- 17 Mar, 2021
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Business and Management
Your essay will answer/address four (4) specific questions and
have a reference page and link to your chosen article (see below). Regarding point count and word
count. Point Count Load drives this assignments length/detail/ level of effort. Assignments that are in
the 5% to 10% of the total course grade will be in the 1,000 to 1,500 word count range. Use common
sense on depth of work and error on the side of caution.
Manage this.
• Follow this template exactingly
• Every step. Use the labels as headers in your work
• See the provided examples on Canvas for further insight
Item #1: A SPECIFIC Concept / Focus: You must list your specific textbook topic. A good way to be
specific is to have your “Essay Title” ask a question or make a statement. Examples, “The Weakness of
Transformational Leadership in Bureaucratic Organizations”. Or, maybe “Offshoring is Here to Stay, so
Get Over It!”
Item #2: Headline: Actual Headline of News / Current Event (adjust as desired for clarity)
Item #3: Abstract: A very short (20 -50 words at most) student-written abstract.
Item #4: What’s it all about? (Be brief, introduce the problem or opportunity)
Item #5: What’s it all mean? (Explain the major considerations, with references)
Item #6: Why do I care? Findings and such – all referenced, cited, tied to academic literature
supporting your claims. This is also where you offer solutions, fixes, what to do about something that is
broken, or how to replicate something that is going well. Explain things!
Item #7: What to do and or fix? Next steps, conclusions, or what the possible outcomes could / should
be, what does the future hold?
Item #8: Reference List! A reference list supporting your parenthetical citation. When you answer the
implied questions of “why do I care” and “what is there to do or fix”, you need to be citin’ stuff –you
know, linking theory to application and extending the conversation. At least three scholarly sources with
citations throughout the essay. Do not plagiarize!
Item #9: CE Links: Insert the link(s) to all current event article(s) (URL)