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I would like assistance with the first assessment in Unit 7CO03, specifically with Questions LO1 AC1.1, LO2 AC2.1, LO3 AC3.1, and LO4 AC4.1, according to the requirements set by CIPD. I have attached the Assessment Windows Guidelines, Assessment Brief, and Advanced Diploma Submission Checklist for your reference. After submitting the assessment to CIPD, they may request some corrections. I need to know if it will be possible to correct the assessment after submission. I may receive a response from the CIPD center regarding the assignment approximately one month after the submission date. Please let me know if you need any additional information. Additionally, I would like to improve my grade on this assignment. My last submission received an 8, which I believe it can better.

Read: The Goal (Chapters 21-40) through the lens of a manufacturing plant manager. Alex Rogo along with his team members understands the key drivers of profitability in his manufacturing plant. He applies operations management principles and Theory of constraints to make critical changes in his manufacturing plant to improve its performance. This book is considered a classic and is used in the business schools around the world both in the undergraduate and MBA programs. It will be used in several assignments for critical thinking of operations and process management concepts in this course.

IMPORTANT: You can not complete the Accountability Assignment without reading the below information carefully and completing this document - Accountability Assignment - Fall.docx Download Accountability Assignment - Fall.docx! To complete the Accountability Assignment, you will need to make two decisions about assignments that will be due later in the semester. Here are the details about the choices you will need to make: In Part 3 of the Accountability Assignment, you will choose ONE of the following Experiential Learning options that you will complete for this class. You will need to start working on the option you choose IMMEDIATELY. Here are the details of your choices:        1. Apply for two internships and attend one of the career fairs this semester        2. Attend the Spears Career Playbook Event        3.  Conduct two career conversations (family members excluded), must be at least 25 minutes in length. In Part 4 of the Accountability Assignment, you will choose ONE of the following Professional Developmentoptions that you will complete for this class. Again, it is critical that you start working on the option you choose IMMEDIATELY. Here are the details of your choices:      1. Attend an approved professional development event       2. Identify and join at least one student organization that you have not been a part of previously and contribute to a specific project in that organization       3. Join the Spears Mentoring Program 

Write a Journal Article Review, not including the title page or reference page. For each Journal Article Review, you must discuss how the theoretical model or treatment described in the article compares to the information discussed in your textbook. No more than 20% of each Journal Article Review may be quotations. You must cite and reference the original article, the course textbook, and one additional scholarly article.

Your questions to consider for Chapter 2 are: a. List several political, cultural, or ethical decisions you could face in your professional field while planning programs. b. How might you use the Interactive Model to train individuals to use one of the ethical decision-making formats? Discussion: Discuss the following questions. Provide a full description/in-depth analysis for each question. You MUST reply/discuss with at least two (2) of your peers. 1. How do you define diversity, equity, and inclusion individually and wholly as an organizational practice? 2. How does your organization address DEI? Name as many initiatives, interventions, or commitments as you can. How effective have these been in achieving what they were intended for? How do you know? (If you are not currently employed or your organization does not currently address DEI, please research initiatives at an organization similar to yours or the field/industry you would like to work). 3. Affirmative action and quotas have significantly dropped in popularity in the US and some other countries despite research showing effectiveness. However, this isn't the case in every country, especially for gender quotas. Research a country or industry that implements a quota system for workplace representation. How effective is this system and what are the challenges?

