Business Analyses Discussion Assignment

Homework 2 Outline: Title Page: Student Name, Company Assigned, Class (Strategic Management) and Section (01 or 02) Part I Introduction Company Overview Global Industrial Classification Standard Business Model Part II External Analysis Life Cycle Analysis Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Summary of Opportunities and Threat References Total Points 237 Pts.: Content = /212 pts., Formatting/Writing = /25 pts., Pt. loss: – = /237 = % Formatting Requirements: Length: The paper is should be about 5 pages, excluding the required title and reference pages. Graphics: Graphics need to be identified within the corresponding text section, after the text section. The graphic needs to be labeled (follow same labeling format for each graphic). See your text as an example of how figures/graphics are labeled (directly underneath the figure/graphic with appropriate chronological , corresponding to the section they appear in) Graphics need to be legible, consistent with the style and format with the rest of the assignment and not look “hokey” (for example, handwritten, copied/pasted/inserted from another source in instead of being generated firsthand). Graphics should not extend beyond the margins set and should be appropriately proportioned relative to the text section, not overwhelm it. Table: In this case this refers to the table for the opportunities and threats.
1. The table needs to be identified in the preceding paragraph.
2. The table needs to be labeled (either just above or below the table, left-justified)
3. The table needs to be originally created (not handwritten or copied/pasted/inserted from another source) and should not be extend beyond the set margins and should be appropriately proportioned relative to the size of the preceding text section.
Margins: 1 inch (top, bottom, right, left) (5 pts.) Font style/size: Times New Roman or Calibri, size 12 pt. (4 pts.) Spacing: Single (separate paragraphs, sections, headings, subheadings and graphics with double-spacing) (4 pts.)
Headings: Use headings (not numbers/letters/roman numerals) to identify each section of the paper, ed according to the outline (7 pts.)
Voice: Write in the third person 1 pt. loss for each misuse of voice
Writing: Grammatically correct, include appropriate punctuation and be free of typographical errors and misspellings. 1 pt. loss for each spelling, grammar, and/or punctuation error.
Referencing: APA Style. Enumerate in superscript at the end of the sentence after the period. Then provide (5 pts.) the enumerated list as a stand-alone “References” page at the end of the paper. Note: “wiki” sources CANNOT be used as a source of information. 1 pt. loss for each place where a reference should appear in the body of the paper.
Other relevant information: Students may choose to work together on conducting research, sharing research information and comparing data, but EACH student must do their own writing. Do NOT plagiarize! This will automatically result in a “zero” and warrant additional class, business school and university consequences. Be mindful of “cut-n-paste” from other sources. You can quote (and therefore cite) statements, but not entire sentences/paragraphs. The assignments must be your own writing as this running assignment serves to satisfy the upper-division university general education writing requirement. BGEN499 Homework Assignment