Business Law Question

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Current Law/Business/IT Topic Memo Assignment
This is the “Assignment Memo” for the Current Law/Business/IT Topic Assignment which is outlined in the
syllabus as a required part of the course. It is our chance to bring current topics involving law, business,
and IT into our classroom.
Current Law/Business/IT Topic
The Current Law/Business/IT Topic (CLBIT) assignment is made up of two parts. The first will be a two
page (2.0 pages) memorandum summarizing a law/business/IT item of interest from a business or
professional periodical which is relevant to the study of law, business, and IT, and your thoughts on the
issues and concepts presented. The second will be a simulated oral presentation where you share your
learning with the class.
Your memo should address how it relates to the focus of our studies in our class. It must involve more
than just technology, but how technology or issues in the tech industry relate to business and law. Topics
can be selected from a wide range of sources. The article must be cited in the memo using APA format.
Additionally, a link to you selected article must be included in your memo along with the full APA citation
so that I can locate it and read it. You should use a memo format such as this one or one similar to it.
As the second part of this assignment, you will make a 3-5 minute simulated presentation to your
classmates which will include a short (approximately 5 slides) PowerPoint (PPT) presentation suitable for
a workgroup which communicates the ideas you discuss in your memo. Thus, your classmates will learn
from your work. If you are unfamiliar with PowerPoint, numerous resources are available. Your
classmates and I can also serve as a technical resource. Since this presentation is simulated it will be
accomplished one of two ways. You can either use the recording feature of PowerPoint or create a
YouTube video where you make your presentation. These will be posted on the course site for all to
view.
The topic for your memo can center on topics we have discussed in class or will discuss in class, or
law/business/IT topic or issue that is of particular interest to you as described above. You must select an
article from a credible source. I offer the following as an abbreviated list of possible periodicals as
sources for articles. Many of these and other sources have online resources or are available online.
There are a number of resources available through ProQuest and/or EBSCOHost which are available to
you as students through the Library and website. The article selected must be at least
1000 words in length to be substantive enough for you to meet the goals of this assignment and be
successful. I would suggest you take advantage of our Library Media Center (LMC) resources at and the
Writing Lab in this course and others you will take at.
The Wall Street Journal
The Puget Sound Business Journal
Harvard Business Review
Business Week
Women in Business
Black Enterprise
Journal of Global Marketing
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USAToday
The Seattle Times
Journal of Business Ethics
Newsweek
Journal of Asia-Pacific
Business
Fast Company
Engineering Management
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Guide for the Memo
Your memo should be two pages (2.0 single spaced) in length not including headers, footers or citations.
Less than this would probably not include enough specifics and substance to meet the goals of the
assignment and allow you to be successful. In a similar but reciprocal way a memo which is much longer
than two pages in length is not necessary and may not be focused enough to be successful.
Your memo should briefly summarize the article. I would suggest that no more than ½ page minimum or
¼ of the total length of the memo be used for this purpose.
Follow your summary with an analysis of the article and how it applies to the study of law, business and
management, and IT. I would suggest approximately one (1) page minimum or ½ of the memo be used
for this purpose.
The remaining space or about ½ of a page minimum or ¼ of the total length of the memo should be used
to convey your reflection on the article, i.e., specify your conclusions, opinions based on your analysis,
and how the knowledge you gained relates to your understanding of technology issues in the legal and
business environment and how it can be applied.
It will be helpful for you as a writer to use section headers to help you focus your writing and analysis.
This also has the benefit of conveying your focus to the reader.
Please insure you have cited the article correctly within your memo. Your memo should be single
spaced. Within your memo and in your presentation, comment on your opinion of the validity of your
source and why.
I have attached a copy of the evaluation sheet I will use for this assignment for your guidance. I will
create a rubric on Canvas that reflects this evaluation sheet.
Assignment Expectations
Please submit your work in the following format and order via the course Canvas site. Email submissions
will not be accepted.
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Your memo submitted via the course Canvas site as a Word file and your PowerPoint submitted
via the course Canvas site as a PPT file. (Make sure you attach both files!)
1.1
Name your memo file: last name, first name, CLBIT, Memo; and
1.2
Name your PPT file: last name, first name, CLBIT, PowerPoint
1.3
If you are using YouTube, a link to the YouTube video within the memo.
2.
As specified above insure you Include a link to the article in your memo and also cite it using APA
format.
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Current Law/Business/IT Topic Evaluation, BUS 355
Name:
Date:
Topic:
Evaluation Criteria1
Points
Suitable Topic:
 Topic relevant to law, business, and IT and the course
 Credible source
 Other
20
Guideline Length
 Writing clear and complete
 Other
10
Article Summarized, memo structured
 Writing follows suggested focus (¼ – ½ – ¼)
 Other
15
Correct format for the assignment, link to the article, (permalink)
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Work product presented in a business-like memo format
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APA citation
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Other
15
Subject of the article applied to business, law, and IT

Focus of the assignment maintained
 Conclusions relating to business and course concepts clear 
Other
20
Oral Presentation
20
 Presenter and subject introduced
 Work presented in a logical fashion
 Conclusions relating to business and the course concepts clear
 Other
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