Course Project
Instructions and Grading Criteria
Orlando Caribbean Restaurant
Overview
The Course Project is a formal report (including an executive summary) that provides an insightful analysis of a company's market structure and production decisions, i.e., expansion, or other economic principles. The project paper must include a minimum of two economic principles studied during the term of the course, i.e. linear regression analysis and trend analysis. The analysis (purpose, methodology, and conclusion) must be documented with academic support in the form of references and in-text citations utilizing APA style.
This proposal should include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
- Identification of the firm involved (text case study, existing firm, or proposed firm)
- Identification of the appropriate market structure in which the firm is or will do business (eg. competitive, monopolistic, etc.)
- Identification of internal strengths and weaknesses (or indication of an intention to study them) given microeconomic expectations and external opportunities and threats given macroeconomic expectations and implications for the firm (or indication of an intention to study this)
- Identification of optimal managerial strategies and tactics given the above, or indication of an intention to do so. These recommended managerial actions should include pricing, production, and resource utilization given the theory and evidence. You should also indicate how each would be expected to add to the value of the selected firm.
The format should:
- Be written using APA style
- Include an executive summary
- Be at least 8 pages of narrative and statistical (spreadsheets) content
You will be graded on three aspects of this project; a Preliminary Proposal and Outline, the Finalized Course Project and your Review and Response of other student's projects.
Deliverables
Preliminary Proposal (10 pts.)
Submit a Preliminary Proposal and Outline before Sunday of Week 5 in the "Student Project Preliminary Proposal" Discussion topic. In the same Discussion topic, submit feedback to other students on their proposals.
Remember that this is a preliminary proposal; do the best you can and ask for feedback on specific issues if you'd like. Feedback you receive from your instructor and fellow students will assist you in refining your proposal.
Finalized Course Project (200 pts.)
Submit your Finalized Course Project to the "Final Course Project and Discussion" Discussion topic before Sunday of Week 7. At the same time, submit it to the "Final Project" Dropbox for instructor grading.
Review and Response (10 pts.)
Review and comment on other student's Finalized Course Projects in the "Final Course Project and Discussion" Discussion topic before Saturday of Week 8.
