a) Current Event Research Paper:
One of the best things about studying securities regulation is that the topic is in the news every day. Every day a new company chooses to go public, another executive at a public company is charged with violating anti-fraud provisions, or another public company is investigated for attempting to bribe foreign government officials. The current event research paper assignment asks that you choose one current event relevant to any of the topics we will study this semester, and write a research paper describing what happened, the relevant law, and the significance of the story for the industry, the company, the law, and/or you.
How to choose your current event:
The current event must have been in the news within the last year or so. To find a topic of interest, start reading the financial and business news now. You might also visit the SEC’s website for press releases, or some of the many blogs on securities regulation, white-collar crime, or corruption. You can also follow the SEC on Twitter. Once you find a news story, you will research it more deeply, including the relevant law. Your story does not have to be a case that has gone to court already. It can be an investigation, a proposed new rule or regulation, or any other story that implicates the legal issues we discuss in class.
What to include in your paper:
· a detailed description of the current event
· a detailed discussion of the relevant law – explain the law from the very beginning, as if your reader knows nothing about the topic; this is how you demonstrate your understanding of the law
· an analysis of the current event – Why is it important to the industry? What companies will care about this news story? What will its impact be? Who will win? Why? You can choose to answer any or all of these questions (or any other question). The goal is to demonstrate meaningful application of law to facts, and deep thinking about the issues presented by the news story
Logistics:
· 8-10 pages, single spaced
· Citation required anytime what you just wrote down did not originate in your own brain.
· The paper should be prepared using the APA writing style and guideline for references’ format. You must provide a bibliography, and all direct quotations and data sources must be properly cited.
· The Department uses the APA style to facilitate reading the paper and understanding references without being as cumbersome as some other citation styles (such as Chicago or MLA).
· Students can download the student style guide from the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html) web site or you can purchase the APA style guide from the book store. There is even a help disk that can be purchased for about $ 40 (http://www.apa.org/software/) that will walk you through the process as you write the paper if you desire a more “personal assistance”.
· Papers are to be RESEARCH PAPERS. Remember that work that you use from other authors MUST be referenced. Since it is assumed that you are not an authority on the topic that you are writing, it is expected that this paper is an overview of many different sources of information. Each of these must be attributed to the author using the APA format.
· This is your paper and not the cut and paste of someone else’s work. The internet has led to a false sense of what research is all about. Those new to research tend to think that it means spending an afternoon surfing the internet and then an afternoon cutting from material available.
· Keep in mind that the Internet: (1) is not quality oriented as it has good materials and not so good materials, and does not know the difference; (2) is NOT a sole source location. In particular, sources such as Wikipedia are the works of individual submitters which are not reviewed. Thus while many entries provide excellent information, some are fundamentally flawed or just plain wrong.
· Keep in mind that the Boston University Library as well as your local, state and the national US Library of Congress have extensive online services. USE THEM.

Week 3 – Discussion
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until
Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both
the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the
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guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Identify 3 key learning points from the PM course and describe how you might use these in real-life applications.  Recommended length of post is 200-300 words. (book: chapter 11 project management)

Assessment Description: Select the case study that is representative of your industry sector (or study stream).
Identify the key problem(s), disruption or opportunity; demonstrate the use of creativity and creative tools and methods to develop three possible solutions.
Select one possible solution and recommend an implementation plan with justification and reasoning why the selected implementation plan is the one recommended.
Assessment Criteria:

1. Identification of problem, disruption and/or opportunity in the context of business
   change
2. Explanation and demonstration of the rationale for tool selection and its application
3.  Feasibility and viability analysis of the possible options/solutions
4. Convincing justification of the recommended implementation plan
5. Clear and actionable managerial recommendations

The paper I submitted failed and needed to be revised，I have uploaded the passed paper, so I can give you the structure and content for reference.
Teachers’ feedback and grading criteria are also provided. The main problem is recommendation part, Gantt Chart and problems corresponding to the solution.