MT499: Bachelor’s Capstone in Management

Unit 1 [MT499: Bachelor’s Capstone in Management]


Assignment Details and Rubric
Business Description
For this four to five page project, you will identify a business that you would like to start. Either this
can be an actual plan for a business you have thought about starting for years, or you can create a
hypothetical business for the purposes of this project.
You will describe the vision, mission, and the type of structure your business will take. In addition,
describe, as the leader, how you will manage the business in order to realize the vision and achieve
optimal performance.
Each week you will be addressing a different aspect of the business planning process. In the final
project, you will use information gained from the weekly projects along with information obtained
through research. Each week you add to the foundation for your Business Plan, which is due at the
end of Unit 9.
Assignment checklist

Determine the type of business, vision, and mission


Create the structure and form of management applied in the business

Evaluate the roles that your structure, management, and the leadership foundation you
created will play in the performance of the organization

When you are ready, you may submit your paper on the Dropbox page. *Note, include your name in
the file name of the Assignment.

Aspect

Percentage
of
assignment

Score

MT499 Assignment Criteria

Content,
Focus,
Use of
Research

50%

Paper addresses all assignment requirements, indicates depth of
knowledge about the topics and key areas, contains a clear and
concise introduction with a thesis statement, comprehension body
of paper, closing summary, and includes a minimum of three cited
and referenced resources (APA 6th edition).

Analysis
and
Critical
Thinking

30%

Analysis and critical thinking indicates optimal reasoning
with a defined purpose, based on assumptions, writer’s
point of view, discusses the advantages and disadvantages,
and uses data, information, and concepts/ideas to address the
assignment topics or key areas in the paper.

Unit 1 [MT499: Bachelor’s Capstone in Management]


Writing
20%
Style,
Grammar,
APA
Format
Total
Points

100%

The capstone uses the APA (6th edition) writing style using active
voice, which is in third person and concisely written. The paper is
free from incorrect punctuation, use of jargon/clichés, incorrect
grammar and mechanics, and is correctly formatted based on
APA 6th edition guidelines.