Current Events Paper, Intro to Business

BA 2900 Current Events/Article Review Format Place the following title information in 10 point bold font and single-spaced in the upper left-hand corner of the front page of your Article Review: Name Date Class and Section Number Title of Article Periodical Used/Date of issue Web Address There are three parts to the body of your Article Review: Summary, Tie-in, and Critique. These are 12-point font, double spaced, 1 margins. I. Summary In your own words, summarize the main points of the article. Avoid quotes. Summarizes entirely in your own words. Write in the first-person. Minimum requirement is one-half page. II. Critique Do you agree or disagree with the author—-and more importantly, why do you agree or disagree? This section of your report is the most difficult to write. The important material for this section is how you justify your position. That means using material from lecture, text, etc., to backup up your position and is not strictly your personal opinion. Write in the first-person. Minimum requirement is one full page. III. Tie-in Where and how do the points discussed in the article tie-in or relate to the ideas and concepts discussed in our textbook? You may additionally tie-in the article to your career plans. Carefully consider the tie-in connection when you are selecting your article. Be specific and cite the text chapters and key terms (use bold print) you reference. Write in the first-person. Minimum requirement is one full page. example: … relates to our text (Ch. 5; Hostile Takeovers) … Grading Criteria Proper Formatting = 25% Summary = 15% Critique = 30% Tie-in = 30% As you write your report, keep these additional points in mind: Use Roman numerals and the title to identify each section. Have spaces between sections. I. Summary II. Critique III. Tie-in Do not use a binder, folder or cover sheet. Please place a staple in the upper-left corner of the paper. Reviews must be typed (Name-Title = size 10 font, Body size = 12 font with 1 margins) double-spaced with paragraphs indented five (5) spaces. Articles will be graded based on your ability to think clearly, analytically, concisely and coherently. In addition, your report must be grammatically correct and reflect a professional, neat appearance. Write and submit this report as if you were presenting it to your employer. Articles must be from professional business or trade journals or newspapers such as those listed below. The emphasis here is placed on business periodicals and not on general news sources such as the local newspaper. As a student of business, you should become familiar with such business sources of information. Each Article Review you submit will have a different emphasis. The first report will emphasize a local business issue from a local business source (city, county or state). The second report will emphasize a national business issue from a national business source (specific to the U. S. as a nation). Articles should be current—not over six (6) months old. The goal here is to have you become accustomed to business periodicals. You are required by your instructor to submit a copy of the article with your report. Check the Course Schedule for all due dates. Submit in WorldClass and bring a hardcopy, with the printed article to the back to class the week due. E-mailed papers are not accepted. Suggested list of Professional Business Journal/Newspapers Business Week Colorado Biz Magazine Denver Business Journal Entrepreneur Forbes Fortune Harvard Business Review Inc. Magazine Wall Street Journal