Purdue University Amazon Inc Business Company Report Discussion

Company Report

1. Select a target company that interests you. (*This is an opportunity to explore a company that you would like to work for some day.)

2. Research the company. (3 or more sources, on line or in database)

3. Write a 500-600 researched MLA report on the selected company.

A. Should use standard English grammar, spelling and punctuation

B. Should show coherence and development.

C. Should NOT plagiarize. Put material into your own words and cite it. Although most of this essay will be cited since it is research, no more than 10% of your materials may be quoted. Use paraphrase.

D. Should cite using directions found beginning on p 337 of your text. (Use parenthetical MLA form.) If you need further help, see the following link. MLA Purdue Owl Formatting (Links to an external site.) ) Your quotes and paraphrase should be clearly marked with ” ” and cited.

E. Should be written in third person objective. (No first or second person.)

No more than 10% of your paper may be quotes. But, all material you found from a source must be cited even if it is in your own words. Only common knowledge or completely original material is not cited. You must cite in text and have a works cited page.

4. Your report should include the following information.

– A brief background/history of the company

– A concise analysis of the placement of this company in the market

(What does it do? Where is it situated in the market?)

– An examination of what makes it attractive to you/to others.

– A projection of the future of the company.

The assignment will be graded on format, content, MLA citation, grammar, spelling and punctuation. Documents must be submitted as word docments/not google docs.