Final Project: Fortune 500 Company Analysis
Dynamics of Business 1
Total 30% of Final Grade

Draft Due 2/1 by midnight – 30 points or 3% of Final Grade

Final Due 2/12 by midnight – 270 points or 27% of Final Grade

FORMAT
Project papers must be double-spaced, font size no smaller than 12 (this size), and edited for grammar and spelling. The final submitted exam must be a minimum of five (5) pages and no more than seven (7) pages in length. This does not include a title page, the organization chart and the bibliography. The draft, due on February 1st, should be no more than three (3) pages and cover questions 1 through 3 and include a preliminary bibliography. Observe page limits. Deductions will be made for overly long papers.

Be sure to put your name, title of the assignment and the date at the top of your paper or on a separate cover sheet.

You may discuss the questions and your answers with other students. However your written answers must be your own. Do not use another person’s written words without properly citing the source. The Turnitin software will check for plagiarism and is required by CPS.

Please start your assignment file name with your first initial and last name. For example, jnicholsDraftFinalProject.doc or jnicholsFinalProject.doc.

Be sure to use applicable key terms and concepts from the course and textbook in your answers. Answers should be approximately 1 page long but can vary depending on the specific question. Do not repeat the question in your paper. You must use headings and label your answers Part A, B, etc. so I know which part of the question you are answering. For example,

Question 1)
Part A)
Part B)

Citation/Bibliography
Please properly cite your sources as required in the assignment and include a bibliography of at least three sources for this paper. You need to give the specific web page on a web site not just the general site web address. For example use, http://www.dupontlegalmodel.com/diversity/ not www.dupont.com. For more information about proper citation and plagiarism see the Plagiarism Folder in the Web Sites menu item.

SUBMISSIONS

A) Draft (at least questions 1 through 3 and a preliminary bibliography):
To submit your paper, first select Course Material. You will see the Final Project Information and Submission folder. Click on this folder to locate the DRAFT Final Project Submission link sponsored by Turnitin, which is software that checks for plagiarism. The Turnitin link will be available from January 28th through February 1st at 11:59 PM. Your draft must be submitted by 11:59 PM on February 1st through this link. No exceptions. I will not accept papers any other way.

B) Final Project:
To submit your paper, first select Course Material. You will see the Final Project Information and Submission folder. Click on this folder to locate the Final Project Submission link sponsored by Turnitin, which is software that checks for plagiarism. The Turnitin link will be available from February 7th through February 12th at 11:59 PM. Your Final Project must be submitted by midnight on February 12th through this link. No exceptions! I will not accept papers any other way.

Fortune 500 Company

Select and use one US company from the Fortune 500 Company list for this project. (Go to http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/full_list/ for the complete list of companies or click on the link in the Final Project information and Submission Folder.) You may not use a company that some else has already selected. Please indicate your choice as soon as possible and post it on the Company for Final Project Discussion Board on the class Blackboard site.

Please use the Fortune 500 Company website to answer as many of these questions as possible. It may be all you need to respond to most questions. Additional useful web sites are included in the Final Project Information and Submission folder.

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