Applied Term Paper

The length of the paper should be a minimum of 3000 words (not counting the title page, reference page, appendix or abstract), double spaced, typed on 8 1⁄2 x 11 paper, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, with a minimum of eight scholarly references (not including any internal organizational documents). The paper should be no less than 10 pages, and no more than 12 pages total. References and quotations must be properly documented using APA publication standards. In addition, the paper must include a Cover Sheet (see Assignment Cover Sheet on the last page) and a one page Abstract.

The paper will include a summary Organizational Assessment based on the courses you had in the program and the issue/problem you select should be based on this assessment. The issue/problem addressed should be one that is relevant and has a potential impact on operational performance. Choose a publically-held healthcare company for the applied paper. The company can operate anywhere along the healthcare continuum, i.e. hospital, nursing home, home care agency, etc. It can be a large chain company or a single entity, but it must be a publically traded entity.

Incorporate the following sections into your paper with a heading for each section:

1. Table of Contents
2. Brief history about the company that you select (to be approved by the Instructor)
3. Main products of the company
4. Organizational assessment
5. Current Stock price or a plotting of the stock price
6. The company’s financial ratios and an industry comparison of the ratios
7. Financial strategy and/or overall strategy of the company (SWOT analysis)
8. Planning and budgeting concerns of the company
9. Future prospects of the company based on your own opinion or relevant research such as 
Value line or other financial periodicals
10. Do you recommend this company as a buy, sell, or hold type of stock
11. Concluding thoughts – add additional research about the company
12. What you learned from the project
13. References (Cite all references in your paper using APA format)
14. Appendix (Include things you feel are relevant to your analysis)