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GMGT 1010 Term Paper Guidelines

The GMGT 1010 term paper requires students to integrate course concepts into a 2,500 to 3,000-word paper on a chosen topic related to social issues such as climate change or income inequality. The paper must address the significance of the issue, the role of business and stakeholders, and propose future solutions while discussing potential obstacles. Submissions must adhere to specific formatting guidelines and will incur penalties for late submissions.

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GMGT 1010 Term Paper Guidelines

The GMGT 1010 term paper requires students to integrate course concepts into a 2,500 to 3,000-word paper on a chosen topic related to social issues such as climate change or income inequality. The paper must address the significance of the issue, the role of business and stakeholders, and propose future solutions while discussing potential obstacles. Submissions must adhere to specific formatting guidelines and will incur penalties for late submissions.

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GMGT 1010 – TERM PAPER

DUE DATE: See course outline


This term paper should be a culmination of all you have learned in this course. You will be
required to develop arguments by integrating course concepts from the readings and lectures.
Your paper must:

(1) Be between 2,500 and 3,000 words


(2) Use 12-point Times New Roman font (double-spaced)
(3) 1 inch margin all around with page number listed as in this document
(4) Include citations and bibliography of referenced materials

You will submit document to me as per course outline (Late papers will be subjected to 20%
deduction for every day, or part thereof, late, but subjected to a maximum of 48 hrs late, after
that the term paper score will be deemed 0).
Directions:
(1) Choose one of the following topics:
a) Climate change
b) Gender/racial inequality
c) Income inequality
d) Indigenous issues in Canada
e) Working conditions/labour issues
f) Animal Rights
g) Pollution
h) Intellectual property/patents

(2) Address the following questions:


Part one:
a) What is this issue and why is it important?
b) Why and how is business an important player in this issue?
c) Who are the key stakeholders? Explain

Part two:
d) What are the broader debates/tensions underpinning this issue (CSR, shareholder/stakeholder,
short-term/long-term, corporate power)? Why? Explain your answer in the most convincing way
possible.
e) How has business sought to address this issue?
f) What has been the role of other stakeholders (e.g. government, NGOs)?

Part three:
g) Make an argument for how this issue should be addressed in the future. What role should
business play? What role should other stakeholders (e.g. government, consumers, investors,
NGOs) play?
h) What are the potential obstacles or constraints to implementing your suggestion? Explain.
How might these obstacles be overcome?

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Resources to help
English language resources: [Link]
Writing resources: [Link]

Grading Rubric

Writing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 0-1
Perfect Excellent Very Good Good Average Acceptable Under- weak Very weak Non-existent
whelming

Clear Expository
writing including
precise word choice
and grammar

APA and correct use


of citations

Logical flow and


clarity

Material Analysis
and Discussion

Clearly establishes
the relationship
between the issue
and business

Articulates who the


stakeholders are
and why they are
stakeholders

Explains the
tensions underlying
the issue and
explains why these
tensions exist

Clearly explains how


business and other
stakeholders have
responded to this
issue

Develops a strong
argument for how
this issue might be
addressed in the
future

Describes the
constraints or
hurdles to
addressing this issue

Integrates course
concepts from
readings and
lectures

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