BUSINESS RESEARCH PROJECT.

As you know from your readings, business is about external environments, internal environments, and stakeholders and how they interact. It is vitally important that you keep up to date with world and business issues, which affect not only business interests, but each of us personally. Read the business news daily. The assignment is designed to familiarize you with current issues in Canadian and world business and to further develop your research and analytical skills.

Step 1 Start Your Assignment: Choose Two Topics

· Go to your textbook: Business Essentials

· Choose two (2) topics from two (2) different chapters of your textbook.

· To choose your two topics you may browse your textbook or go to the contents on pages ix – xv or the index on pages 423– 454.

Step 2 Search for Two Articles

· Review the Business News Research Tutorial . This will help searching for articles and preparing a Works Cited list.

· You will choose two topics (choose your topics from two different chapters in your textbook).

· You will search for two articles. Each article will be on a different topic (from different chapters in your textbook). In total you will have two articles.

For this assignment you must search for your two articles (one article on each topic) using any of the following:

· Library Search

· Canadian Major Dailies

· ABI/Inform

Article Requirements

· You will have two articles.

· You will search for two articles - each on a different topic from a different chapter from your textbook.

· Word Count: All articles must be between 400 and 1200 words.

· Date: The publication date from the newspaper or magazine articles must be from January 1, 2016 to present.

· Articles are not acceptable from newspaper or magazine websites.

· Choose articles from The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Canadian Business, Bloomberg Businessweek or other magazines or newspapers using Library Search or directly from Canadian Major Dailies or ABI/Inform.

· At the end of your assignment attach copies of the two articles including the title of the article, publication date and name of the newspaper or magazine.

Title Page The title page is on a separate page and it is the first page of your assignment. The title page includes the following: assignment title, your name, course code, section , date, and the Professor's name.

Step 3 Read the Instructions for the Assignment Sections

Summary In your own words write a summary of each article. Include the title and publication date of the article. Each summary must be approximately ½ page. There should be no opinions expressed in a summary. The abstract from the electronic article is not acceptable. Do not copy the abstract. Tip: One way to do this in your own words is to read the article several times, jot down key facts and then write your summary without looking at the article, only at your notes. That way you are more likely to express the facts with your own writing style and words.

Business Topic Analysis Identify the topic and write the chapter number to which this article relates. In two or three paragraphs, discuss how this article relates to the topic in the chapter. You will do this by using information from the article and relating it to the topic. This should demonstrate your understanding of the topic and the article.

Business Terms List one relevant business term for each topic that you find in each article. Write the term with the definition from the course textbook. Give the page number from your textbook for your business term.  

Personal Impact Write approximately ½ page on the personal impact of this assignment. You will need only one personal impact paragraph for this assignment. This personal impact paragraph must be on a new page. Here are some questions to answer when writing this: What did you personally learn by completing this assignment? What did you like about the research component of the assignment? Why did you select your particular topics and/or articles? Add any comments or opinions here. Do not give details about the articles.

Works Cited The Works Cited page lists your two articles and your textbook. Your two article citations will show that you searched using Library Search, Canadian Major Dailies or ABI/Inform. This list is placed at the end of the assignment on a new page. You will follow the MLA format and examples from the Business News Research Tutorial. If you use an automatic citation generator, you still need to check them for accuracy by going to the Seneca MLA Citation Guide.

Step 4 Complete Your Assignment by Using the Template

· Use the template to complete your assignment.

RUBRIC

Evaluation The assignment will be given a maximum of 40 marks as shown on the following marking scheme.	Marks
Title page with required information	1
Organization of your report – your ability to follow the WORD template	4
Summary of each article	8
Business topic analysis for each article	12
Business term definition for each article	4
Personal impact	2
Works Cited: Your ability to cite your two articles and textbook at the end of your assignment	3
Write in proper essay form i.e. grammatically correct sentences, error-free spelling, clarity of thought	4
Your two articles attached to the assignment	2
Total	40

Business News Research Assignment BAM101

Checklist: Do I Have? Fall 2016

Here is a checklist to review to ensure you completed the template before submitting to your Professor.

Title Page

· Write your name, student number, section, Professor’s name, date

Article 1: Start on a New Page

· Write the topic, publication date and title of article 1

· Summary of article 1

· Business topic analysis for article 1

· Business term definition for article 1

Article 2: Start on a New Page

· Write the topic, publication date and title of article 2

· Summary of article 2

· Business topic analysis for article 2

· Business term definition for article 2

Personal Impact: Start on a New Page

· Write your personal impact paragraph

Works Cited: Start on a New Page

· Complete your Works Cited list of your textbook and two articles

Your two articles

· Include copies of your two articles with the title, publication date, name of newspaper or magazine

Title Page

Business News Research Assignment BAM101 Fall 2016

Student Name:

Student Number:

Professor’s Name:

Course Code: BAM101

Section:

Date:

Topic 1:

Title of Article:

Date of Article:

Summary of Article:

Business Topic Analysis and Chapter#:

Business Term and Page#:

Topic 2:

Title of Article:

Date of Article:

Summary of Article:

Business Topic Analysis and Chapter#:

Business Term and Page#:

Personal Impact

Works Cited