30. paper that goes into additional detail. The three topics are:
· Business, Society, and Stakeholders
· Corporate Governance and Strategic Management
· Business Ethics and Leadership
In your topic paper, you are expected to do additional research
on the concept and/or the way in which companies are utilizing
the ideas. For example, the concept of Greenwashing arises in
the first section. In your topic paper, you could expand upon the
material in the text by giving a history on when and why
greenwashing began, examples of companies accused of
greenwashing, outside groups who “police” greenwashing, and
customer reactions to greenwashing campaigns.
There are any number of potential topics in each section – if
you have questions or would like help talking through your
ideas, please let me know.
The paper is 4-6 pages long, double spaced, standard margins
and font. You will need at least 5 outside resources beyond the
textbook, and 3 of these must be academic sources (journal
articles). The paper should be written in the third person (i.e. no
“I”, “me”, etc.)
Use APA formatting for in-text citations and a reference list.
The organization of the paper should increase the clarity of the
discussion – this can be achieved using a brief introduction and
breaking down ideas into logical sections with a transition
between each.
31. In order to better guide your analysis and writing, and to
provide the best feedback, each topic paper will be assessed
based upon the format below.
COMPONENT
Max.
Point Total
Points Earned
Draft/Final
CRITICAL THOUGHT & ANALYSIS
· Defined a clear topic relevant to section
· Identification of the key issues regarding the topic
· Depth of analysis (i.e., delving beyond the obvious)
· Thoroughness/depth of analysis
· Clarity of examples given to support claims
· Connection to other topics from class, where appropriate
45
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
· Effective use of sources and facts to support and illustrate
your arguments
· Effective application of concepts from readings and in-class
discussion to support and illustrate your arguments
20
WRITTEN PRESENTATION
· Analysis and arguments presented in a cohesive/organized
manner
· Logical flow to the paper
· Clarity in your writing (no awkward or unclear sentences)
· Paper follows prescribed format including length
20
GRAMMAR/SPELLING/PUNCTUATION
· Capitalization, spelling, punctuation
· Personalization (do not use “I”, “me”, “my”, etc.)
32. · Lack of proof-reading
· Providing citations in the body, use of proper citation format
after quoted materials and full references on reference page at
end (i.e., Skaggs & McKelvey, 2011, p 5)
15
TOTAL POINTS EARNED
100