Management Capstone
Review the Unit 3 Written Assignment (available in the U3 Learning Guide) and the BUS 5910 Course Guide for Final Paper and Presentation.
This area will be used for communication about the major papers due during the course. For this week’s portfolio activity, please advise the instructor of the following:
1. Provide a brief list of research references you might use (you are not committing to using the resources) for the written assignment due at the end of Unit 3. Please also describe the content of the resource (in one or two sentences) in order to demonstrate the relevance and usefulness of each.
2. Use the course forum as a place to ask questions or express concerns (confidential basis) of the instructor. (Is there anything I need to ask?)
Review of Unit 3:
This written assignment is a substantive effort on your part and represents a component of your final paper. Please see the document: BUS5910 Course Guide for Final Paper and Presentation to review and understand the entire assignment.
For this paper:
Submit a written paper which is at 4-5 pages in length, exclusive of the reference page, double-spaced. The paper should cite sources independent of the textbooks and course readings.
In this paper, please discuss the case study you have selected and plan to use for your final assignment. This paper should contain the following two sections: Section One – Problem Statement and Section Two – Causes of the Problem.
Section One
Problem Statement should provide an introduction to the case study you have selected for the final assignment. The introduction should provide a detailed background of the subject company or enterprise. It should also provide a description of the problem situation in which the subject company or enterprise finds itself. There should be sufficient detail of the subject and its situation to provide the basis for identifying the problem it faces.
Section Two
Statement of Cause(s) will logically follow the Problem Statement. This section of the paper should provide analysis of what the root cause of the company/enterprise’s problem is. The root cause should be described in such detail as to provide sufficient information for a later discussion of proposed solutions/recommendations.
Superior written essays will mention and explain the following elements when responding to the assignment question:
Section One – Problem Statement:
1. Provide an introduction to the case study selected for the final assignment due in Week 8.
2. Provide a detailed background of the subject company or enterprise.
3. Provide a description of the problem situation in which the subject company or enterprise finds itself.
4. Provide sufficient detail of the subject and its situation to provide the basis for identifying the problem it faces.
Section Two – Statement of Cause(s):
1. Provide analysis of what the root cause of the company/enterprise’s problem
2. Provide sufficient descriptive detail to provide adequate information for a subsequent discussion of proposed solutions/recommendations.
This paper will be graded by the course instructor.
Papers will be assessed on the following elements:
• Introduction to case study
• Detailed background of the subject company
• Description of the problem situation in which the subject company or enterprise finds itself
• Sufficient detail of the subject and its situation provides the basis for identifying the problem being faced by the company
• Analysis of what the root cause of the company/enterprise’s problem
• The paper: (A) Provided sufficient descriptive detail to provide adequate information for a subsequent discussion of proposed solutions/recommendations; and (B) Supported its observations with research and logic
