Question: Written Assignment Guide

1. Prepare a title page (see sample layout) and review

2. Prepare a brief review of the reading in a section titled Introduction. This should include the important points to be highlighted in the following sections and in the course presentation. This must name, define, and describe the topic and set it within the context of the course with the important elements, terms, concepts, etc. As it may apply, be sure to identify the thought leaders and/or practitioners of this topic

3. Let's access our favorite source that presents information on publicly traded companies and demonstrate what we've learned to the end of this week. Let's examine General Electric Corporation (GE). For this assignment you will need to access a financial source that provides the financials of a company, not the company itself for this exercise. Create a spreadsheet, which might help with calculations, for the income sheet and the balance sheet. Then, setup and calculate the various ratios that we've explored from the text, which can be done easily in MS Excel (be sure to adjust the size of the cells so that they are uniform.

You can present this in a MS Word document by simply copying and pasting the spreadsheet information. This will enable you to present this assignment with the narrative that explains the following:

Role, purpose and importance of financial management

Ratios with a short description of each (as sections)

Conclusion regarding the ratios and the strength or weakness of the company.

Spreadsheets as appendices.

References (include the textbook and source(s) used for the financial information and narrative

4. Prepare a narrative that completes your narrative with a critique. This must demonstrate the level required of graduate courses in that the analysis leads to new insights and/or applications. The conclusion will not only comment on General Electric Corporation (GE) but also compare General Electric Corporation (GE) with Apple Inc. This section is titled Conclusions.

5. Include the Reference page as its own page. This is required because this assignment is not reviewed independently of the course material. In fact linking the topic of the assignment and its application to the text is required and therefore, each source must be identified and properly cited. The Appendices follow if you use any.
Please use the APA Style Guide for the proper narrative format as well as for quotations and references. Note that the default MS Word format (the required format) must be changed to include page numbers in the upper right corner as well as the Times New Roman 12 point font. All citations or references to the article assigned along with all links and quotes MUST be cited.