MS6010 Course Project Guidelines
Your course project will consist of a 15–20-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. These slides will help you present your investment idea to the President and CEO of the public company. As such, the slides must be well crafted to help convince the leader of the company of the need for the investment, the possible risks, and potential returns. Remember, the slides should outline the key points to be made and not overwhelm the viewer with too many details. You will provide the details in the speaker notes for each slide. The slide presentation must include:
This slide presentation is due before the end of class on Day 5 of Module 5 and is worth 25% of your course final grade or 250 points. Combined with the other submitted elements of the project, the total points allocated to this course project will be 500 points or 50% of your grade. The grading of this project will be extensive to match the percentage of course grade. Make sure you provide substantial work in the creating of this project.
Breakdown of Course Project Work
Module
Major Task
Points
1
Select public company and begin planning project.
2
Seek approval of the company, project investment idea, and justification by completing the Project Approval Input in the link provided.
30
3
Begin working on the Excel worksheet provided with the project to outline the revenues, costs, expenses, and resulting cash flows.
4
Submit the final Excel worksheet showing all data and calculations.
5
Submit Microsoft PowerPoint presentation complete with speaker notes before the end of class Day 4.
470
Grading Criteria
Assignment Components
Proficient
Max Points
By end of Module 2, complete the Project Approval Input and answer the questions provided.
Selects US public company and provides name and stock symbol. Explains interest in the company and in the investment project.