Case Questions
Select TWO court cases (from different chapters) from the list below, and respond in writing to the case questions.
1. Kellar v. Summit Seating (Ch 12, p 426)
2. Maestas v. Day & Zimmerman LLC (Ch 12, p 436)
3. Vehar v. Cole National Group (Ch 12, p 449)
4. Helton v. AT&T (Ch 13, p 463)
5. Battoni v. IBEW Local Union No. 102 Employee Pension Plan (Ch 13, p 470)
6. Tussey v. ABB, Inc. (Ch 13, p 478)
7. MasTec Advanced Technologies (Ch 14, p 500)
8. National Labor Relations Board v. RELCO Locomotives (Ch 14, p 512)
9. NLRB v. Whitesell Corp. (Ch 15, p 529)
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
- Write between 750 - 1,250 words (approximately 3 - 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
- Use font size 12 and 1" margins.
- Include cover page and reference page.
- At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
- No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
- Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
- Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.
References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.Your researched argument is meant to stand as a culmination of all the work you have done throughout the course.You will more than likely be asked to write many of these as you move further into your academic and professional career, and you should expect these essays to gradually become longer and more involved as you move forward.
Throughout this course, we have been focusing our arguments on the practice of arguing to find meaning. Because of that, it is important to practice balancing opposing viewpoints of a single issue.This essay allows you the chance to do just that. Because much of the writing you will be doing throughout your academic and professional career will be argumentative, this essay will help you to hone your rhetorical skills in several ways: first, this essay will help you to establish an environment of civilized discourse within your writing (essential for productive argumentation); secondly, this essay will allow you to practice your research skills in both identifying and integrating sound arguments; and thirdly, this essay gives you a chance to practice your critical thinking skills-skills you will need for success throughout your academic and professional life.
Remember, the purpose of this essay is not to prove whether you are right or wrong, but instead prove that you can fairly present two sides of an argument and logically determine the best solution to the problem you are faced with. With that in mind, we ask that you withhold your personal opinion, personal judgments of the material, or personal narrative until the concluding remarks of your essay.
The final draft of your essay should meet the following guidelines:
- is between 900 and 1200 words in length;
- includes direct quotations and paraphrased passages from four or more scholarly texts representing more than one side of the issue;
- qualifies each of the authors (authors representing each side of the debate should have compatible credibility);
- withholds personal opinion until the conclusion of the essay;
- is written clearly, concisely, and accurately;
- is written primarily in third-person;
- includes a References page;
- has been closely edited so that it contains few or no mechanical errors.
Note that no one writes a polished essay in a single sitting.Start early and give yourself time for multiple revisions.
Researched Argument Checklist:
As you go work on your essay, the following questions should help to keep you on track. It may be beneficial to have someone read your essay and help you answer them.
1. How does this essay meet the assignment criteria?
2. Does this essay treat both sides of the argument equally and fairly?
3. What is the purpose of this essay to be? What does it do to meet that purpose? How effective is the argument?
4. Does this essay avoid second person language and limit first person language?
5. Are there elements of pathos, ethos, and logos in this essay. Do these appeals work together to propose a solution?
6. Does the essay avoid logical fallacy in the reasoning behind the solution?
Personal Investment Strategies
Develop a personal and household investment plan. What investment strategies will you use to improve your financial situation? Explain why you chose each strategy instead of others that you did not choose. How much will you invest each month? Estimate the return on your investment in 5 years, 10 years, and 20 years?
Criteria:
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
- Write a minimum of 400 words (approximately 2 pages) using Microsoft Word.
- Attempt APA style, see example below.
- Use font size 12 and 1" margins.
- Include cover page and reference page.
- At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing.
- No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references.
- Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost.
- Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement.
- Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.
- Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc.
- Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.