For this Assignment, you will create an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

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Assignment 1: Mission Statement

It is important for managers to understand that the mission should include the purpose,

philosophy, and goals of the organization. For this Assignment, you will select a Fortune 500 company and analyze their mission statement in a PowerPoint presentation. You will probably want to use the same organization for all of the individual focus paper

assignments.

For this Assignment, you will create an 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

 Title slide (1 slide)

 Mission statement (1 slide)

 Analysis of the mission statement requirements: (5–7 slides)

 States the ideals in a way than can be evaluated.

 Defines the business the organization wants to be in.

 Uniqueness – not transferrable to another organization.

 Has relevance to the organization’s stakeholders.

 Is exciting, challenging, and inspiring.

 Recommendations for improvement.

 Resources (1–2 slides)

Criteria

● 8–10 slide PowerPoint presentation.

● It is important that the slides be streamlined, interesting, and professional. ● The majority of the detail, analysis, and research should be placed in the notes

sections.

● The slides should be easy to read. ● The presentation should have a minimum of four academically credible sources

from outside of the course materials. Your sources should follow proper APA

format. (Review the APA formats found in the Kaplan W riting Center. To access the Kaplan W riting Center, select this link.).

● Review the Rubric below to ensure all points have been captured in the

presentation.

Directions for submitting your Assignment

Submit the Assignment to the Unit 1 Assignment 1: Mission Statement Dropbox by the

end of Unit 1.

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GM504 Unit 1 Assignment 1: Mission Statement

Content (50%)

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Points

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Earned

Discussion of the mission statement coverage and purpose. 30

Analysis (30%)

Analysis Analyze the quality of the mission statement.

 States the ideals in a way than can be evaluated.

 Defines the business the organization wants to be in.  Uniqueness – not transferrable to another organization.  Has relevance to the organization’s stakeholders.

 Is exciting, challenging, and inspiring.  Recommendations for improvement. 18

Writing (20%)

Notes

Each slide is supported with a narrative script in the note section under each slide. 4

Composition

Grammar, spelling, and paragraph construction. 4

References List all of your references according to APA format. Includes a

minimum of four academically credible sources from outside of the course materials. 4

LATE Paper Deduction -0

Total Points Earned 60