1. The Culminating Project

2. Lesson Objectives
Research and describe relevant information, including company performance, financial soundness, and projected growth, for a specific company Analyze and summarize the benefits of investing in a specific company Explain why a specific company is a good investment choice to an audience of potential investors Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively with culminating project groups Demonstrate the ability to plan and create an effective PowerPoint presentation

3. Key Vocabulary
Investor’s Club Mission Statement Social Responsibility

4. Introduction to the Culminating Project
“How can we, as company representatives, best encourage investors to invest in our company?” A group of private investors has contacted their school and is looking to invest up to $500 million in a company Although the investors have the funds, they don’t have the time to adequately conduct the needed research that is required before making a substantial investment

5. Introduction to the Culminating Project
Download-Memo: Private Investors Club Choose a company to research and then make a pitch as to why their company is worthy of the investment

6. Reviewing the Example
Download- Example: PowerPoint Presentation In what ways does and doesn’t this example meet the assessment criteria listed in the memo?

7. Project Work Flow
“How can we, as company representatives, best encourage investors to invest in our company?” How will you go about beginning your company research? Where and how will you start? What information would an investor want to know about a company before she invests in it?

8. Project Work Flow Download-Guide: Project Workflow
Decide when each task needs to be finished
Plan to work in stages so things do not build up

9. Choosing a Company
Use this link to research different industries or companies

10. Investor Relations Groups
Each group will have to divide the labor among group members, choosing individuals to focus on different aspects of the project Cooperation among group members, motivation, and organization are the keys to a successful project You are acting as members of an investor relations department for their specific company Your job is to convince a group of investors that their assigned company is worthy of the $500 million investment that is up for grabs

11. Company Fast Facts Download- Worksheet: Company Fast Facts
Fill out with the most information possible to do less work later

12. Dividing Research Tasks
Divide the research questions between group members.

13. Company Research Download-Worksheet: Research Guide
How can we, as company representatives, best encourage investors to invest in our company?
Today I accomplished the following…
I learned that…
My goal for the next class period is to…

14. Effective PowerPoint Presentations
What is a PowerPoint? How is a PowerPoint created? What makes an effective PowerPoint presentation? Download- Note-Taking Guide: Creating an Effective PowerPoint Presentation

15. Preparing for the PowerPoint Presentation
How can we, as company representatives, best encourage investors to invest in our company? Download-Worksheet: Presentation Plan

16. Creating Presentations
Work through to create your presentations using previous worksheets, research, and assessment guides to aid in your PowerPoint development

17. Reflection
One of the most important things that I learned… One way that I will apply what I have learned…