Research and Analysis of Business Problems
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Research and Analysis of Business Problems
BA 301 – Research & Analysis of Business Problems
Homework Assignment #2
Format/Requirements
- Hand this in at the beginning of class, not by email.
- Use Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1-inch margins as indicated in the homework template.
- In contrast to the paper – this should be 2-sided and single-spaced.
- Use the Homework Template.
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Questions
1) Now that you have written a Situation Analysis, you should have a good overall understanding of your chosen company. Now, using that information, continue identifying symptoms (signs and indicators) of deeper problems that might be facing the company. Try to find as many as you can, but ensure that you have found at least two or three, and write them down as part of this assignment. Be specific and use quantitative metrics where possible. All of the symptoms that you list should show a “gap” as discussed in class. A “gap” is the difference between the desired and the actual. For example, if you find that the company had a profit of $5 million dollars in the previous year, and their goal was $10 million – this is a gap, or a symptom of an underlying problem!
Once you have identified these symptoms, continue your research and begin a root cause analysis. In other words – ask why the symptoms occurred. Referring to the “profit” example in the first paragraph, think about why they did not meet their profit goals. Perhaps a new product was not as successful as planned. Note that it’s possible that many symptoms may lead back to the same root cause. Or one symptom may have many possible causes. This analysis is the core of your problem description and is a crucial component in your research paper, so I would recommend that you spend some time on it. You won’t be able to develop solutions if you have not answered the question “why did these symptoms happen?” If you uncover symptoms that are completely unrelated, pick one as a focus for your paper. Ultimately, the goal is to uncover one, core problem that you will focus on solving as you write the rest of your paper.
Try to keep this to a one-page (one-side) summary, single-spaced!
2) Pick one of the reputable research sources used in your work to date, and create and include with this assignment a properly formatted MLA Bibliography entry as shown and explained in the research class lecture. This is practice for what is required on the Bibliography page of your final paper. I will be extremely critical on formatting for this assignment – so follow the guidelines.
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QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. 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