Students are tasked with completing an essay assignment from a list of 3 potential topics. The choices will be presented in class in the early part of the semester. The essay assignment attempts to achieve a couple of primary objectives. First, it attempts to develop students writing skills which are essential in the business world. Secondly, it attempts to develop students’ critical thinking abilities, by challenging them to analyze the full complexity of the business world today. Thirdly, and finally, it attempts to measure the depth of students’ understanding of core topics in the course. Marks for the essay assignment will be awarded as followed: Use of Course Materials and Additional Research – 5 marks o Quality and quantity (minimum of 7) of external sources used o All materials need to be properly referenced in the text of the assignment, using in-text citation, footnotes or endnotes o Full references must be provided (not just url’s), providing the name of the author, date, title of the article, and publication/place. Presentation of Essay – 5 marks o Professionally presented o Free of spelling, grammatical, and typographic mistakes o Proper use of heading and sub-heading to organize materials o Strength of arguments presented in the case Arguments and Content of the Essay – 20 marks o Use of factual arguments and supporting data and materials o Use of consistent and logical arguments o Balancing of opinions or perspectives on the topic o Depth of analyses conducted The assignment should be no longer than 7 pages, single-spaced, with one-inch margins and size 12 font. As with the case study, a standard cover page is required. See the last page of this outline for a template. Book Title: Charles W. L. Hill, Thomas Mckaig (2015). Global Business Today (Fourth Canadian Edition), McGraw-Hill. ISBN-10: 1259024989