You can use this make-up assignment if you are absent during the case discussion

You can use this make-up assignment if you are absent during the case discussion or if your case

participation score is less than three. Each write-up is allocated a maximum of three points.

The three points are not automatically given but based on the grading criteria given below. If

you are submitting this assignment because of low participation score, then the highest of the

two scores (write-up or participation) is taken. Your participation score will be directly updated

once the write-up is evaluated and if you score higher on the write-up. Keep in mind that the

maximum participation score is four and this make-up assignment has a max of just three

points. This has been deliberately done to incentivize participation and penalize non-

participation but at the same time provide some amount of safety net and flexibility for students.

Make-up assignment is not a substitute for participation.

The assignment is due toward the end of the course but you can proactively submit this

assignment in advance. You can submit the write-ups for as many cases as you need.

For each case write-up, there will be two parts:

1) Case Summary: Summarize the case in your own words and highlights the most

important aspects of the case. Use your own words and do not copy paste

sentences/phrases directly from the case.

2) Topic association: Provide your understanding of how the case relates to the assigned

lecture topic. Clearly mark the concepts and terms (in bold or highlighted). You can do

any of the following for this purpose (these are only indicative and not exhaustive):

• Explain how the case helped you understand certain concepts in the assigned topic

• Explain the concepts using specific information from the case (case facts)

• Link concepts with case facts by identifying how a particular case fact relates to a

particular concept

• Conduct an analysis of the case using the analytical tool provided in the associated

topic and elaborate this analysis. Note: not all topics have analytical tools.

• Explain how certain case facts go beyond certain concepts or even deviate from

those concepts.

The expectations are as follows:

• The objective of the write-up:

o Both Summary and Topic parts should reflect a complete and full understanding of the assigned case

o In the topic part clearly connect case facts and textbook concepts from the

assigned topic. For integrative cases, you can use any of the assigned topics.

o Topic part must demonstrate a full and deep understanding of the concepts from

the assigned topic. Specifically, consider only the concepts utilized in this course

(see session guidance, lecture video, and lecture ppt). Using concepts from other

topics or those not utilized in this course will not be penalized but, at the same

time, will not satisfy this criterion either.

o Articulate your thoughts and ideas in a clear and logical manner. You are highly

encouraged to use Grammarly for your assignments. Link:

https://www.fullerton.edu/it/students/software/grammarly/

• Timing: Upload the assignment before the deadline indicated in Canvas. Late

submissions will be heavily penalized.

• Format:

o Submit the write-up for the assigned case and topic only (you will get a zero if you

submit for the wrong case, even if the topic is correct or vice-versa)

o At least 20 lines should be dedicated to the Topic part

o Submit a write-up that is at least one full page with 1-inch margins, single spaced,

and font size 12. Submitting write-ups that are more than one page is highly

encouraged.

o Do not include any headers, Student name, titles, references or footnotes in your

write-up.

o Do not use indentation.

o Use one paragraph for each of the two parts and keep the spacing between

paragraphs to not more than 6 points.

? Mark Summary or Topic in the beginning of the respective para but not

on a separate line.