SDSU Business Law Strategy Recommendation Essay

Each student, not presenting/interrogating, will write a two-page paper which provides a
methodology
that could be followed to actually solve the case. The strategy paper need not be an actual solution to
the case — it may simply explain how one would go about solving the case, step by step. The strategy
paper is being prepared for the approval of a senior financial manager who is completely familiar with
the background of the problem. Therefore the strategy paper should skip background details and deal
only with recommended procedures. The paper is
procedural
rather than descriptive. The level of detail that is appropriate in describing the procedures depends upon the objective of the particular case.
For example, If an important objective of the analysis is to determine the amount of additional funds
that will be required to support a new project then it is obviously not sufficient to make a statement
such as: “Step 3, determine the additional funds requirements.” Instead, exact and detailed procedures
should be outlined for determining the amount of external financing required, being careful to
identify
any peculiarities or complications that are unique to that particular case
. Although I encourage
you to discuss the cases with other students, strategy papers are to be individually written. I will
scan, and record a check for each paper. In addition I will carefully read a random selection of your
papers. Strategy papers will be printed and double spaced.