Troy University Marketing Supply Chain and Ecommerce Discussion

Write a 750 word paper on the supply chain delivery topic submitted and approved in Assignment 2 – Part One. This will be an individual project, not a group project. It is to be your own work!

• Clearly define the topic of the paper in the first paragraph.
• Give facts about your selected topic that are properly cited.
• Include at least one example of your topic based on an actual company (not an example given in the textbook nor in the videos provided as part of this course).
• Clearly state and identify your opinion about three possible benefits, ramifications, or solutions. These too should be supported with cited references.

Basic Requirements:

Papers WILL NOT be graded if any of the following conditions exist:

1. the paper fails to include two academic journal references incorporated and properly cited within the paper.
2. there are no proper citations within the paper.
3. more than 20% of the paper consists of cited direct quotes. Use your own words.
4. evidence of plagiarism exists.
5. paper is more than 800 words or less than 700 words.
6. the topic is different than the one approved in Assignment 2 – Part One. If you need to change your topic, contact the instructor for approval before doing so.

Review the grading matrix on how best to complete the requirements to achieve points.

READ and FOLLOW the directions and guidelines for this paper.

• 750 words. An extra point is given for submitting exactly 750 words. Points are deducted for writing a paper that is too short or too long. This assignment is for 750 words.
• Word count includes title and student’s name (once), and the body of the paper.
• Word count does not include the reference page, instructor’s name, course number, page number, etc.
• The paper is to include cited references from two academic journals. An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical related to a particular academic discipline. Academic journals are not publications such as newspapers, magazines, books, organizational or governmental white papers, or unpublished conference presentations. If you are still unclear, do an Internet search on peer-reviewed academic journals or talk to the instructor.
• References are checked. If the instructor finds no evidence of how a cited article was actually used in the paper, the student will be requested to show how the article cited was included. If an article other than the two required cited academic journal articles are listed on the reference page is not cited within the paper, points will be deducted. Remember, the paper will not be graded if the two required academic articles are listed on the reference page but not properly cited within the paper.
• Additional sources can be used for additional points. Wikipedia, our textbook, or general dictionaries are not to be included as references and will not be accepted for points.
• A separate reference page is to be included with references in the proper format (APA Edition 6). The reference page is not included in the word count.
• Use of information from an outside source, it is to be cited (Author[s], year). If you use a direct quote it is cited with page number as shown here: (Author[s], year, pg. 00).
• Direct quotes may not exceed 20% of the paper. This is your work not a collection of quotes from others. Do not depend upon quotes. This is a short paper. Note the point reduction for using more than 10% direct quotes. Use your own words.
• Present paper double spaced, using 12 point Times New Roman on all elements of the paper, and with pages numbered at the bottom using the format “Name – 1”. See the grading matrix for other requirements.
• The paper is to be in your own words and your own work. Plagiarism will not be accepted.

What not to do or include.

• Do not include the name of the class, time and place of the class, instructor’s name, and other unnecessary information. These will not be included in the word count.
• Do not include footnotes. These will not be included in the word count.
• Do not include a title page. This will not be included in the word count.
• Do not wait until the last minute. Life happens, things go wrong, but the deadline stands. This course is about the right product being at the right place at the right time.

Use the grading matrix below to identify the specific requirements of the paper.

Submit your 750-word paper here.

MAXIMUM POINTS: 45

Rubric – The 750 word paper