Econ 203 Term Paper Guidance - FA17 In selecting a term paper topic, assume your employer has asked you to develop an economic analysis and a set of policy recommendations. To complete this activity, select a news article dated within the previous two months. 1. Clearly, summarize the economic issue presented in the article 2. Use critical thinking to analyze the issue using economic concepts and theory learned in our class 3. Present two policy recommendations based on this issue 4. Use additional references to back up your arguments 5. Include at least one graph developed in the course. Charts and tables are also encouraged. 6. Use clear and effective writing in your presentation. Possible concepts include: taxes and consumer or producer surplus (Week 4) demand, supply, and equilibrium price of a particular product (Week 2) elasticity of a particular product (Week 2) perfect competition and imperfect competition, such as monopolies (Weeks 4-5) labor market, wages, and income inequality (Week 7) poverty and income distribution (Week 7) pricing and competition in the high-tech sector (Google, Apple, Microsoft, Cell phone providers) Your paper should: be a total of 5 to 6 pages, not including cover sheet and bibliography include a bibliography with at least three references, presented in APA style, have been spell-checked and grammar-checked using Word's review utility. Have evaluated at Turnitin, http://www.turnitin.com . The class ID is: 16551141 w/ Password: sgre144. Your Originality score must be <= 25%. Project Descriptions Select a news article dated within the previous two months and analyze the issue using the economic concepts and theory learned in this class. Include at least one graph developed in our course. Possible concepts include: taxes and consumer or producer surplus demand, supply, and equilibrium price of a particular product elasticity on a particular product perfect competition and imperfect competition, such as monopolies labor market, wages, and income inequality poverty and public policy another topic selected by the professor Format of the Paper: The Term Paper must be posted to the LEO Student Assignments as a Attachments are limited to a maximum two files in doc, docx., xls. xlsx., or rtf. formats. OTHER FORMATS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, will not be reviewed or graded. The Term Paper should be about 3-5 or more double-spaced typewritten pages (without tables and graphs) Please note that hand-written and scanned works, pdf. files, jpg. files, as well as files posted in google drive, will not be accepted or graded. The paper should be written in APA style Research Paper format. Please note that Use of APA Citation Methodology is required for the assignment All works must be Word processed. Handwritten and scanned work will not be accepted and graded. Evaluation Rubric for the Term Paper ANALYSIS OF THE DATA, APPLICATION OF ECONOMIC CONCEPTS AND FORMULAS Completeness (10% of the paper grade) Incomplete in most respects, the paper is unworthy of credit Incomplete in most respects; does not reflect requirements Incomplete in many respects; reflects few requirements Complete in most respects; reflects most requirements Complete in all respects; reflects all requirements Understanding (20% of the paper grade) Demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the topic(s) and issue(s), is Demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the topic(s) and Demonstrates an acceptable understanding of the topic(s) and Demonstrates an accomplished understanding of the topic(s) and Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the topic(s) and unworthy of credit issue(s) issue(s) issue(s) issue(s) Analysis, evaluation, and recommendations (40% of the paper grade) The analysis, evaluation, and recommendations of the issues are unworthy of credit Presents an incomplete analysis of the issues identified. Makes little or no connection between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in the reading. Supports diagnosis and opinions with few reasons and little evidence; argument is onesided and not objective. Presents realistic or appropriate recommendations with little, if any, support from the information presented and concepts from the reading Presents a superficial analysis of some of the issues identified; omits necessary financial calculations. Makes appropriate but somewhat vague connections between the issues and concepts studied in the reading; demonstrates limited command of the strategic concepts and analytical tools studied. Supports diagnosis and opinions with limited reasons and evidence; presents a somewhat onesided argument. Presents realistic or appropriate recommendations supported by the information presented and concepts from the reading Presents a thorough analysis of most issues identified; includes most necessary financial calculations. Makes appropriate connections between the issues identified and the strategic concepts studied in the reading; demonstrates good command of the strategic concepts and analytical tools studied. Supports diagnosis and opinions with reasons and evidence; presents a fairly balanced view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective. Presents specific, realistic, and appropriate recommendations supported by the information presented and concepts from the reading. Presents an insightful and thorough analysis of all issues identified; include all necessary financial calculations. Makes appropriat and powerful connections between the issue identified and the strategic concepts studied in the reading; demonstrates complete command of the strategic concepts and analytical too studied. Supports diagnosis and opinions with strong arguments and evidence; presents a balance and critical view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective. Presents detailed, realistic, and appropriate recommendations clearly supported by the information presented and concepts from the reading Research (10% of the paper grade) The project does not contain any research, that is unworthy of credit Supplements case study, if at all, with incomplete research and documentation Supplements case study with limited research into the present situation of the company; provides limited documentation of sources consulted Supplements case study with relevant research into the present situation of the company; documents all sources of information Supplements case study with relevan and extensive research into the present situation o the company; clearly and thoroughly documents all sources of information Writing mechanics (10% of the paper grade) Writing is unfocused, rambling, or contains serious errors; does not comtain detail and relevant data and information; poorly organized, that is unworthy of credit Writing is unfocused, rambling, or contains serious errors; lacks detail and relevant data and information; poorly organized Writing lacks clarity or conciseness and contains numerous errors; gives insufficient detail and relevant data and information; lacks organization Writing is accomplished in terms of clarity and conciseness and contains only a few errors; includes sufficient details and relevant data and information; well-organized Writing demonstrates a sophisticated clarity, conciseness, and correctness; includes thorough details and relevan data and information; extremely wellorganized APA guidelines (10% of the paper grade) Does not use APA guidelines Reflects poor Reflects knowledge of APA incomplete guidelines knowledge of APA guidelines Uses APA guidelines with minor violations to cite sources Uses APA guidelines accurately and consistently to cit sources