1. Essay Guidelines  Structure  Title Page  Executive Summary  Introduction  Body of Essay (may include sub-titles)  Conclusion  References (publication date within 3 yrs)  Appendices, exhibits (if applicable)

2. Essay Grading Rubric  Meets expectations for content and purpose of assignment.  Develops a clearly articulated thesis and/or main idea that are consistent with expectations of content and purpose.  Organizes ideas in clear and sequential paragraphs that logically reinforce the main idea.  Incorporates sufficient use of appropriate research, supporting evidence, relevant sources.  Critically evaluates information and/or data within boundaries established by the main idea  Conforms to APA and/or other reputable writing format.  Displays sound grammar, spelling and appropriate conventions.

3. Essay Samples & Assessment BasicAdvanced Benefits and Limitations of Financial Statement Analysis Adoption of IFRS accounting in the U.S. and Impact on U.S. Anti-Fraud Regime Pros and Cons of Common Capital Budgeting Tools Use of NPV and Other Capital Budgeting in Tools in Commercial Real Estate. Financial Management in Non- Profit Organizations Profit/Non-Profit Governance and Performance Evaluation in Health Care Industry ABC versus Traditional Cost Accounting in a Non-Profits Should Health Care Providers Implement ABC and ABM? Financial management practices in for-profit organizations Influences of Financial Management on a Successful Organizational Design: Apple

4. Past Essay Titles  Successful Integration of a Customized SAP ERP Development System with Cosmetic Retailer and Manufacturer…The Body Shop International  Sarbanes-Oxley and It’s Effect on the Health Care Industry  Financial Statement Analysis and its Benefits in Fraud Detection  Corporate Governance and the Implications of Executive Conduct on Organizational Decline  Should managers in the retail industry practice cost plus pricing or target costing when determining pricing decisions during the holiday season versus the rest of the year?

5. Past Essay Titles  Bringing SCM and CRM to Bear by Maximizing Their Data Processing Capability with Big Data Analytics.  Levels of Corporate Governance: A Comparison Between Brazil and the United States  Capital Budgeting: Perspectives on Commonly Applied Methods  The role on Innovative SCM in the Rise of Walmart and the Decline of Kmart.  Corporate Tax Inversion: U.S. Companies Going Abroad.  COSTCO: Importance of Business Strategy.

6. Past Essay Titles  Using the D.C. United Stadium Act to Analyze Pros and Cons of Commonly Used Capital Budgeting Techniques.  An Analysis of Structured Payments for Enterprise Software Licensing.  Dell Computers lead Supply Chain Revolution Just-In-Time.  What role did innovative streaming video technology play in the rise of Netflix and the demise of Blockbuster?  The Utility of Activity-Based Costing in Health Care.