ssignment 2: Writing Assignment
In this assignment, you will be assessed based on the following Course Outcomes:
MT217-1: Explain how financial markets operate and are essential for a healthy economy and economic growth.
GEL-1.03: Demonstrate college-level communication through the oral delivery of original materials in Standard English.
GEL-6.05: Adapt research skills to discover and sort relevant sources to complete tasks.
Making effective financial decisions is determined by how much information one can gather on different markets and their conditions. By using effective research skills, you will be able to identify how a market operates, and you will be able to forecast the sustainability and strength of the economy.
Read through the whole assignment to understand the topics that must be covered in the selection of your article.
There are three parts to this assignment. Parts 1 and 2 will be written in a Microsoft® Word® document. In Part 1, you will look for a scholarly article from the Purdue Global Library and write about the process you used in locating the article to help with the assignment. For Part 2, you will be assessed on writing a summary of the article focusing on the questions asked. For Part 3, you will do a PowerPoint® presentation with audio. It is important for you to be able to communicate with supervisors or management the details of your research. Using PowerPoint is one way to communicate your information and to show details of the research.
Part 1: Locate a High-Quality Library Article
You will need to locate one or more scholarly articles from the Purdue Global Library that explain how financial markets operate and are essential for a healthy economy and economic growth. The article(s) should provide you with information to answer Part 2 of your assignment. You will write about the process you went through to locate your article(s), thoroughly covering the topics below.
You must follow the following criteria for your research:
Explain how your search terms were refined.
Identify your choice of databases (for example: EBSCO or ProQuest ABI/Inform).
Identify the range of dates used.
Identify the experts.
Identify how you sorted the relevant topics.
Locating scholarly articles:
Scholarly articles must be current and of high quality. These include peer-reviewed academic articles, articles published in journals, and other library resources found in the Purdue Global Library.
How to access the ABI/Inform database, selecting peer-reviewed journal articles:
Locate the Library link from Academic Tools.
Scroll midway down the page and locate “ProQuest ABI/Inform Collection.”
Make sure “Full text” and “Peer Reviewed” are checked.
Enter your keyword(s) in the search area and select the search button.
Under Source Type, select Scholarly Journals.
In Course Resources under Course Documents, you will find an interactive tutorial on “How to Access the ABI/Inform Database” to learn more on how to access and search using the database along with additional resources.
Part 2: Research Financial Markets
Write a summary of the article(s), answering the following questions:
Why are financial markets essential for a healthy economy and economic growth?
What are financial institutions?
Describe each and give an example of who may use them:
Investment banks
Commercial banks
Financial services corporations
Pension funds
Mutual funds
Note: You may use your textbook as an additional resource; however, the majority of your content must come from your article(s).
Part 3: Research on Markets: PowerPoint Presentation With Audio
It is important to be able to communicate and share with supervisors or management the information received to help determine informed financial decisions. An effective tool to inform and communicate this information is a PowerPoint presentation. Please see the criteria required in the Components section below for the oral delivery of this presentation.
Create your oral presentation by creating a digital recording; some options to record are Screencastify, a narrated PowerPoint, or a direct computer recording (PC or Mac).
