ECON 203 – PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

ECON 203 – PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

Subject: Economics    / General Economics
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.
Please note that hand­written 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 Demonstra Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate Demonstrate (20% of the paper grade) Analysis, evaluation, and recommendations (40% of the paper grade) tes an inadequate
understan
ding of the topic(s) and issue(s), is
unworthy of credit
The analysis, evaluation,
and recommen
dations of the issues are unworthy of credit s an inadequate understandin
g of the topic(s) and issue(s) s an acceptable understandin
g of the topic(s) and issue(s) s an accomplishe
d understandin
g of the topic(s) and issue(s) s a sophisticated
understandin
g of the topic(s) and issue(s) 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 recommenda
tions 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 recommenda 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 an insightful and
thorough analysis of all
issues identified; includes all necessary financial calculations. Makes appropriate and powerful connections between the issues identified and
the strategic concepts studied in the
reading; demonstrates
complete command of the strategic concepts and
analytical tools studied.
Supports diagnosis and opinions with strong arguments and evidence; presents a balanced and
critical view; interpretation
is both reasonable and Presents specific, realistic, and appropriate recommenda
tions supported by the information presented and concepts
from the reading. objective. Presents detailed, realistic, and appropriate recommenda
tions clearly supported by the information presented and concepts
from the reading Supplements
case study with limited research into the present situation of the company;
provides limited documentatio
n 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 relevant and extensive research into the present situation of the company;
clearly and thoroughly documents all sources of
information 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 accomplishe
d 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 relevant data and information; extremely well­
organized Reflects poor
knowledge of
APA guidelines Reflects incomplete knowledge of
APA Uses APA guidelines with minor violations to Uses APA guidelines accurately and tions 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 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 APA guidelines (10% of the paper grade) Does not use APA guidelines Supplements
case study, if
at all, with incomplete research and
documentatio
n guidelines cite sources consistently to cite sources