Assignment: Contracts - Ten Things!

Length: 3-4 pages, double-spaced (Times Roman 12 font with standard 1" margins).

Addresses Learning Outcome: 2. Paper Assignment #2: Contracts: Ten Things I now know about contracts, and how I would apply this to me!

Prepare a three to four-page paper based upon your research and what you have learned in the Discussion Threads on ten important things on contracts. You are to identify, cite, explain and then give one example not from the book of how this principle of contracts would apply to you directly in your work or personal life. Each principle should have a heading and one short paragraph of explanation. A basic working knowledge of contracts and how contracts affect you is important. You must use and cite the text book and Course Documents found in the Weeks 2 and 3 Folders in Blackboard. See "Assignment 2 Detail" round in Week 3 Folder for more information and for the Rubric for this assignment.

Introduction

• Have you clearly stated that you will cover ten important things about contracts?
• Is your introduction interesting?
• Have you defined contracts in general (citing the text book)?
• Have you given an adequate definition of terms?

Analysis

• Does the paper clearly explain, with headings, ten separate ideas or scope of contracts?

• Do at least five of each of the principles you discuss have a citation back to the text book with a page number and a direct short quote (ten words or less)?

• Do the other five principles have citations back to your individual research?

Process, Punctuation and Grammar

• Are all of the words spelled correctly?
• Are the correct words used?
• Is the wording smooth to read?
• Is proper grammar used?
• Does the paper follow APA Guidelines?
• Is the paper interesting?

Conclusion

• Is the conclusion clear?
• Does it connect with the Introduction?
• Does it contain no new information?
• Is it clever and/or interesting?