Introduction Estimating project budgets is far from an exact science. Many of us have heard of projects running over budget. Why is this? Why do we consistently forecast low? There are many reasons for this inconsistency, including everything from improper funding at the beginning of the project to taking shortcuts that should never have been taken. The project management schedule helps you and your project team evaluate progress and assess whether or not the project will be completed by the deadline. It is also a way to identify bottlenecks in the process so you can creatively reallocate resources and adjust timelines to ensure the project remains on time and within budget. As the project manager, you are responsible for forecasting and completing the cost budget and managing the project's schedule. Be sure to review the assignment instructions, rubric, and Project Management Plan template to familiarize yourself with the unique set of requirements for each and how the Project Management Plan ultimately affects your workplace project or Cosmo, Inc. (Refer to Cosmo Business Case [PDF] Download Cosmo Business Case [PDF]as needed.) Instructions Using your same chosen project (either Path 1 or Path 2), as well as the information from your Week 4 assignment and your work breakdown schedule, complete the Project Management Cost (Budget) section of your template: Develop a project cost (budget) section. Prepare a cost estimate for the project by identifying the costs of each task and creating categories to prioritize project expenditures. Prepare a preliminary budget using the cost estimate for your selected project. Note: Copy and paste the Summary Table and Comments into the Project Management Cost (Budget) section of the template. Develop the project management schedule section. This should identify the time frames within which the costs will be incurred. Note: Link your MS Project timeline that meets project duration requirements. Identify project stakeholders and roles and responsibilities for these sections of the project management plan template. Using your work breakdown schedule and MS Project, identify the activities that must be performed to produce the project deliverables and include the following as part of the Project Management Schedule section of the template: Summarize the intent of using a project schedule for the selected project. Develop a Microsoft Project plan for your project schedule. Include an introduction and link to this section of your plan. Create a Gantt chart showing: Resources assigned to each task. Note: Limit project tasks to 10 business days or fewer. Shorter task durations make it easier to assess project progress. Provide additional amplifying information about the schedule in your project plan, as applicable. Predecessors to tasks. Project tasks, milestones, and other measurable, tangible, and verifiable outcomes or results must be produced to complete the project. Deliverable Format References: There is no set number of references required for this assessment. Use scholarly or academic sources where applicable. Format: Use the Project Management Cost (Budget) and Project Management Schedule components of the template provided. The Project Management Cost (Budget) and Project Management Schedule are professional documents and should therefore follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines, including single-spaced paragraphs. Use APA style and format for references and in-text citations. Visit Evidence and APALinks to an external site. for help with APA as needed. Length: Follow the template, including the title page and reference page. question 2 mba 5008Overview The first step in creating meaningful information to develop a business report for decision-making. The business report includes the analyzed raw data, effectively presents the analysis results in text and graphical format, as well as calculate any required statistics. The second step is interpreting and explaining the graphs and statistics in order to understand the impact in the practical business context. In the last assignment, you were asked to create the first part of your business analytics report by introducing a company, analyzing company stock data, developing graphs, and calculating some descriptive statistics. In this assignment, you will adjust your business report to minimize limitations of one year’s worth of data. You will use the same company for this assignment and you will use 5 years of data. You will also enhance your introduction/business context section of your business report based on your new graphs and your interpretation of the data graphs and descriptive statistics over a five year period. Your interpretation efforts of graphs and descriptive statistics will explicitly connect in the conclusion area. Conclusions and recommendations are the final effort in the development of a practical business report and should be supported by citations. Remember opinion is not allowed. Scenario Your supervisor has asked you to prepare a report for the quarterly company meeting. The first part of the task was to download the data and create scatterplots and histograms, and to calculate mean, median, and mode of 5 years of stock prices for your report. Now you must analyze and interpret those graphical representations of the company stock and write the report of your findings and recommendations for your supervisor. Your Role You are an analyst using the same company and five years of stock data. Having accessed the company data and placed it in an appropriate graphical format, you must now use descriptive statistics and analysis to develop a report to inform business decisions. Instructions After reviewing and integrating your instructor’s feedback on your previous assignment, complete the report as follows: For each graph you created, write at least one well supported paragraph interpreting the graph: What does that graph represent? What does the shape of the graph tell you about how the data have changed over time? For each statistic you calculated, include at least 2–3 well-supported sentences explaining what the statistic represents: What does the mean tell you? How do you know? What does it imply if the median is different from the mean? What does the standard deviation tell you about the volatility of the data? Write a new conclusions section in which you explain how these interpretations can be used in the company: What are some trends about which company leaders should be aware? How might the information you have provided be used in decision making in the company? What are other analysts indicating about the stock? Explicitly connect other analysts’ comments and recommendations to your interpretations to possible impact to the business context. Lastly, should your company invest of partner with the company/stock being evaluated?

