Sample Business Studies Case Study on progressive conflict resolution

·        Title page included

·        Report body contains-Introduction, Four Questions with Headings, Conclusion, Header/Footer with pg. # & topic, and a copy of this Marking Guide.

·        Tables and charts are used effectively & correctly in the body of the report.

·        12 font – Calibri  with 1” margins, 1 or 1.15 spacing

·        maximum of 6 pages of body, including charts but not the Bibliography or title page

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·  Completed the contract and progress report and turned it in on time

·  Filled in the log book and attached it to the project

·  if required, progressive conflict resolution was performed in a professional manner utilizing the log book and contract guideline

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·  rating done for each person on each criteria factor

·  explanation of two best things and two things needing improvements

·  percentages assigned add up to 100% or less

·  no one person exceeds the max. allowed

·  all must approve before it can be marked

·  if this part is handed in late but still in same calendar day, zero for this part.  If later, zero for paper.

·  attach at the back of the paper

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a) Costs Comparison (3 marks)

·  calculations done and work shown to justify costs

·  totals and conclusion clearly stated for the reader

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(12 marks – 3 marks for each)

·  four additional choices of criteria,  justified by your research

·  did  NOT include cost as one of these criteria

c) Relative Weighting and Matrix (12 marks)

·  explained how you decided on relative weighting of all five criteria (4 + cost)  (4 marks)

·  explained how you ranked each company for your criteria (4 marks)

·  utilized weighted matrix model properly to evaluate the two choices (3 marks)

·  chart embedded, labeled, titled and referred to in

paragraph prior to the chart (1 mark)

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·  clearly stated decision

·  gave summarized reasoning from analysis in 2) above

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(8 marks – 2 marks for each one)

·   recommended specific measurement(s) for each criteria selected in 2) above

·   included reasons for choice

·  was specific

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·        Must use plagiarism software provided in the Group Project Drop Box.  No need to attach the Turn-It-In report, but if no Project final report in the Dropbox by the due date and time, marks deducted and you must submit before the Project will be marked.

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·  Minimum of one article per team member

·  references done in APA format

·  looking for database references over articles extracted from internet sites.

e) In-text Citations (2 marks)

·  APA format

·  built credibility

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