Think of yourself as an employee looking to move to lower level management. Look for a company that you personally may have dealings with as a consumer to accentuate your future customer considerations.

The objective of this Individual Course Project Presentation is to provide the opportunity for you to recognize and apply the four principles of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling and how they correlate into everyday activities in a Fortune 500 company.

Guidelines

This is an individual assignment.

In the sections below, you will find helpful information for completing your Individual Course Project Presentation. Your assignment is to review and discover how your company developed a successful Fortune 500 company (EXCLUDING the Top 20 companies) by means of utilizing the four principles of management.

This course project is broken down into 3 deliverables.

Each student is required to prepare a total of three (3) voice-narrated PowerPoint presentations over the course of the session.  Each part builds upon the previous part.

Steps to Select a Company for your Individual Course Project Presentation

Select and access a Fortune 500 company of interest by clicking on www.fortune500.com (Links to an external site.).

Review the list and select a company that is not part of the top 20.

Think of yourself as an employee looking to move to lower level management. Look for a company that you personally may have dealings with as a consumer to accentuate your future customer considerations.

Tips For An Effective Presentation

Follow the 5 by 5 rule for PowerPoint:

No more than five words per line

No more than five lines per slide

Visuals: the use of charts, graphs and pictures is encouraged

Presentation time length: 12 to 18 minutes for final submission (4 to 6 minutes for each part)

Suggest you have a script to follow so you do not get off topic

Individual Course Project Presentation (Total 325 points)

Instructions: Follow the instructions in the rubric below to complete your Course Project Parts. This PowerPoint should be formatted in APA, including a title and reference slide. Please do not use Wiki as a viable source. You are required to have a minimum of 12 slides (maximum of 18) and 9 references.

Part 1: Title page, History, Mission/Vision, Code of Ethics/Social Responsibility & Leadership – Due Week 3

Part 2: Research & Development and Marketing – Due Week 6

Part 3: Production, Finance, and Strategy – Due Week 8