BUS101FINALREPORTANDPRESENTATIONINSTRUCTIONS DueDateandTime:Tuesday,July31,2012withinthefirst15minutesoftheclassandemailmethe electroniccopyby11:59p.m.onMonday,July30atarif.lse@gmail.com Allgroupsmustsubmitthereportonthatspecifiedscheduleddateandtime.NOEXCEPTION(S)! Allstudentsmustbepresentinclassforthepresentationandlecturesduringtheselastfourclassesin thisterm Iwilldeduct.75%foranymissedclasse(s)orunauthorizedabsence(s)forthelastfourclasses,plus marksdeductionforthepresentationandreport. Youarestronglyencouragedtoaskquestionsrightaftereachgrouppresenttheirreportandyouwill receivebonusmarksforparticipatingduringthesesessions.Iwilladdmaximum2markswithyourfinal examscore.Therefore,therewontbeanyextra/optionalbonusquestionforthefinalexam.Sounds great,right! Pleasereadcarefullybeforeyoustartworkingonyourfinalgroupreportandfinalpresentation: Yourgrouphastheoptiontochooseanorganization/companyfromBangladeshorfromanyforeign countries.Writeabusinessreportonthatspecificorganization/companyofyourselection.

ection.Yourchosen organization/companyneedstoberecognizednotsomethingimaginarywhereyouwontfindanydataor information,andIwontbeabletoverifyorlearnabouttheiractualfacts/figuresandotherdetails. Eachgroupmustprepareabusinessreportononespecificorganization/company.Twoormoregroups cannotchoosethesameorganization/company.Therefore,pleaseemailmetoapproveyour organization/companyselectionbyemailafterhavingagroupmeeting. Iamtryingmybesttomakeyourlifeeasierlimitingyourindividualwordslimitforthereport.Youand yourgroupmembersshouldplantocompletethistaskandnoextratimewillbegiven,sinceweare headingtowardstheendofthisterm. Yourreportneedstobetotalof2500wordsforthegroupwith5members.Asyoucanseethateach membershouldcontributeonaverageof500words.ReporthastobecomputercomposedandIwill deductmarksforanyusagesofpenorpencilinthewholecompletedreport.Youreceivedthese instructionsandguidancehasbeenemailedtoyouandtheduedatetosubmityourreportisonJuly31 inclassandemailmetheelectroniccopyby11:59p.m.onJuly30atarif.lse@gmail.com.Youandyour groupmembershaveplentyoftimetocompletethistaskanditwillcarryasignificantpercentageof yourfinalgrade,sopleaseprepareyourselfaccordingly,startingfromtoday! ThewordscountshouldbeincludedintheExecutiveSummary(inRoman),Introduction,MainBodyofthe BusinessReportincludinganyfootnotesusedinthereport,ReferencesandAppendices,andConclusion. PleasedonotincludewordscountintheCoverPage,andTableofContents.Pleaseincludeafinaltotal wordscountattheendofthereport. Font: TimesNewRoman FontSize: 12 LineSpacing: 1.5Lines Margins: Normal,1inchonallfoursides(top,bottom,left,andright) Yourreport(hardcopy)mustbesubmittedinclassontheduedateandyourgroupmembersmustbe presentatthattime.Yourelectroniccopyoftheoriginalreportmustbesubmittedbyemailattachment

