Case Study/Project

Money and BankingCase Study/ProjectThere is a single case project worth 15% of your total grade. This is due on Sunday of week 6 at midnight EST. Select a news article dated within the previous two months, and analyzes the issue using the economic concepts and theory learned in this class. Develop a 3 to 5 page double-spaced paper that advocates a position on this issue. Title page, appendices and bibliography are not to be counted in the page total for the narrative portion of the paper. Your paper should begin with a concise summary paragraph that (1) states the problem and (2) summarizes your position. The remainder of the paper should support and explain your position. The paper should include at least one graph developed in our course and define all economic concepts used to build your argument. Possible graphs/concepts/theories to use in your paper include:taxes, consumer or producer surplus, and welfaredemand, supply, and equilibrium price of a particular product or productstotal benefit and cost curvesproduction function and isocost curveslong-run and short-run costsindifference curves, indifference curves and budget lineprice elasticities of supply and demand, or income elasticity, on a particular product or productsperfect competition and imperfect competition, such as monopoliesanother topic selected by the professorCitations should be in APA format. Your paper should be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and should be in 12-point Times New Roman font. Include a minimum of eight references that are current (from within the past five years).Criteria54321Introduction 10%Posed thoughtful, creative questions that contribute to knowledge in a specific area Posed thoughtful, creative questions that contribute to knowledge in a specific areaPosed focused questions that yield relevant information in a specific area. Posed focused questions that yield relevant information in a specific area.Relied on teacher-generated questions or posed questions with little creativityOrganization 5%Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs content follows a logical sequence which adds clarity to readerInformation is organized with well-constructed paragraphs content flows nicely to add clarity to readerInformation is generally organized with only 1 or 2 problems separate ideas discussed in separate paragraphs content is generally clear to reader2 or 3 problems with organization of information separate ideas are not discussed in separate paragraphs reader must reread at times for clarityInformation is disorganized gaps in content leave reader confused.Quality of Information 50%Information clearly relates to questions posed in the introduction 3 or 4 unique, creative supporting details and/or examples are used which add interest to readerInformation clearly relates to questions posed in the introduction 1 or 2 supporting details and/or examples are used to add interest.Information clearly relates to the questions posed in the introduction 1 supporting detail and/or example in provided.Information is not entirely related to questions posed in introduction no supporting details and/or examples providedInformation has little to do with the questions posed in the introduction no supporting details and/or examples provided.Charts 10%Charts, graphs, tables and illustrations are neat, accurate and clearly relate to the questions posed in the introduction they provide additional insight to the contentDiagrams and illustrations are accurate and clearly relate to the questions posed in the introduction they add interest to the contentDiagrams and illustrations are accurate and are related to the questions posed in the introductionDiagrams and illustrations where present are neither neat nor entirely accurate they don’t add much to the contentDiagrams and illustrations where present are neither neat nor accurate; and they don’t appear to relate to the questions posed in the introductionSummary 15%Highlights important information conclusions are logical and reasonable and clearly relate to the questions posed in the introductionHighlights important information conclusions are reasonable and clearly relate to the questions posed in the introductionImportant points indicated conclusions are reasonable and relate to the questions posed in the introductionNot all of the important points are identified there are some gaps in logic relating conclusions to the questions posed in the introductionImportant points not identified conclusion does not relate to questions posed in the introductionPunctuation, Capitalization & Spelling 5%There are no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errorsThere are 1 or 2 minor grammatical, spelling or punctuation errorsThere are 3 or 4 minor errors in punctuation, grammar and/or spelling which do not break the flow for the readerThere are 1 or 2 major errors in punctuation, grammar and/or spelling which do interrupt the flow for the readerThere are a number of major errors in punctuation, grammar and/or spelling which make it difficult to readSources 5%All sources are accurately documented and in the desired format3 or more sources were usedAll sources are accurately documented and in the desired format2 or 3 sources were usedAll sources are accurately documentedOnly 1 or 2 sources were usedAttempt to document source used is not completely accurateOnly 1 source was usedsource used is not documentedonly 1 source was used