Strategy is critical to the process of charting a company’s direction in the business environment. When evaluating strategic choices, it is important to understand key advantages and disadvantages of the various options under consideration. Decision models continue to impact strategy development and should continuously be evaluated, and others considered. For your main thread, perform the following: 1.Discuss the process of setting the company’s direction with strategy. 2.Discuss a key advantage or disadvantage created by strategic choices. 3.Discuss your current decision model(s) and others that are being considered. 4.Develop an Annotated Bibliography for the additional references used in your discussion. 5.Support all of your factual assertions with citations. Discussion Thread: Setting Direction, Advantages / Disadvantages, and Decision Models Strategy is critical to the process of charting a company’s direction in the business environment. When evaluating strategic choices, it is important to understand key advantages and disadvantages of the various options under consideration. Decision models continue to impact strategy development and should continuously be evaluated, and others considered. Minimum of 500 words in the body. Minimum of 2 sources from the literature in addition to course texts. Use bolded headings below in the discussion. Current APA format must be used. Use the following outline: Introduction Strategic Thinking: Key Advantage or Disadvantage  - What is a key advantage or disadvantage from the Rumelt text. Discuss the advantage or disadvantage and why it is important in no less than 200 words. Decision Model - No less than 100 words How do my decision models aid / hinder the process of setting the company’s direction with strategy and why?  Discuss your model(s) and why they aid or hinder direction setting process.  What other decision models are being considered and why? Discuss what models you are considering using as a better choice and why. Conclusion

This assignment is worth 200 points and is due by July 14. Purpose of the Stock Report assignment It is given to build your knowledge and awareness of the U.S. Stock Market, of which the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest in the world. After having completed this project you are likely to get a new sense of what happens in general in the business world and how people make decisions to invest in the stock market. Think of this project as a simulated stock investment "game" where real money is NOT involved, but real research is, leading to a basic understanding of the U.S. stock market. NOTE: Correct grammar and spelling will count in this formal business report. As this is a college level business course, students are expected to have basic knowledge of grammar and spelling of common words; see the Grading Criteria below for how these will be graded. Consult dictionary.com whenever necessary; proofread work very carefully, work with a Business Tutor if needed. Open the link below to contact the Business Tutor Office. Student Support Center PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THIS MAJOR ASSIGNMENT TILL THE WEEK IT IS DUE TO COMPLETE. Get started on it immediately for best results. STOCK REPORT ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES PART 1 You have $100,000 to invest in stocks Select THREE (3) U.S. companies to invest your money in any amount you wish. Your companies must be listed in the New York Stock Exchange--no private companies. Use the Web sites I have listed below for some general information. Then do some thorough research to select your three companies. You can use the following Website to familiarize yourself with stock market information: http://finance.yahoo.com/ Using the above site, type in a company’s name in the “Get Quote” box on the top left. You’ll then get the ticker symbol (WMT for Walmart, etc.) for the company and be taken to its current stock status. Most of the information that you need for this report can be found in the list of things on the side banner under Summary, Charts, etc.Try to familiarize yourself with this site. Try to base your selections of the three companies on the following information: a) companies’ profits, revenues, etc. b) Earning Per Share EPS, c) their dividends – see ticker table on the financial pages of Wall St. Journal or any of the sites I’ve given you below, d) the hi’s and low’s— ticker table, e) the companies’ abilities to meet their social responsibilities, f) their effective greening strategies (going green), etc. You must clearly state the reasons for your company selections in the beginning of your report. The selection of your companies should not be based on emotion, but on objective evaluation of your research. Remember, you are looking for a company that has been profitable at least one quarter during the last twelve months. Buy common stock. Buy the stocks online (not with real money) and track them daily. Note the price you're buying them at per share. Closing prices are posted after 1 p.m. BUY ONLY STOCKS, NOT CRYPTO CURRENCY, OR ANYTHING ELSE. THE ENTIRE $100,000 MUST BE SPENT ON YOUR STOCK INVESTMENTS ONLY. PART 2 List the full name of the three companies you have selected, your purchase price for one share, the website used, the exchange the stocks are listed on, and a brief description of what the company does. Please don’t just copy and paste information from Wikipedia, etc.