Business Studies

Topic: Customs Exemption between countries: Trade Sector (or you can use Supply Chain Sector) CHOOSE ONE!!

Formal Report Project Presentation (8 slides MAX): Due last week of class and final exam period; PowerPoint presentation. 100 points You are required to develop a professional PowerPoint slide presentation (of no more than 10 slides) to accompany a formal 5-6-minute oral presentation on your topic. Formal business dress is required for the presentation (dress as you would for an important interview). It is expected to be a highly professional demonstration of the student’s ability to apply key concepts from the course. The audience for the presentation is the same as the intended audience of the report. Presentations details are listed under the separate assignment on Canvas.

CONTENTS OF FORMAL REPORT

Your Formal Report FINAL draft must include the following sections: Front Matter: Prefatory sections (do NOT count towards page limit; number prefatory pages in lowercase roman numerals, but do not place a number on your cover sheet):A cover sheet (no page number)A letter of transmittal (ii)A table of contents (including a list of figures) (iii)An executive summary (iv)Body sections (7-9 pages single-spaced): these DO count towards page limit, except the referencesIntroductionBackground sectionDiscussion sectionConclusions section Recommendations sectionReferences page End Matter: Additionally, each student will prepare at least an appendix that does NOT count towards the final page range. Appendices should be labeled as Appendix A, Appendix B, and so forth [if needed]. You may number the appendix pages as you please. Appendix: Primary research detailso If using first-hand experience or observationDetails on experience: How many months/years experience do you have? Details on observation: Who did you observe? What location? For how long?o If using survey, interview, or questionnaireList of questionsIf conducted an expert interview: name of interviewee, positionNumber of participants (if applicable)FORMATTING GUIDELINES FOR FORMAL REPORTPlease review the Formatting Guidelines for the Formal ReportSpacing: your report will be single-spaced (1.0), as this is the expectation in the business environment. Margins: 1 or 1.25 inch margins all the way around the document (except cover page)Font: 12 point Times New Roman, 12 point Cambria, or 12 point Calibri Page numbers should be centered at the bottom of page; front matter should be numbered with roman numerals while the body should be numbered with Arabic numeralsPoint of View & Voice: Use “I” when referring to your primary research but otherwise use third person. Use active voice when possible/appropriate. Review guidelines here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/15…

Section headings should be completed in APA style, Single Space: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/16… Parenthetical citations and References sheet should use APA format for citations

Also, the report must include graphics, such as photo, pie charts, etc…