BUS/212 Version 1 / 2
Individual Assignment: Business Forms Presentation
Purpose of Assignment
The Business Forms Presentation will allow students to express their creativity by creating a new business and use their persuasive skills to convince a group of potential investors to fund the business through a PowerPoint presentation. Students will need to demonstrate their understanding of the different forms of business, including which one would work best for the business they’ve chosen to create. As in Week 3, students can use this assignment to work on their skills in PowerPoint and become more proficient with this software.
Resources Required
Understanding Business, Chapter 5
Week Five Learning Team Collaborative Discussion
Grading Guide
Content / Met / Partially Met / Not Met / Comments:The presentation discusses the business the student wishes to create.
The presentation discusses the advantages and drawbacks of the three major types of business forms: 1) sole proprietorships; 2) partnerships; 3) corporations.
The presentation explains which business form the student plans to choose and defends this choice.
The presentation is persuasive and the tone and content is appropriate for the audience.
The presentation includes relevant media and visual aids that are consistent with the content.
The presentation is 5 to 7 slides in length and includes detailed speaker’s notes.
Total Available / Total Earned
7 / #
Writing Guidelines / Met / Partially Met / Not Met / Comments:
The presentation is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, font sizes, and white space.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference slide.
The presentation includes an introduction and conclusion that preview and review major points.
Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
Total Available / Total Earned
3 / #
Assignment Total / # / 10 / #
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