homework

Assignment_3 EC 201 (Section 2 and 5)

Due Date: November 22, 2013

Topic: Entrepreneurship, Firm Theory

Due Friday, November 22, in class (Bring a physical copy)

Instructions: Choose a company, answer questions. Follow the Assignment Rubric.

Shared Question: Business Start-Up and Growth

Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies

Watch the 58-second video. Choose a fast-growing company that you would like to work for that no one else has chosen. Write a one-paragraph description to share: what is the product, when did the company start up, any financial information you consider interesting, and what problems do they confront? Include the company website at the bottom of your paper.

Font and Length and Other Requirements:

· 11-point Palatino Linotype

· Single-spaced

· Header in order on the top left hand side: Assignment 1, Your name and EC 201 Section

· Include page numbers on the top right hand side

· Do not include my name or the date (I know these)

· Length: 1-2 pages

· If you plagiarize, you will earn a zero and I will report you to the appropriate department. If you do not know what plagiarism is, please contact me. This is a very serious offense and will not be tolerated.

Category	Poor (Below Average)	Average	Above Average
Length of paper, Grammatical, Spelling, and Punctuation	Too many errors for a university level paper.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.	Little to no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. Sufficient for a university level paper.
Economic Theory (Foundation)	Poor understanding of economic theory. Assignment has nothing to do with economics and is based on opinion. No evidence that the assigned reading was read or understood.	Moderate understanding of economic theory. Evidence that assigned reading was read, but not much evidence that it was understood.	Excellent understanding of economic theory. Absolute evidence that reading was understood.
Overall	No flow from one thought to the next. Poorly written and organized. Incomplete assignment.	Organization is average. Answered 3 out of 4 questions.	Excellent organization. Clear and concise. Answered all four questions.

Assignment_1: The Power of Markets (Wheelan) Rubric