In this assignment, you are to use the same corporation you selected and focused on for assignments in Weeks 3, 6, and 8.
Research the company on its own website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filings & Forms page, the Strayer University’s online databases, the Lexis Advance database, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.
You will do a 15-minute presentation to the Board of Directors of the corporation. Use the Capstone Template [PPTX] to ensure that your assignment meets the requirements.

Requirements

Develop an 8–12 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes based upon assignments in Weeks 3, 6, and 8, and the following:

• Develop an executive-level PowerPoint presentation with 8–12 slides with speaker notes and appropriate graphics.
• Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
• Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats.
• Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability.
• Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders.
• Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• Go to the Strayer University Online Library and locate at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.
• References must be submitted on a Works Cited page using SWS format.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

• Develop a corporate presentation based on a SWOT analysis, strategies for maximizing competitiveness and profitability, a communications plan, and an assessment of efforts related to ethics.

 Week 4 Making the DecisionAssignment 
From the due date assigned through the end of the week, complete the following:

• Work with your teammates on the Year 16 decision.
• After deciding on the final choices, upload your decisions to the simulation website.

Note: Scores will be given based on the following criteria:
The simulation awards 25 points each week. It is based on the yearly score given to your company on the BSG-Online website—not the cumulative score, but the yearly score.

• The team with the highest score will receive 25 points.
• The team with the second highest score will receive 23 points.
• The team with the third highest score will receive 21 points.
• The team with the fourth highest score will receive 19 points.

As pointed out in other announcements, this is a simulation. Like a pilot, you need to practice making decisions. You can practice even after the decisions for the week are saved. You do not have to save your work in a practice session, but you can print out the results and data for your own use or to discuss the results with your co-managers.
Important: The average student who does well in this course spends approximately four hours per week practicing decision making on the BSG-Online website. If you do not access the weekly reports or do not spend at least one hour per week practicing, it is assumed that you are not prepared enough to support your team to make the weekly decisions.”