Law
Assignment
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Essay topic: Discuss the legal and ethical issues surrounding Solyndra, the California based solar panel manufacturer. You will need to research the company through the University library. Incorporate two to three specific laws that apply to the situation and two to three general legal concepts that were discussed in the required readings. Discuss how the philosophy of economist Milton Friedman may have influenced the executives of the company. In addition, identify an ethical framework other than Free Market Ethics that applies to this situation and discuss how it may have influenced the executives of the company. Your essay should be 1800 – 2450 words and in APA format. Use at least seven credible sources for your essay, including at least two sources from the University library. Submit this essay as a Microsoft Word attachment in the Assignment section of the class, no later than Sunday of week seven.
You must support your statements with materials from the text, as well as outside research. Cite your sources in APA format. A great source for those unfamiliar with APA formatting is http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx. All material must be appropriately cited with an in-text citation (author, date) and a reference page listing.
Please do not name your file “Solyndra.docx.” Please include your last name in the file name. For instance, if your name is Jane Smith your document should be saved as “Smith_JSolyndra.docx”
Unoriginal Content:
Your essay may contain no more than 10% quotes from other sources. Paraphrase what you read instead of copying and pasting. You may not re-use work that you have submitted in previous classes. All work in this class must be original.
Essays that contain more than 50% unoriginal content will not earn any credit. Essays that contain between 10% – 49% unoriginal content will receive a substantial point deduction. Paraphrase instead of copying and pasting. Please note there is a difference between unoriginal content and plagiarism. Unoriginal content is correctly quoted and cited. Plagiarized sentences and paragraphs are not correctly quoted or cited. Plagiarism will result in an automatic zero for this assignment.
CriterionUnsatisfactory (Below 80%)Satisfactory (80% – 89%)Exceptional (90% – 100%)
Clearly identified the legal problemDid not discuss legal considerations of the Solyndra controversy. A clear discussion of only one law.Clearly identified and discussed at least two laws or general legal concepts that are applicable to the Solyndra controversyClearly identified at least three laws or general legal concepts that are applicable to the Solyndra controversy
Identified applicable legal codesProvided only one cite to a statute, federal act or regulation. Provided a brief discussion of legal codes and identified two specific laws. These will be actual statutes, regulations or acts.Provided detailed discussion of three specific laws, regulations or acts as well as supporting evidence.
Discussed Milton FriedmanDid not discuss Milton FriedmanBriefly discussed Milton FriedmanThoroughly discussed Milton Friedman, identified his ethical framework and how the theories of Milton Freedman may have influenced Solyndra executives
Applied an ethical frameworkDid not provide a discussion on an ethical framework other than free market ethics or shareholder theory. Provided a discussion on an additional ethical framework (other than free market ethics or shareholder theory) i.e. utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics or ethic of care. Thoroughly discussed how an ethical framework may have influences Solyndra executives
Provided research to support argumentsNo evidence of research. No citations present in essay or significant instances of missing citations. Did not use two sources from the University library. Use of non-credible sources.Some sections of the essay supported by research. Some citations, however not all of the essay is correctly cited. All arguments supported by research. All research is correctly documented with in-text citations and a reference page. Used two sources from the University library.
Essay is 1800 – 2450 wordsEssay did not meet the minimum word count of 1800 wordsEssay exceeded the word count of 2450 words. Writing could be more conciseEssay is between 1800 – 2450 words
APA FormattingEssay is not double- spaced or is missing a title page or reference page. References appear on reference list but not cited in essay.Most citations are in APA format.Essay is double- spaced, contains a title page and a reference page.
MechanicsFrequent grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Use of first and second person, instead of third person.Minor grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.Technically flawless, mechanically and grammatically correct.
FormatOrganization and structure developing but still some illogic in flow. Missing conclusion.Organization and structure are clear but presentation could be more precise. Organization and structure of the paper are clear and easy to follow.
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