—write information using your own words, be clear and concise. TurnItIn will be used; Over 30 percent copying will be heavily penalized. Sell your stocks at the appropriate time (one to two weeks for this course) from the date of purchase at the closing price of the day. In the "real world" money should be invested in stocks for longer terms such as for ten years or more. Stock investments should not be considered a "get rich quick" scheme. Money is made in stock investments over many years. Get charts to show each company’s growth over a certain period of time from the Web sites I’ve already given you, and/or check out the companies individual Web sites. Discuss the companies’ products briefly; their product line and product mix; include pictures if necessary. Use only one page for each company if you show any pictures of the products. Explain clearly why you have selected these three companies, based on what criteria. Create a set of criteria, benchmark, against which you have measured each company. Check out your selected companies’ Web sites for valuable information such as annual reports, accounting information (balance sheets), market share, forecasts on growth, product innovations, technology, market niche, competitive edge, social responsibilities, greening strategies, etc. Further emphasis on what to discuss clearly on your report: What is the purchase price per share when you buy? What is the total number of shares for each company that you bought? What is your total investment for each company? What is your total profit or loss per company, and your overall profit or loss in your $100,000 investments? What is the dividend amount and yield based on purchase price, if the stock is offering any dividend? WRITE IN PARAGRAPH FORMS--not as a list, not as a question and answer format; otherwise lots of points will be lost. Use the appropriate charts from the Internet to show how the stock has been doing over a period of time. Make sure to put the URL source at the bottom of every chart or material you use from the Internet as well as in your Work Cited or Reference page at the end of the report. Try to use a hyperlink instead of the actual url such as http://...etc. The entire report, excluding the title page, should be eight to ten pages, including the Work Cited page. This will include the report itself, charts (one chart per page, using landscape format--if you know how; otherwise, leave as portrait format) for each of the three companies, work cited/reference page, and any supplementary pages for pictures of products, etc. Use single space for text within paragraphs, that means word-wrap (just keep typing till the end of your paragraph), but double space (that just means leave a blank line space) between paragraphs. Number the pages--don't include the title page which is just a cover as in a book cover.  Use the two documents below to help you produce a great report. See CHECKLIST FOR STOCK REPORT in this Module for Unit 2 See HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR STOCK REPORT PROFESSIONALLY in Module, Unit 2 NO LATE SUBMISSION, NO EXTENSIONS, NO MAKE-UP WORK GRADING CRITERIA CONTENT     150 Points OPENING paragraph of TWO to THREE clear, concise SENTENCES, discussing the purpose of the report and how it is organized. 15 Names of the three public companies selected, and reasons why you chose them; could be mentioned in the Opening paragraph or in the second paragraph. 15 Beginning with the second paragraph and many paragraphs following as in a report, full discussion on stock prices, how much did you invested in each, how many shares did you purchase, what is each company's market share (that is in their industry, how much of the market does your company share), what products do they sell, any negative news in media lawsuits/recalls, etc. that impacted their stocks, and your gains or losses in each investment. This should be written through several paragraphs--not just one paragraph. A paragraph should have four to six sentences, and each paragraph should discuss one main topic. 60 (Check out how to write a proper paragraph in various YouTube videos or other Internet sources.) Three clear LINE charts (progression over a period of time)--not bar charts, not tables-- one for each company on separate chart page following the discussion of the company—not before it, are shown with titles and sources from where charts were obtained. 15 No writing/no text on chart page; show only chart on a FULL PAGE—one chart per page with proper title above chart and source below chart. Make sure the chart fills up the whole page, and not placed in a corner of the page somewhere as a tiny visual. 15 CLOSING paragraph of ONE to TWO clear, concise sentences, discussing  your final analysis of this project: did you learn something from it, have you changed your mind about any of your companies, or any forward-looking statement. 10 WORK CITED page should have no information except for the list of sources used; MLA format should be used. This page should be titled: WORK CITED, not Bibliography which applies to books, or References. At least three sources should be used for research on your companies.  10 Open the following link:     MLA format for Work Citations FORMAT       50 PAGES NUMBERED, starting with the report page—NOT THE TITLE PAGE, and ending with the Work Cited page; following mla.gov format. 20 Leave a blank line space between paragraphs, single space (word-wrap) within paragraphs.  