FIN 320 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Final Project Part I
Part I Overview
Business professionals typically need to demonstrate a core set of financial knowledge to earn the job and to succeed on a job. For this part of the assessment, you will be given a scenario in which you are asked to illustrate your financial management knowledge.
This part of the final project addresses the following course outcomes:
• Analyze the roles and responsibilities of financial managers in confirming compliance with federal and shareholder requirements
• Differentiate between various financial markets and institutions by comparing and contrasting options when selecting appropriate private and corporate investments
Part I Prompt
You have completed an internship in the finance division of a fast-growing information technology corporation. Your boss, the financial manager, is considering hiring you for a full-time job. He first wants to evaluate your financial knowledge and has provided you with a short examination. When composing your answers to this employment examination, ensure that they are cohesive and read like a short essay.
Your submission must address the following critical elements:
I. Analyze Roles and Responsibilities for Compliance
A. Examine the types of decisions financial managers make. How are these decisions related to the primary objective of financial managers?
B. Analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these could be handled.
C. Compare and contrast the different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse. Why are these considered appropriate safeguards?
II. Investment Options
A. If a private company is “going public,” what does this mean, and how would the company do this? What are the advantages of doing this? Do you see any disadvantages? If so, what are they?
B. How do the largest U.S. stock markets differ? Out of those choices, which would be the smartest private investment option, in your opinion?
Why?
C. Compare and contrast the various investment products that are available and the types of institutions that sell them.
Final Project Part I Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Ensure that your employment examination is submitted as one comprehensive and cohesive short essay. It should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Citations should be formatted according to APA style.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Roles and Responsibilities:
Examine Meets “Proficient” criteria and includes examples in analysis Comprehensively examines the types of decisions financial managers make, including how these decisions are related to their primary objective Examines the types of decisions financial managers make, including how these decisions are related to their primary objective, but examination is not comprehensive Does not examine the types of
decisions financial managers make 15.83
Roles and Responsibilities: Analyze Meets “Proficient” criteria, and analysis indicates a clear understanding of ethical standards in finance Comprehensively analyzes the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these issues could be handled Analyzes the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these issues could be handled, but analysis is not comprehensive Does not analyze the various ethical issues a financial manager could potentially face and how these issues could be handled 15.83
Roles and Responsibilities:
Compare and Contrast Meets “Proficient” criteria, and analysis indicates a clear understanding of federal safeguards in finance Accurately analyzes different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse, including why these safeguards are appropriate Analyzes different federal safeguards that are in place to reduce financial reporting abuse, but analysis is inaccurate or cursory, or analysis of why these safeguards are appropriate is inaccurate or cursory Does not analyze different federal safeguards 15.83
Investment: Private Company Meets “Proficient” criteria and includes examples in analysis Comprehensively compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of a company “going public” versus staying private Compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of a company “going public” versus
staying private, but analysis is not
comprehensive Does not compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of a company “going public” versus staying private 15.83
Investment: U.S. Stock Markets Meets “Proficient” criteria and explains choice of smartest stock market to invest private money into Comprehensively and accurately differentiates between the largest U.S. stock markets and indicates choice of smartest stock market to invest private money into Differentiates between the largest U.S. stock markets, but analysis is inaccurate or cursory or is missing choice of smartest stock market to invest private money into Does not differentiate between the largest U.S. stock markets 15.83
Investment: Compare and Contrast Meets “Proficient” criteria and includes both foreign and domestic institutions Comprehensively compares and contrasts the various investment products available and the types of institutions that sell them Compares and contrasts the various investment products and the types of institutions that sell them, but analysis is not comprehensive Does not compare and contrast the various investment products and the types of institutions that sell them 15.83
Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy to read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 5.02
Earned Total 100%