Description of Reflection Paper
This is an individual assignment where you create a reflection paper on your learnings over the semester. You will address Topics related to the course materials
This paper should reflect your individual experiences
Avoid run-on paragraphs and use bullet points in your response to add clarity. See Paragraph Guidelines at the end of this document.
Examine your experiences by following the provided format as follows.
Family Business Topics
Questions Posed
1. What family business concepts were you most interested in based on readings, discussion boards and your case analyses?
a. Select six (6) across the chapters we covered. (See complete list at the end of the assignment)
b. List the concepts.
c. Under each concept heading, explain the concept and relate the concept to one of the cases you analyzed during the semester.
2. For a given profession (accountant, lawyer, financial planner, sales and/or other business services), how is a family business POSITIVELY impacted based on your ability as a professional in communicating and then applying the concepts you listed above? Provide enough specifics on business operations to support your answer.
3. For a given profession (accountant, lawyer, financial planner, sales and/or other business services), how is a family business NEGATIVELY impacted if, as a professional, you are unable to achieve family buy-in in the application of the concepts you listed above? Provide enough specifics on business operations to support your answer.
4. Since it is most likely you will work with or work for a family business, how can you envision using what you learned in this course in your current or future job? Provide several clear example.
Assessment
Reflection Paper grades are based on the rubric attached to the assignment in
Paragraph Guidelines
Avoid run-on paragraphs and use bullet points in your response to add clarity. See Paragraph guidelines at the end of this document.
• Each paragraph should focus on one idea or concept.
• When you shift to a new idea, shift to a new paragraph.
• If you go beyond 100 words, stop and revise the paragraph.
• Use bullet points in your response to add clarity
Reflection Paper Report Structure (Word Document)
The paper should be approximately five (5) pages in length. If you chose to add pictures, graphics, charts, etc., you will still need 5 pages of text. Use 12 pt Times Roman font and 1.5 spacing.
The paper must have headings the closely follow the format of “Family Business Topics; Questions Posed ". The easiest way to do this is to copy and paste them to a Word Document.