10 One to two blank line spaces below headings. 10 Posted in Canvas as either PDF, or .docx, or .doc file only.  PROPER MARGINS all around, use the MS Word default margin or at least 1" all around. 10 DO NOT USE .TXT FILE AS IT DOES NOT WORK WITH CANVAS AND YOUR REPORT WILL SHOW UP OUT OF ORDER. MECHANICS/Grammar and Spelling  six errors or more = -10 Proofread your work carefully before posting. Meet with a Business Tutor via Zoom, etc. if required. NOTE:   DO NOT COPY AND PASTE MATERIAL FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES as TurnItIn will show the similarity percentage as plagiarized work.Write using your own words; paraphrase material you find on the Internet. Plagiarism is a serious offense for which a student can be expelled from the college; see Academic Dishonesty Conduct in Student Conduct Article 4400, AR 4411 Code of Academic Conduct. If TurnItIn shows over 30 percent similarity (copied from other sources--not your own words), 20 percent of the total grade will be deducted. Example: If you earned 160/200 which is a B,  this becomes 160-20% = 128/200 = D Strive for a 0 percent similarity on Canvas TurnItIn score. You can revise your work and re-post it till before the final due date and time. AS IN ALL WRITING ASSIGNMENTS IN THIS COURSE, IF YOUR WORK DOES NOT SHOW UP IN GRADEBOOK, CANVAS WILL REPORT IT AS "MISSING"; THEREFORE, A ZERO GRADE WILL BE GIVEN FOR IT. LIST OF WEBSITES TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR REPORT: What are stocks https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/investment-products/stocks (Links to an external site.) Investments https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/investment.asp (Links to an external site.) How to Invest in Stocks https://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/06/in... nerdwallet.com Safe stocks to Buy https://www.fool.com/investing/stock-market/types-of-stocks/safe-stocks/ (Links to an external site.) Stock Market Games https://education.howthemarketworks.com/practice-s... Google’s Market Summary http://www.google.com/finance - Whichever companies you choose, be aware of any negative publicity they may have received recently in the media as that would greatly alter the price of their stocks. There are a whole lot of YouTube videos that you may want to look through to learn about stock investments. FURTHER SUGGESTED REFERENCES TO USE FOR YOUR RESEARCH Newspapers: Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Daily News, Valley Business Journal Magazines: Business Week, Money, Kiplinger, Smart Money, Forbes, Fortune The above magazines and newspapers all have their own websites. Television: Mad Money CNBC, 8pm, Nightly Business Report, 5:30pm KCET Radio: Afternoon Money Report Market Report 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., 89.3FM KNX 1070am On Line: Bloomberg.com, the fool.com, zacks.com, valueline.com, the street.com, yahoo finance, NYSE.com; investopedia.com Page 1 of Report – introduce your report, talk about the purpose of the report, which three companies you selected and why, how much are you investing in each company, etc. Page 2 begin with a title on top which should be your first company, example: Walmart. Then say somethings about the company, its products, which countries if multinational, its marketing strategy, its  EPS (earning per share)--easily available in yahoo.finance--the company's market share, any significant news about the company in the last three years, etc. Follow the directions given for this assignment. Finally talk about why you selected this company. Page 3 copy and paste a full length chart of the company’s stock. Make it Landscape format if you know how to do it, it’s a Word operation; otherwise, leave it as portrait. Make sure to have the source of the chart (use MLA format for this) at the bottom of the chart. As explained before, if you go into www.yahoo.finance (only as an example) and find the chart for your company, you can then manipulate the time line by simply clicking on the 5D 6M etc. directly above the chart to see how the stock has been performing. Page 4 begin with the title of your second company and follow the same pattern as mentioned above. Page 5 should be the chart for this company’s stock, follow as above. Page 6 begin with the title of your third and final company and just follow the same pattern as above. Page 7 copy and paste the stock chart for this company with the same type of information as above. Page 8 write your conclusions. How did you do in each of your investments? Did you gain or lose money, how much, why do you think that happened (why did the stock go down or up?)—do some reading on the Internet to check on what affected your companies. The last paragraph on this page should be your closing comment on what it was like to work on this project, what new things did you learn, etc. Page 9 should be your Work Cited page, following the MLA format, list the sources you looked at, even if you didn’t use the sources in your report. Page 10 if you have pictures of products to include from each company, this is where you can put them—all on one page or separate pages, but note that this page is not considered a part of the report; therefore, it should be page numbered with the letter i, ii, etc. but in small case, not in capital, and the title of these pages should be APPENDIX I, APPENDIX II, etc. with capital I.

