Writing Assignment(Finance)

MBA 570

Writing Assignment 2 Instructions and Rubric

Instructions

The second writing assignment is due at the end of Module 6. You are advised to begin

working on the second writing assignment during Module 4.

This writing assignment should be in an essay format. It should use two or more published

news or academic articles which are less than a year old as cited references. This writing

assignment addresses the values learning outcome (LO7) as detailed in the syllabus.

For this assignment, assume that you are a corporate manager that needs to make an

important decision. Your company currently has its largest factory (700 employees) located

in the Midwestern United States. This factory is currently not competitive in international

markets and its poor results are threatening to force the entire company into bankruptcy.

The company employs 3,000 in other areas of the U.S.

You have to decide whether to keep the factory where it is or move it to Canada or Ireland.

You can only keep one factory open. The corporate tax rates of Canada (20%) and Ireland

(15%) are much lower than the U.S. (35%). Labor costs will not change significantly

because the cost of training new employees will be offset by the replacement of highly paid

senior employees with younger employees in the other countries. The old factory needs

extensive renovation which will still not leave it as efficient as the new factories planned for

the new countries. Therefore, the NPV of the capital investments involved are equal for all

three countries.

You have calculated the NPV of each choice. The NPV of keeping the U.S. factory open is

$1,000,000. The NPV of moving the factory to Canada or Ireland is $10,000,000 and

$35,000,000 respectively.

In this writing assignment, you should answer the following questions:

 Where should your factory be located? Why?

 Who are the stakeholders in this decision? How did you take the stakeholders into

account when making your decision?

 How does your decision support responsible stewardship and integrity in the context

of financial management?

The essay will be in APA format and be 500-1,000 words in length (this range includes

everything in the assignment including your name, title, and citations). Turnitin.com

software will be used to ensure that submitted assignments are original works. See the

rubric on the next page for complete grading criteria.

Recent published news or academic articles are available in the ProQuest database at the

Saint Leo University Library website. Click here for instructions on accessing ProQuest.

Submit Writing Assignment 2 to the Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT

of Module 6. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.)

Grading Rubric (100 points possible)

Students will complete the assignment with attention to the following criteria:

Rating Scale

Exemplary: Corresponds to A- to A (90-100%)

Proficient: Corresponds to B- to B+ (80-89%)

Basic: Corresponds to C- to C+ (75-79%)

Not Attempted: Corresponds to F (0-74%)

Elements

Criteria

Score

(pts) Not Attempted

(Criterion is missing or not

in evidence)

Basic (works towards meeting

expectations; performance

needs improvement)

Proficient (meets expectations;

performance is satisfactory)

Exemplary (exceeds expectations;

performance is outstanding)

Content

80%

□ Little to no evidence of assessment,

synthesis/integration,

critical analysis, and

logical development

□ Writer addressed none to some of the

requirements of the

assignment

□ Little to no evidence of appropriate use of

resources

□ Writer had little to no focus on the topic

0 – 59pts

□ More personal assessment,

synthesis/integration,

critical analysis, and

logical development is

needed

□ Writer addressed most of the requirements of

the assignment

□ Some required sources not used

□ Writer stayed focused on the topic some of the

time

60 – 63pts

□ Content adequately shows personal

assessment,

synthesis/integration,

critical analysis, and

logical development

□ Writer adequately addressed all

requirements of the

assignment

□ Appropriate use of resources

□ Writer stayed focused on the topic most of

the time

64 – 71pts

□ Content clearly shows personal assessment,

synthesis/integration,

critical analysis, and

logical development

□ Writer clearly and completely addressed

all requirements of the

assignment

□ Masterful use of resources

□ Writer stayed focused on the topic throughout

the paper

72 – 80pts

____/80

APA

Formatting

10%

□ Little to no evidence of appropriate APA

formatting

0 – 7.4pts

□ Appropriate APA formatting throughout

most of the paper,

including title page,

paper layout,

references, and

citations with several

minor and/or some

major discrepancies

7.5 – 7.9pts

□ Appropriate APA formatting throughout

the entire paper,

including title page,

paper layout,

references, and

citations with only a

few minor

discrepancies

8.0 – 8.9pts

□ Appropriate APA formatting throughout

the entire paper,

including title page,

paper layout,

references, and

citations

9.0 – 10pts

____/10

Mechanics

10%

□ Scholarly format, syntax, and

persuasiveness

substantially lacking

or absent.

□ Little to no evidence of language skills,

substantial spelling or

grammatical errors.

□ Little to no evidence of flow.

□ Length requirement missed substantially

0 – 7.4pts

□ Scholarly format, syntax, and

persuasiveness used

somewhat.

□ Improvement needed on language, significant

spelling or grammatical

errors.

□ Transitions are weak, flow of the paper needs

improvement.

□ Paper fell just short of length requirement.

7.5 – 7.9pts

□ Scholarly format, syntax, and

persuasiveness used

most of the time.

□ Language is professional, clear, and

concise, with some

spelling or

grammatical errors.

□ Transitions maintain the flow of the paper

most of the time.

□ Paper is appropriate length.

8.0 – 8.9pts

□ Scholarly format, syntax, and

persuasiveness used.

□ Language is professional, clear, and

concise, with little to

no spelling or

grammatical errors.

□ Transitions maintain the flow of the paper.

□ Paper is appropriate length.

9.0 – 10pts

____/10

Total Score: ____/100 pts

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