Week 3 assignment “strategic planning”

Strategic Planning

On page 586, analyze the Strategic Planning at Branch-Smith Printing Division. What are some of the unique features associated to their Strategic Planning? Identify situations in which you had to strategically plan within your organization or place of employment.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

Write between 700 – 1,000 words using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below. Use font size 12 and 1” margins. Include cover page and reference page. At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing. No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references. Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement. Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style. References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link).

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Grading Criteria Assignments Maximum Points Meets or exceeds established assignment criteria 20 Demonstrates an understanding of lesson concepts 30 Clearly presents well-reasoned ideas and concepts 30 Uses proper mechanics, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling and APA formatting 20 Total 100