Assessment Task 2: Individual Research Report  Overview You are required to write a two-part report that responds to questions posed in 2 individual case studies that apply knowledge and skills to key themes that have been introduced through the lectures, readings and workshops. The purpose of this assessment is for you to understand the dynamics of key issues impacting on a particular segment of the money and debt markets, provide a prognosis of the likely direction for this issue into the future and provide a solution to this problem.  Learning Outcomes This assessment is relevant to the following course learning outcomes: CLO1: Explore and evaluate various fixed income securities and their respective markets CLO2: Apply finance theories and tools to value different types of fixed income and money market securities. CLO3: Analyse the impact of monetary policy on debt markets and conduct credit risk analysis. CLO4: Develop practical risk management techniques. Assessment details The report is to be written for the Manager of the financial institution where you have recently been employed as a graduate trainee. The Manager has asked you to prepare two short reports on issues that affect the day-to-day operation of the business and require the business to understand the impact of these issues. The response to the case study may include peer-reviewed academic, and non-academic articles and financial institutions' publications and research. The following structure is required for each case study for your report: Statement of problem or issue Interpretation and critical analysis Results of the research/recommendations Reference list The following specific questions will need to be addressed in each case study Case Study 1: Monetary policy What are the objectives of monetary policy in Australia? How does the Reserve Bank of Australia deliver changes in monetary policy? What indicators does the Reserve bank use to make policy decisions about the setting of monetary policy? Recommendation: What is the future direction for monetary policy? Case Study 2: Credit Ratings Agencies (CRA) What issues emerged for the CRA’s during the Global Financial Crisis? What are conflicts of interest, when might these conflicts of interest arise for CRA’s and how might they mitigate these risks? Discuss the effectiveness of the mitigants. Recommendation: What role could regulators play in the future in addressing conflicts of interest for CRA's? Note: The main guidance for the assignment comes from topics and themes in the lectures, readings and workshops. Students will gain insights into completing this assignment by attending all workshops. Use of tables and figures is encouraged. When using tables and figures remember to label them and reference and discuss their content in the text. Detailed analysis can be contained in tables and appendices in preference to the main text.

