GB518 Financial Accounting Principles and Analysis- Unit 3 Assignment
GB518 Case Project
Part 1
The
case project spans Unit 3, Unit 4, and Unit 5. For the case project, you are to
complete a series of “Continuing Problems†from your textbook. Those continuing
problems involve a series of business issues related to the Cookie Creations
(CC) company progressive narratives in the textbook end-of-chapter resources.
Part
1 of the continuing case, due in Unit 3, includes four elements:
1) APA title page,
2) APA completed abstract,
3) APA headings and subheadings, and
4) APA reference list, with no fewer than 5
preliminary references included.
The full Case Study Paper will be due in Unit 4. A PowerPoint
presentation for the Case will be due in Unit 5.
The Case Project should be considered a single assignment, not
three separate assignments. Therefore, do not overemphasize the score on any
single component of the Case. Rather, take a broader and more accurate view of
the Case Project as a single, unified assignment worth a total of 200 points.
The Case point distribution is as follows:
Part
I (Due Unit 3) - The Initial Formatting/Outline = 25
Points
Part
II (Due Unit 4) - The Full Paper (Analysis) =
100 Points
Part III (Due Unit 5) - The Case PowerPoint
presentation = 75 Points
Total Case Assignment
Points = 200 Points
The textbook, Continuing Problem Assignment Instructions,
Classroom/course Assignment instructions, etc. use several terms
interchangeably. The following terms can be understood as referring to your
Project or individual elements of the Project: Case Project, Continuing
Problem, Continuing Case, “CC,†“CCC.†If you have any questions about any of
the terminology, please bring them the Virtual Office.
Much of the Case Project will be an exercise in developing your
critical thinking skill and your ability to follow instructions. Therefore, be
sure to read all Assignment instructions (all units: 3, 4, & 5)
very carefully before starting the writing process.
Very Important Initial
Gentle Reminder: If
you do not understand plagiarism and how to avoid violating the rules of
academic integrity, please review the tutorial in the classroom titled
“Plagiarism.†It can be found under the Academic Tools tab. All written
assignments will be submitted to Turnitin to determine originality of content. If
you do not understand the rules for proper attribution of sources, please
carefully review the information available in the Writing Center in the
tutorial titled “Using Sources.†Unit 3 Case Part 1
Assignment Specifics:
Part 1 of the
Continuing Case, due in Unit 3, includes: creating the title page, the
abstract, a “framework†outline of all Level 1 and Level 2 APA headings and
subheadings, and a preliminary reference list for a formal analysis paper. For
the Case, you are to complete a series of “Continuing Problems†from your
textbook. No other content is appropriate in the Unit 3 Case Assignment Part 1.
The Continuing Case
(CC) Problems involve a series of business issues related to the Cookie
Creations company progressive narratives in the textbook end-of-chapter
resources. These are the CC you will complete:
Textbook’s Continuing
Case Problems:
- CC 1 – p. 1–46
in the physical text.
- CC 2 – p.
2–43 in the physical text.
- CC 5 – p. 5–51
in the physical text.
- CC 7 – Part
1, only, p. 7–54 in the physical text.
- CC 8 –
Requirement (a), only, p. 8–45 in the physical text.
Although not due in
Part 1 or 2, the following additional Continuing Problem will be included in
the Unit 5 Case Part 3 PowerPoint Assignment:
- CC 11– Part
1 (a), only, p. 11–52 in the physical text.
You should preview the
Unit 4 & 5 Assignment instructions.
The full Continuing
Problem Narratives are not included in the physical textbook
pages. Also, do not try to locate the full CC narratives at
the Textbook Companion Website.
Rather, ALL detailed
Case Project instructions are located in the Course Resources in the
left navigation panel in the GB518 Classroom.
The order of
presentation must follow the grading rubric order. Use the CC
Problem elements and the grading rubric as a guide to your basic outline (i.e.,
headings and subheadings) for your paper. Do not present a
Roman numeral outline. You may use the individual CC Problem parts to build
your headings and subheadings. The rubric is provided in the Course Recources..
Important Notes:
- Your Unit 3
Assignment should only include sufficient page length to
include: title page, abstract, headings and subheadings (for the full
analysis), and a preliminary reference list.
- You must use
the APA template provided in the classroom as the basis for constructing
your Unit 3 Assignment. Be sure you eliminate all APA template content and
replace it with your own Assignment content.
- The physical
textbook only supplies a portion of the complete narrative in some CC
Problems. Therefore, you must use the full, detailed
instruction documents located in the Course Content.
- Part 2 in
Unit 4 will be an analysis; do not present an “interviewâ€
format with questions and answers. Do not simply provide “short-answerâ€
responses; use a more formal approach in the communication style. In case
you do not understand the difference between formal and informal styles,
please review the information provided by the Writing Center in their
tutorial “Formal versus Informal Writing.â€
- A properly
formatted title page with running head is required. The completed abstract
is required.
- Do not include
a table of contents. APA does not use a TOC unless specifically required
by the assignment instructions.
- Do not repeat
or copy the assignment question narratives. You may use abbreviated
versions of the questions as headings and subheadings. Anything that
artificially increases the length of the paper but does not add value to
the analysis will result in a reduced score.
- For more
specific information and guidance, please access the following tutorial
resources available in the Purdue University Global Writing Center:
a.
“How to Write an Abstractâ€
b.
“How to Get Help with Your Writingâ€
c.
“APA Headers and Title Page Tutorialâ€
d.
“Using Headings and Subheadings in APAâ€
e.
“APA Reference Pageâ€
f.
“Formal versus Informal Writingâ€
g.
“Using Sourcesâ€
The final paper must be presented in a single Word document. The full paper due
in Unit 4 must be between 7 and 10 pages in length, not including
the title and reference pages.
The paper must use proper APA Publication
Manual 7th edition formatting, including title page, running head,
abstract, and reference list with properly formatted citations in the body of
the paper. Headings and subheadings are required.
After you have completed the Unit 3 Case Paper
title page, abstract, outline, and preliminary reference list, upload your Word
document to the Unit 3 Assignment Dropbox before 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday of
Unit 3.
Use this format for your filename:
YourLastName_YourFirstName_Unit#_AssignmentName
(For example:
Smith_Joan_Unit3_CasePart1)
Submit your completed assignment Word document
to the Unit 3 Assignment Dropbox. Assignments are due Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. ET
of their assigned unit.
The detailed CC problem narratives are not fully
included in the physical textbook. So, please review the detailed instructions
for all of the CC problems in the Course
Documents in the left navigation.
Assignments submitted late will be subject to
the Late Policy described in the Syllabus.