Part 2: Entrepreneur Reflection Paper
Expand upon the entrepreneur interview, and write a reflection paper on your chosen
person. The entrepreneur reflection paper is worth 150 points and is due in Week 5. The
purpose of this paper is to take the information from the interview and reflect upon the
challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur.
Guidelines The paper must be 4 – 5 pages in length. You must follow APA formatting. Include a table of contents. Even though this is not a scientific-type writing assignment and is mostly creative
in nature, references are still very important. You must reference your interviewee. Be
sure to look up how to cite an interview in APA style.
All DeVry University policies are in effect including the plagiarism policy. Papers are due during Week 5 of this course and should be submitted to the
dropbox.
Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A discussion topic. This paper is worth 150 total points and will be graded on quality of research
topic, quality of paper information, use of citations, grammar, and sentence structure.
Milestones During Week 5, write and submit your entrepreneur reflection paper. In Week 5,
you will finish writing your paper (see next section). For APA format guidelines, please
refer to the APA Tutorial in the Syllabus. Insure that the body of your paper, excluding
cover page and sources, exceeds the minimum and that all of the assignment
requirements have been met.
Best Practices
Cover Page: Include who you prepared the paper for, who prepared it, and the date. Table of Contents: List the main ideas and section of your paper and the pages
where they are located. The illustrations should be included separately. Introduction: Use a header on your paper. It will indicate that you are
introducing your paper. The purpose of an introduction or opening is to
o introduce the subject and why the subject is important; o preview the main ideas and the order in which they will be covered; and o establish the tone of the document.
Include in the introduction a reason for the audience to read the paper. Also, include an
overview of what you are going to cover in your paper and the importance of the
material. (This should include or introduce the questions you are asked to answer on
each assignment.) Body of Your Report: Use a header titled with the name of your project (e.g.,
“The Development of Hotel X – A World Class Resort”). Then proceed to break out the
main ideas: state the main ideas, state major points in each idea, and provide evidence.
Break out each main idea you will use in the body of your paper. Show some type of
division such as separate sections that are labeled, separate group of paragraphs, or
headers. You would include the information you found during your research and
investigation. Summary and Conclusion: Summarizing is similar to paraphrasing, but
summarizing presents the gist of the material in fewer words than the original. An
effective summary identifies the main ideas and major support points from the body of
your report; minor details are left out. Summarize the benefits of the ideas and how they
affect the tourism industry. Work Cited: Use the citation format as specified in the Syllabus.
Grading Rubric:
Category Points % Description Insight 50 28.5% What insights have you gained from your
interview? What did you learn from your
entrepreneur? Analysis 50 28.5% How did you interpret the message from the
entrepreneur with what you have learned so far in
class? (How would you apply theories reviewed
in class?) How was the information analyzed?
What was the message of your interview? Overall
Organization 50 28.5 Was the paper organized, and did it tell the story
of the entrepreneur and your findings? The
overall paper should be cohesive and tell a story.
How complete was the paper? Category Points % Description Total 150 100 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the
above requirements.
