This assignment helps you develop the skills to master the following course competencies:
Apply frameworks and theoretical concepts to systematically analyze business issues.
Communicate in a manner that is professional and consistent with expectations for members of the business professions.
While everyone has their own process for writing, creating an outline is often an important early step in the process in all types of writing, even for the most seasoned writers. By creating an outline, you draft a plan that organizes your thoughts, helps you see gaps in your thought process, and enables you to decide where in your paper you will address particular issues.
An annotated outline is a document that organizes the main sections to be included in your final course paper. The annotations are based on thinking through your approach to the paper and developing enough detail that anyone who reads the outline can follow your thought process.
The purpose of this assignment is threefold:
1. To build an outline that shows the content and organization of your paper both so your instructor can approve it and to make it easier for you to move forward.
2. To demonstrate that you have conducted some research and know how to cite in APA format by including some quotations. Note that you may or may not use these sources and quotes in your actual paper; you may have found better sources in a couple of weeks.
3. To demonstrate your ability to create a well-organized document, suitable for academics or business, that meets established criteria.
Activity Instructions
For this assignment, create an Annotated Outline that provides a framework, or skeleton, of your final paper and presentation for this course.
Begin by re-reading the Strategy Recommendation project description for a complete list of the topics to be addressed in your project.