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onJuly30by11:59p.m.,alongwiththeemailsofyourgroupmembers.Onegroupmembershouldtake theresponsibilitytosendmetheoriginalreportbyemailwithattachmentand(cc:)thesameemailto therestofthegroupmembersemailaddresses,soIwillknowthatitisagroupproduction.Youhaveto informmeaboutanymitigatingcircumstancesaheadofthereportduedate,July30NOEXCUSE(S) WILLBEACCEPTEDFORTHISTASK!!!Youwillreceivea0Markifyoufailtofollowtherulesandguideline forthistask.Youareencouragedtoaskquestionstoavoidanykindofconfusionanditisyourown responsibilityasamaturestudent. Asstatedearlier,youmustsubmitahardcopyofthefinalreportonJuly31inclasswithinthefirst15 minutesandalsoemailmetheelectroniccopyofthereportatarif.lse@gmail.comonJuly30by11:59 p.m.,justtocheckforyouroriginalwork.Please(cc:)thesameemailtoothergroupmembersatthe sametime.Iamrepeatingthisstatementagainjusttoshowtheimportance! Thereisadresscodeforthepresentation.Ihavediscusseditseveraltimeinclassdresssmartand businessattire. Eachgroupwillpresenttheirreportinfrontoftheclassfor1520minutes.Iwillselectgroupsbylottery onJuly31andthegroupswillpresentaccordingtotheirserialnumber,noexceptions.Eachmember mustpresentbeawarethatthisisyourfinalpresentationandyourgradeforthiscourseheavily dependsonyourperformanceonthisassignedtask.YouareallowedtopreparePowerPointSlidesforthis presentationoryoumayusenotecardstopresentyourpartofthereport.However,youarenotallowed tobringthewholereportandjustreadfromthedocument.Youwillreceivenegativemarksfordoingso. Youshouldpractice,maintaineyecontactwiththeaudienceandbepreparedtoanswerquestionsfrom theaudience.Anykindofnegativeattitudewillresultinmarksdeductionforeachindividual presentation.Yourgroupmembersshouldnotsufferduetoyourindividualperformanceorattitude. Youwillbemarkedindividuallyforyourpartofthepresentationandasagroupforyourcontributionfor thereport.Iwillinvestigateaboutyourinvolvementandcontributiontocompletetheoveralltask successfully.Groupmemberswhofailtodotheirpartofthetaskwillbemarkednegativelyanditwillgive anegativeimpressiononyourworkperformancetomeandtoyourfellowclassmates. AsyouhavenoticedthatIhavereducedthetotalwordslimitforthisfinalreportjusttoexpectquality workfromyouallnotthequantity(i.e.morewords,pages,designs,etc.).Ihopethatyouallwilltakethis taskseriouslyandtrytodoyourbest! ThereisobviouslynoeasywayofsayinginadvancewhatdoesanAgradereportcover.Yourreportwill begradedagainstthequalityofothergroupreports.Thisisyourfinalreportforthiscourseandfinal presentation.Itshouldcoverallthemainpointsinthebodyofthereport.Plus,thereisasparkaboutthe writingaswellasevidenceofgenuinestrategicinsightfromthegroupmembers.Therefore,Ihavevery highexpectations!

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Grading: 1.Executivesummary13% Theexecutivesummarycontainsalltheinformationnecessaryformetounderstandthekeyissuesincluding anyrecommendationsforfutureactionofthechosenorganization/company. Thisshouldnotbemorethanonepageandthispageshouldnotbenumbered. 2.Tableofcontents2% Itshouldbeincorrectorderwithpagenumbersofthereport. 3.Introduction/Backgroundoftheorganization/company10% Pleaseincludebackgroundandhistoryofthatcompany. 4.Mainbodyofthereport50% Youshoulduseheadings,subheadingandotherrelevantstructuresandformatstowritethedetailsofyour report. Pleaseseeandreviewotherbusinessreportsfromtheelectronicresources,library,oranyothersourcesto learnhowtowritethebodyofabusinessreportandtheformat. Inthissection,youshouldincludetherelevantfinancialinformation,managementandemploymentstylesand practices,marketingstrategiesandtechniques,technology,etc.justtogiveyousomeidea.Youmayusethe relevantchapterfromthebooktogetanideatopreparethefinalbusinessreport.Youneedtoanalyzeand evaluateeachpartandmakenecessaryrecommendationsasappropriate.Yourrecommendationsshould addressthemainstrategicissuesidentifiedintheintroductionandmeetthecriteriaofachievability,suitability andacceptabilityinthereportbodydetails. 5.Conclusions10% Theconclusionslogicallyemergefromthefacts.Pleasebeawaredonotintroduceandincludeanynew informationoutofnowhere,whichyouhavenotdiscussedintheprevioussectionsofyourbusinessreport. 6.Appendicesandreferences5% Theywilladdvaluetoyourfinalreport. 7.Presentationofthereportasawholedocument(hardcopy)andtheelectroniccopysubmissionbye mailingmeatarif.lse@gmail.com10% Pleasereadtheguidelinesstatedearlierinthisdocumentcarefullyandfollowtheinstructionsaboutreport formattingandstructure,marksdeductioncriteria,etc. Thisisareportthatshouldbeclearlywrittenwithgoodgraphicsandsupportingmaterials,asrelevant.You needtousespiralbindingforthefinalreport(hardcopy),butnothingtooexpensiveandtoofancy.Ishouldbe proudtoshowyourreporttoaprofessororothermembersinourBBADepartment. Iwishyouallthebestonthistaskandexpectingexcellentperformance!Pleasefeelfreetoaskquestion(s)to clarifythingsandplanaccordinglytosuccessfullycompletethistask!

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