Assessment Description 1

The purpose of this assignment is to practice an important aspect of the writing process: to synthesize the information from a scholarly article and draw meaningful connections to future implications.

First, select an industry with which you are familiar and in which you intended to have your future career, such as health care, marketing, retail, technology, etc. Consider an organization or position you might be interested in. The industry you select in this assignment will be the focus for the remaining writing assignments in this course.

Once you have made your selection, refer to the article “How Do Consumers Reconcile Positive and Negative CSR-Related Information to Form an Ethical Brand Perception? A Mixed Method Inquiry” as well as the guidelines for writing, located in the topic Resources. Then address the prompts below in a 750-1,000-word paper:

· Summarize the article including paraphrasing the article, the research problem, questions, method, findings, and conclusions discussed by the authors.

· Discuss how the findings and conclusions of this article would impact the industry or organization you have identified for your future career.

Reminder: This is an academic exercise that should not be written in first person. This is an APA paper that includes a separate title page and a reference page.

Download and review the “Article Review” example, found directly below the assignment instructions under “Attachments,” for guidance on completing this assignment. Note: You must download this example document, “Article Review,” not view it in your browser, in order to view all of the information in the document.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance. 

Assessment Description 2

The purpose of this assignment is to conduct graduate level academic research on an industry of choice.

In the Article Review assignment in this topic, you selected an industry that you plan to focus on for your future career. In this assignment you will identify scholarly resources that will help you prepare for the 
Topic 3 Concept Map and the 
Topic 4 
Three Pillars, Free Market Principles, and Future Impactassignments. Review the directions in the Topic 3 and Topic 4 assignments for details.

Using Google Scholar, the GCU Library, or another reputable site, identify industry-relevant scholarly sources that support the Colangelo College of Business three pillars concepts of servant leadership, ethics, and entrepreneurism, as well as free market principles. Refer to the topic Resources to determine what is considered a scholarly resource and for assistance with this assignment.

Complete the “References List Worksheet,” by accurately formatting the following nine references. These references should be formatted according to APA requirements within the chart and in the reference list below. Please be mindful of capitalization, italics, and punctuation. These references must all be from the past 5 years. Do not include topic Resources or Class Resources in your references. Include all of the following types of references:

· Four peer-reviewed journal articles (include at least one article for each of the three pillars: servant leadership, ethics, and entrepreneurism and one for free market principles)

· One book

· One webpage

· One dissertation/thesis from a database

· One edited book chapter

Then, create a title page and a references list for the above resources. Submit the completed “References List Worksheet” to the dropbox.

Download and review the “References List Worksheet” found directly below the assignment instructions under “Attachments” for guidance on completing this assignment. Note: You must download this document, “References List Worksheet,” not just view it in your browser, in order to view all of the information in the document

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.

Assessment Description 3

The purpose of this assignment is to conduct an essential aspect of the writing process, generate a concept map of scholarly sources, and formulate the foundation for a graduate-level paper.

Using the scholarly sources you collected in the Topic 2 References List assignment, create a Concept Map. The goal of the concept map is to group sources according to their themes – servant leadership, ethics, entrepreneurism and free market principles – around the central focus which is the career or industry of choice. A sample template “Concept Map” has been provided; however, you are welcome to generate your own Concept Map as long as it meets expectations and maintains the intent of the assignment. After you have identified the sources for each theme, briefly summarize (50-100 words) how each of these sources relate to the industry of choice. You will expand on these summaries in the Topic 4 assignment “Three Pillars, Free Market Principles, and Future Impact” as part of your final paper.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected. 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. 

You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.