MBA 570
Writing Assignment 1 Instructions and Rubric
Instructions
The first writing assignment is due at the end of Module 3.
You are advised to begin working on the first writing assignment during Module
1.
This writing assignment should be in an essay format. It
should use two or more published news or academic articles which are less than
a year old as cited references. In your essay, you should answer the following
questions:
• What are
value stocks?
• What are
growth stocks?
• What is
the reasoning that investors use for purchasing value or growth stocks?
• Has value
or growth investing worked best over the long term?
• Do you
prefer one of these investment methods? Justify your response.
• Find
recent examples of news articles in which someone is described as a value or
growth investor. How successful have they been with this method?
The essay will be in APA format and be 500-1,000 words in
length (this range includes everything in the assignment including your name,
title, and citations). Turnitin.com software will be used to ensure that submitted
assignments are original works. See the rubric on the next page for complete
grading criteria.
The ProQuest database at the Saint Leo University Library
website can be a useful tool for completing this assignment. Click here for
instructions on accessing ProQuest.
Hint: One way to find information for this assignment is to
use the library’s database for the Wall Street Journal or Barron’s and search
for a recent article with the words “value investor” or “growth investor” in
the text of the article.
