Finance and accounting
To Do: You must watch and take notes on the documentary Inside Job listed below. A website link is provided for easy access. You also have access to the documentary via on-demand, rental, Netflix, online, etc. In addition to the film, you must read, use, and cite a minimum of four (4) articles related to the 2008 Crisis. Articles can be from academic peer reviewed journals (google scholar), or other well-known credible sources (i.e. Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Business Week, if you have never heard of the source, ask me first).
Film – Director – Web Link: Inside Job 2010 – Charles Ferguson –
http://watchdocumentaries.com/inside-job/
Requirement: Write an essay between 1300 and 1800 words on what you learned regarding the 2008 Banking/Housing Crisis. Provide a basic essay structure while discussing the crisis, as well as your opinion, regarding the causes, actions, and effects surrounding the event. Feel free to be creative and write what you want to write about beyond the previously stated requirements, but you must show me that you watched and learned the full picture of the crisis from the film and articles. This is not an assignment for data regurgitation, but you should use and provide statistics to support your thoughts and analysis of the crisis. Please feel free to express your personal thoughts openly even if disagreeing with the presented knowledge. In text (APA) citations are required from Inside Job, as well as a minimum of four (4) outside articles. Failure to adequately cite references will be interpreted as plagiarism.






