collaboration is allowed but all written work must be your own.

The given problems should be considered as the minimum assignment - if you have difficulty with a particular section

you are encouraged to work additional problems from that section. Each HW is worth 20 points – 10 points per problem

(the total for HWs is 80 points). HWs are due at the beginning of the class.

Project:

The project is worth 200 points. The project is an individual effort and should be at least 5 pages but not more than

10 pages long and must be typed (Times New Roman, 12pt, double interval). Everyone will be given 10-15 min

(depending on class size) to present her/his project during last class(es). Presentation accounts for half of the points (e.g.

50). The purpose of the project is to obtain knowledge on starting a business. The topics are (choose one):

[1] You decided to open a private school to teach secondary-level students. Discuss all steps (legal and financial) you

need to do in order to start, such as (but not limited): requirements, register the school, applicable laws, restrictions,

capital, necessary contacts, etc.

[2] You decided to start an international travel business. Discuss all steps (legal and financial) you need to do in order to

start, such as (but not limited): requirements, register the travel bureau, applicable laws, restrictions, capital, necessary

contacts, etc.

[3] You decided to start a business for facilitating and supplying interpreting services in NC. Discuss all steps (legal and

financial) you need to do in order to start, such as (but not limited): requirements, register the service, competition,

applicable laws, restrictions, capital, necessary contacts, etc.

[4] You decided to start a company for facilitating contacts and exchange of products between TV broadcasting

companies (domestic and international). Discuss all steps (legal and financial) you need to do in order to start, such as

(but not limited): requirements, register the company, applicable laws, restrictions, capital, necessary contacts, etc.

You must submit a hard copy(ies) of the articles you have used by the due date. The written part

must include the following information about the articles/books you have used: title of the

journal/book, title of the article, name(s) of the author(s), publication details, and corresponding

instructions, laws, bylaws, state or federal requirements, etc.

For the written part I will base the grade on the following: is it important? is it new (relative to what we discussed in

class)? is it interesting? your analysis, calculations and discussion of important features and relevance as well as

connection to real world issues (e.g. you need to research, calculate and analyze real-world data). See last pages for

more details.

For the presentation I will base the grade in addition to the above on the following: how well have you presented?

how are you dressed? how well have you answered questions? how well have you asked questions? You should be

Rubric for project (written/presentation)

CATEGORY 6-10 points 3-5 points 1-2 points 0 points

Organization and

structure

Information is very organized with

well-constructed paragraphs and

subtopics:

Introduction, research questions,

idea of the research, method(s),

data collection, data analysis,

conclusion.

Information is organized

with well-constructed

paragraphs. Some of the

subtopics might be

missed.

Information is organized, but

paragraphs are not well-

constructed. Majority of

subtopics are missed

The information appears

to be disorganized.

Real life data Relevant real-life data and/or issues. Appropriate use of data.

Data are important for analysis

Some relevant real-life

data or issues. Some use

of the data

Almost no real-life data or

issues. Very limited use of

data.

No real-life data or issues.

Important / new /

interesting?

Research question is important and

interesting. It is new compared to

what was discussed in the class.

Research question is

somewhat important and

interesting. Something is

new compared to what

was discussed in the

class.

Research question is not

very important and/or

interesting. Not much

information is new

compared to what was

discussed in the class.

Research question is not

important and/or

interesting. Nothing is

new compared to what

was discussed in the class.

Quality of Analysis Appropriate analysis of data with an examination of all key issue(s)

presented in the research.

Analysis of data clearly

relates to the key

issue(s) of the research,

but not clear/sufficient

enough

Analysis of case data relates

to the key issue(s) in the

case; Tools are

inappropriately used or

conclusions are incorrect.

Unacceptable analysis of

case data. Information has

little or nothing to do with

the key issue(s) in the

case.

Mechanics No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Almost no grammatical,

spelling or punctuation

errors

A few grammatical spelling

or punctuation errors.

Many grammatical,

spelling or punctuation

errors.

Recommendation/

conclusion

A clear recommendation is

provided, with justification of this

decision. Justifying comments are

consistent with results of analysis.

A recommendation is

provided, but no

justification for this

position is mentioned.

Student does not provide a

clear recommendation;

instead the student waivers

between several alternatives.

No recommendation is

provided.

Presentation Clear, interesting, understandable. Dressed appropriately.

No reading from the slides or

paper.

Somewhat clear,

interesting,

understandable.

Dressed appropriately.

No reading from the

slides or paper.

Not really clear, interesting,

or understandable.

May not be dressed

appropriately.

May be reading from the

slides or paper.

Not clear, interesting,

understandable.

Not be dressed

appropriately.

Reading from the slides or

paper.

Points also will be given for asking and answering questions during Q&A session.