Synthesis Matrix Use this blank synthesis matrix to verify that you are finding the kinds of sources you need for the annotated bibliography. When you have finished, look for the connections and disagreements among the main ideas your sources convey. This will help you further narrow your topic/research question and form the basis of the synthesis section you will write for the final version of your annotated bibliography. SOURCE 1 Background information (scholarly article) SOURCE 2 Information about a possible stakeholder who holds decision-making authority over the issue SOURCE 3 One perspective about the issue (possible scholarly article) SOURCE 4 A different perspective about the issue (possible scholarly article) SOURCE 5 Information that establishes why the issue is current and unresolved Source Citation/Genre MAIN IDEA Purpose MAIN IDEA Methodology MAIN IDEA Results or Conclusions MAIN IDEA Additional Info Concept Map Create a concept map using one of the tools below: (video tutorial). Popplet (https://popplet.com/) Bubbl (https://bubbl.us/) Coggle (https://coggle.it/) 2). Using your concept map, draft a potential research question keeping in mind that it should be clear, focused, concise, complex, and arguable. clear: it provides enough specifics that one’s audience can easily understand its purpose without needing additional explanation. focused: it is narrow enough that it can be answered thoroughly in the space the writing task allows. concise: it is expressed in the fewest possible words. complex: it is not answerable with a simple “yes” or “no,” but rather requires synthesis and analysis of ideas and sources prior to composition of an answer. arguable: its potential answers are open to debate rather than accepted facts. IMPORTANT, you want to research an issue no older than 18-24 months (not yet settled). Annotated Bibliography The annotated bibliography assignment asks you to develop and narrow a research question about the current (arose within the last 18-24 months) and unresolved (not yet settled) issue you chose and compile sources that provide evidence about the issue that will help you answer your question. The annotated bibliography is a key step in inquiry-based, or question driven research. You will not be formulating a thesis at this point. PART 1: identify an issue and develop your research question Finding a current and unresolved issue in your field (my field is accounting) can be challenging, but if you know where to look, you can find an abundance of ongoing conversations in public writing to explore: Recent legislation that has been introduced in Congress or in state legislatures that is relevant to your field but has not yet been voted upon. Congress.gov is a great source for tracking federal legislation. This is often a great source for identifying a possible issue in your field. Major newspapers such as The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal often publish articles relevant to issues in your field of study. Trade publications in your field also publish articles about current trends and/or controversies in the field The advocacy pages of the major professional association for your academic discipline or future profession often list the issues for which the association “advocates” to help the professional. Make sure your sources lead you to an issue in your field that meets the requirements for the Issue, Audience, and Genre Analysis: the issue must be current (arisen within the last 18-24 months), unresolved (the issue is not settled), and has a researchable audience (stakeholder) who has decision-making authority over the issue. Once you have an issue that meets these requirements, use the instructional material in our course to craft a narrowed research question that the sources you are about to compile can help answer. Use that question, and the search terms it can yield, to begin compiling sources for your annotated bibliography. Part 2: Compile your annotated bibliography List five highly credible sources that help you understand the scope of a current and unresolved issue in your field and the audiences who have decision-making authority over it. (NOTE: To arrive at five great sources, you will review many more than that). The remainder can be from the major newspapers, trade publications, federal agencies (good for data), notable blogs written by credentialed authors, and prestigious periodicals. Include sources that address the following aspects of research for your final argument paper: One source for background information about the issue (scholarly sources are usually good for this purpose) One source that provides evidence about a potential audience, someone with decision-making authority over the issue you are investigating Two sources that offer differing perspectives on the issue One source the establishes why this issue is current and unresolved in your field PART 3: WRITING THE ANNOTATIONS Adapted from Andrew Harnack’s Writing Research Papers For each of your sources, you must write a rhetorical précis, a four-sentence summary or “annotation” that does the following: Sentence 1 Name of author and title of work [publishing information, date, and page numbers in parentheses]; a rhetorically accurate verb (such as asserts, argues, suggests, contends, believes, reports, indicates, insists); and a "that" clause containing the thesis or main argument of the work. Sentence 2 A brief but accurate explanation of how the author develops or supports the thesis, usually in the same order as was developed in the essay. Sentence 3 A statement of the author’s apparent purpose, followed by an "in order to" phrase. Sentence 4 An explanation of how this source is relevant to your research and why you chose it. Example of a Rhetorical Précis Enrico Di Minin in “Banning Trophy Hunting Will Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss” (Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 31(2), 99-102) argues that if there is a blanket ban on trophy hunting then biodiversity will decrease in the areas where trophy hunting is benefiting wildlife populations. He supports his argument by describing how the trophy hunting system works in certain parts of Africa, by providing data for how much revenue it brings in, and using examples of the current problems with trophy hunting and how they have been solved. His purpose is to prove that trophy hunting is important in order to ensure that there is less biodiversity loss in Sub-Saharan Africa. I chose this source because I agree with the side De Minin took, it provides a lot of evidence for the benefits of trophy hunting and because there is another source that directly responds to it.