Social Science Initial Public Offering Assignment

Overview

For this
Initial Public Offering Assignment, research a sport related initial public stock offering (Security and Exchange Commission filings and financial media reports are good starting points). Assess the success of the IPO including a report of how much capital was raised.

Instructions

Be sure to address the following questions:

· How did the business plan to use the capital raised by the IPO?

· What was the long-term outcome?

· Did things work out as planned?

· What is the current status of the shares?

Include the following elements in your
Initial Public Offering Assignment:

· The written text should be 2-3 pages in length.

· The page count excludes the title page, abstract, reference list and any appendices.

· Use the most current edition’s APA formatting guidelines.

· Support your
Initial Public Offering Assignment with a minimum of three sources that you formally cite and list.

· The sources should be high quality, relevant and come from outside of the course materials. You may use and cite the course text, but you are required to use and cite three sources in addition to the course text.

Be sure to review the
Initial Public Offering Grading Rubric before beginning this
Initial Public Offering Assignment.

Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

Criteria Ratings Points

Content 23 to >2

0 pts

Advanced

At least 3 relevant, high
quality supporting references
are accurately cited and
listed.

20 to >

15 pts

Proficient

At least 3 references are cited,
but 1 or more are not in the
desired format and/or not
sufficiently relevant.

1

5 to >0 pts

Developing

Fewer than 3
references are
included.

0 pts

Not
Present

23 pts

Content 15 to >13 pts

Advanced

Information is accurate and
clearly relates to the
economic and financial
management of sport. It
includes relevant supporting
details and/or examples.

13 to >10 pts

Proficient

Information clearly relates to the
economic and financial
management of sport. Few or no
supporting details and/or
examples are given. Some
information is inaccurate.

10 to >0 pts

Developing

Information has
little or no relation
to the economic
and financial
management of
sport or is
inaccurate.

0 pts

Not
Present

15 pts

Content 15 to >13 pts

Advanced

A specific IPO is clearly
identified. The amount of
capital raised, the plans for its
use and the current status of
the IPO are comprehensively
addressed.

13 to >10 pts

Proficient

All or most topics are generally,
but not comprehensively
addressed and all or most
questions were answered.

10 to >0 pts

Developing

Topics and/or
questions are not
addressed
satisfactorily.

0 pts

Not
Present

15 pts

Structure 8 to >

7 pts

Advanced

Ideas flow well and
paragraphs build on each
other.

7 to >5 pts

Proficient

Some paragraphs are too long
and/or contain more than one,
main idea. Flow and transitions
between paragraphs can be
improved.

5 to >0 pts

Developing

Writing lacks flow
and paragraphs are
too long and/or
don’t build on each
other.

0 pts

Not
Present

8 pts

Structure 7 to >6 pts

Advanced

Paper is APA formatted.

6 to >4 pts

Proficient

Paper is generally formatted well
with few minor errors.

4 to >0 pts

Developing

More than a few
elements of APA
formatting are
missing.

0 pts

Not
Present

7 pts

Initial Public Offering Grading Rubric | SMGT506_D01_202440

Criteria Ratings Points

Structure 7 to >6 pts

Advanced

Spelling, grammar, and
sentence structure are
correct.

6 to >4 pts

Proficient

There are minor, noticeable,
spelling, grammar, or sentence
structure errors.

4 to >0 pts

Developing

There are more
than a few
noticeable spelling,
grammar, and/or
sentence structure
errors.

0 pts

Not
Present

7 pts

Total Points: 75

Initial Public Offering Grading Rubric | SMGT506_D01_202440