Economic Issue

Week 9 Assignment: Using the Ten Principles to Analyze a Challenging Economic Issue

Throughout the course, you have been provided with videos and articles in This Week in Business News. Pick one of these articles/videos which deals with an economic challenge that interests you. It should be an article/video from which you learned the most, from which you got an insight that changed your mind, or with which you disagree.

Prepare a paper on this article/video in which you explain why you chose it. What made this issue important to you?

Then identify which of the Ten Principles this article relies. Does this article/video reject any or all of the Ten Principles?

In your analysis of the article/video and the Ten Principles, be sure to rely on at least two highquality professional or academic articles on the same issue.

This paper must include:  Your introduction, summary, and understanding of the initial article/video.  A short discussion of your research and conclusions you were able to draw from it.  An explanation of what you learned and how you will use this new understanding.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1. Write an introduction for your paper explaining what the topic is, why the topic in the article/video is important to you, and why you think others should try to understand it. 2. Write at least one paragraph summarizing the key points made in the article/video. 3. Identify and explain how Mankiw’s 10 Principles are foundational to the issues discussed in the article/video. 4. Find two other high-quality professional or academic quality articles on the same topic. Identify what these articles contribute to understanding the topic or issue and whether they agree, do not agree, or somewhat agree/disagree with the initial article. 5. Write a conclusion that explains what you learned about the topic and what conclusion you draw from your research on the topic. 6. Use at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA formatting. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.  Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Points: 160 Using the Ten Principles to Analyze a Challenging Economic Issue Criteria Meets

Unacceptabl e Below 60% F

Minimum Expectations 60-69% D

Fair 70-79% C

Proficient 80-89% B

Exemplary 90-100% A

Explains/ summarizes the key points made in the article/video .

Weight: 20%

Student did not submit the assignment or does not address the question.

Student work briefly explains/ summarizes the key points made in the article/video; however the information is incorrect.

Student work briefly but correctly explains/ summarizes the key points made in the article/video.

Student work explains/ summarizes the key points made in the article/video and gives sufficient support.

Student thoroughly explains/ summarizes the key points made in the article/video and gives meaningful details.

Discusses why the topic is important and why it should be important to others. Weight: 15%

Student did not submit the assignment or does not address the question.

Student work discusses why the topic is important to them, but does not discuss why it should be important to others.

Student work discusses the topic’s importance to them in some detail, but does not give sufficient support for others.

Student work discusses the topic in detail and gives sufficient support for why it’s important for others.

Student thoroughly discusses all aspects of the questions and adds personally meaningful details in the discussion.

Identifies how the 10 Principles are foundational to the issues discussed. Weight: 20%

Student did not submit the assignment or does not address the question.

Student work does not identify the correct principle(s) or how they are related/ foundational to the issues.

Student work identifies the correct principle(s) the discussion lacks in detail, and shows only an emerging understanding of how the principles are related/foundat ional to the issues.

Student work identifies the correct principle(s). The discussion adds interesting details and shows a developing understanding of how the principles are related/ foundational to the issues.

Student work identifies the correct principle(s). The discussion adds interesting detail and shows a complex understanding of how the principles are related/ foundational to the issues.

Identifies what the articles

Student did not submit the

Student work too briefly

Student work discusses the

Student work discusses the

Student work thoroughly

contribute to students’ understandi ng of the issues and principles.

Weight: 15%

assignment or does not address the question.

discusses what the two articles contribute; some of the aspects of their understanding are incorrect.

articles’ contributions; more details would show greater understanding.

articles’ contributions to their understanding .

discusses the articles’ contribution to their understanding.

Conclusion explains what the students learned and conclusions drawn from their research.

Weight: 15%

Student did not submit the assignment or does not address the question.

Student work does not discuss what they have learned or their conclusions. The aspect discussed needs additional information or the conclusions drawn are illogical or incorrect.

Student work discusses both what they have learned and their conclusions. Additional details should be added to the work. Work shows emergent understanding.

Student work discusses both what they have learned and their conclusions in great detail. Conclusions are logical and show true understanding .

Student work discusses both what they have learned and their conclusions. Conclusions are logical and strong and show deep understanding.

Uses at least two (2) quality resources in this assignment.

Weight: 10%

Student did not submit the assignment or does not use appropriate or accurate resources.

Student uses inappropriate but accurate resources.

Student uses two resources but both are not of quality.

Student uses two professional quality resources.

Student uses two or more professional or academic quality resources.

Grammar/ mechanics and formatting

Weight: 5%

Student did not submit the assignment or there are so many errors that the work is confusing to read. APA

Multiple errors (7-8) in grammar, formatting, and APA citation.

Several errors (5-6) in grammar, formatting, and APA citation.

A few errors (3-4) in grammar, formatting, and APA citation.

Minimal (0-2) errors in grammar, formatting, and APA citation.

citation not attempted.