BGMT Assignment ***Professor Anthony ONLY***

The final project is a two-phased assignment that includes a brief paper due week 4, and an extensive paper due in week 8.

In order to complete Phase 1 due this week, do the following:

1. Go to week 8 in Content, click on Final Project Instructions topic and read closely

2. Select a topic for your final project as listed in the Final Project Instructions in week 8 in Content

3. Do preliminary research on your selected topic and identify 7 resources you plan to use in your paper. (You will be permitted to make minimal changes to these resources, i.e., add additional resources, replace a few, etc as needed for your final paper, but I want to make sure you have identified 7 resources for the phase 1 paper.)

Resources may come from any of the following sources:

·         any assigned materials in the classroom

·         videos

·         academic journal articles

·         business periodicals such as Forbes, The Economist, Business Week, etc

·         major metropolitan newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, etc (do not use local newspapers, please)

4. Submit a 1 page paper according to the following instructions. You must use the following subheadings in your Phase 1 paper

1. TOPIC: List chosen topic

2. 3 ETHICAL ISSUES: Define precisely and briefly explain 3 ethical issues that are relevant to your topic. Discuss each issue in a separate paragraph.

3. ETHICAL THEORIES: List and define very briefly 2 ethical theories that will relate to, and may be applied to guide decision making and help resolve dilemma(s) in your topic. Discuss each theory in a separate paragraph.

4. RESOURCES: List 7 resources that are relevant to your topic and that you plan to use in your final paper.  List in APA format.

Final Project, Phase 1 (5% points) Rubric

·         States unique topic selected for final paper from list in Final Project Instructions listed in week, Content- (.25 pt)

·         Identifies and defines, describes briefly 3 ethical issues relevant to the selected topic - (3 pts);

·         Identifies 2/more relevant ethical theories relevant to selected topic that will be discussed in final paper – (1 pts)

·         Lists 7 resources to be used in final paper (.5 pts)

·         Lists resources in APA format (.25 pts)