Instructions

Research Paper: Part I

In Unit VII of this course, you will submit a final assignment on a publicly traded company of your choice. You will complete this paper over several units in this course. For this assignment, you will be completing the first part of this project. It would be a good idea to read all of the milestones of this assignment in the units that follow to ensure that the company you choose has sufficient information to complete the project. For this first assignment, follow the instructions below. Select the company you will be researching for your assignment. Compose a brief assignment that gives an overview of your company. Your summary should include the following: the type of firm, the banking structure of the firm in terms of current and past investments, what industry it is in, and any relevant history or background information. Make sure to also incorporate how the firm currently structures its capital by identifying banking relationships. Your assignment must be at least two pages in length, and you must use at least two academic sources. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. The following library resources may be helpful to you while completing all parts of this research project throughout the course.

• Finding Articles: A Quick Start Guide
• Business Research Essentials webinar
• How to Find Journal Articles tutorial

If needed, closed captioning is available in the bottom right corner of the webinar and tutorial.