Your paper must rely upon, and properly cite, multiple sources, and some sources are mandatory unless explicitly waived on a case by case basis by the instructor. All papers must draw upon contemporary accounts from mainstream* media—this includes major newspapers, news magazines, broadcast and cable networks.
All papers must draw upon articles or books written about the case. All starred cases were the subject of at least one book, parts of which may also have appeared as magazine or journal articles. In rare cases where a book proves hard to obtain, communicate with the instructor, who can suggest alternatives.
All “hash-marked” (#) cases have been subject to at least one of the following: Inspector General Reports, regulatory reports, commission reports, legislative hearings, indictments, special reports by outside counsel and so on. These authoritative analyses must be referenced in your case analysis. Students assigned a “non-hash-mark” case must conduct a brief search to see if any such investigations were conducted and, if so, include the findings in your case analysis.
Your paper must make specific and multiple references to the texts for this course. A course project outline appears below.
DO NOT LIMIT your text references to the specific ideas from O’Hara, Ariely and Dorner mentioned in some outline elements. Indeed, your ability apply other ideas to your case analysis is a more impressive measure of your learning in this course.
*A note on mainstream: These are hot-button, controversial cases, often with collateral damage to individual careers, clients, stockholders and other constituencies. Such damage produces “ hot” analyses that can be much distorted. So, the bulk of your sources, and your primary sources—the one’s you go to first, must be respected for “fact-reporting.” That means the New York Times, not the “Free Market, Libertarian News” or the “ Progressive Reporter.” That means official reports, and criminal, civil or regulatory rulings rather than “The Ad-Hoc People’s Commission Report.” Read with care books by “organizational insiders,” who often have a pro or con axe to grind. Books by reporters will usually provide a more balanced picture.
A successful paper will be between 12-15 pages, double spaced, in 12 point New Times Roman typeface.
Format will reflect APA style.