HISTORY 2137B

Draft Dodgers, Hippies and Black Panthers:

The U.S. in the 1960s

Reaction Papers:  Most weeks, students will be required to write and submit a brief reaction paper, incorporating material from course readings and lectures, and based on a question posed by the instructor. These papers will be graded on the basis of demonstrated comprehension of course readings, and effective synthesis of information gleaned through course readings and lectures in order to create and express a coherent argument.

Papers must be one typed, double-spaced, page in length, and submitted, in MS Word format, to the assignment link on the OWL course website, by midnight of the day the paper is assigned.

Grades assigned to these reaction papers will, together, constitute 30% of the student’s final grade. A missed reaction paper due to absence cannot be made up, and late papers will not be accepted, unless the student has provided to the instructor documentation from Academic Counseling excusing the absence or has submitted a SRA. 

The reaction paper with the lowest grade will not be counted towards the 30% when the grades are calculated.

Grading Rubric

Marked out of 10

• Answering the question – 1 point
• Flow and readability – 1 point
• Readings
  • Showing having completed the readings – 1 point
  • Applying the readings to broader themes of the course and course material – 3 points
• Presenting a coherent idea, opinion or argument – 3 points
• Relating topic to a broader context (i.e. current events, experiences, making it relevant to today, broader historical themes) – 1 point
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·      Financial Plan

·       A. Financial Projections

• How will you fund the business?
• What is your desired debt and equity position?
• Who will provide capital debt funds?
• What role will leasing play in your financial strategy?
• Will you use outside investors for equity capital?
• How will you manage the financial risks your business faces?
• What operating procedures, such as developing cash flow budgets or spending limits, will you have to ensure adequate money for debt repayment?
• What are the important assumptions that underlie your projections? These assumptions may be associated with both external or internal factors.
• What financial aspects of your business (equity, asset growth, ROA, ROE, etc.) will you monitor?
• What procedures will be used for monitoring overall business performance?
• What level of performance will your business shoot for? These should be targets for next year and in five years. They should be financial performance standards used to monitor the overall business.
• What yield and output levels could you attain? What efficiency levels will you reach?
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·       B. Contingency Plan

• What will you do if you can’t follow through with your primary plan?
• How are you preparing for an emergency in your business?
• How will the business function if something happens to one of the key members of the management team?