Professional Associations and Memberships in Career Field: Business Report

Individually students will research information about professional associations, publications, memberships, certifications, and current news related to their chosen career field. They will detail their findings in a formal business report and submit to their professor as instructed below:

Instructions : Carefully read & review following guidelines and accomplish the tasks below.

Use MsWord 2013 or MsOffice 2016 to create this report.

Create Title Page: Create a title page containing the title of the assignment, student name and number, professor name, and due date. Center contents on the page horizontally and vertically (use vertical center alignment and a Next Page section break). Refer to Figure 1 below.

Create Headers: Create a header for the title page (section 1). Create a header for section 2 as well. Refer to Figure 1 below as well as APA guidelines.

Modify Styles:

1. Modify then apply the Heading 1Style to all level 1 headings in your report. Heading 1 style = Times New Roman font, 12 pt size, Bold, Centered, and remove paragraph spacing before and after – as per OWL Purdue APA 6th edition
   
   
2. Modify the Heading 2 Style and apply it to all level 2 headings in your report. The Heading 2 Style = Times New Roman font, 12 pt size, Bold, left-aligned, and remove paragraph spacing before and after
   
   
3. Modify the Heading 3 Style and apply it to all level 3 headings in your report. The Heading 3 Style = Times New Roman font, 12 pt. size, Bold, indent first line ½ inch, and remove paragraph spacing before and after

Research: LRC resources for APA guidelines for a research paper can be reviewed at http://library.centennialcollege.ca/research/apa and http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/apa and examples of citing business sources specifically at http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/writing/apabusiness

Generate a table of contents (TOC) using the References Menu and show 3 levels of headings.

1. Use left-aligned headings with right-aligned page numbers with dot leaders
2. Apply Times New Roman font type, 12 pt. font size
3. Apply double-line spacing and remove before/after paragraph spacing (TOC should fit on ONE page, make spacing adjustments if needed)
4. Do not format the title on the Table of Contents using the Heading 1 Style otherwise it will show in your TOC, which is not necessary. If it does appear in your generated TOC, then simply delete the line from the TOC. Refer to Figure 2 below.

Insert a Level 1 Heading: Start your report with a level 1 heading entitled, “Academic Program Outline.”

1. Under this heading include an introductory paragraph in which you provide a brief description of your program of study and why you selected this program. Explain what skills you hope to gain from completing this program of study and what you plan to do after you graduate (e.g., university, find a job, leave Canada). Write the name of the Program Co-ordinator. (Check the document posted with the assignment to find your coordinator)
   
   
2. Create a Table: Locate your current program of study at the School of Business Program website at http://www.centennialcollege.ca/programs-courses/schools/school-of-business/programs/. Under your introductory paragraph, create a table with four (4) columns and twelve (12) rows. In the first row, enter the following column headings: Course Code, Course Title, Weekly Hours, Course Description (a snippet - one or two sentences only). Refer to Figure 3 below.

i) In the remaining rows fill in the table with information you locate at your program website (above). You should enter the course code, course title, weekly hours, and a brief sentence or two describing the course. Do this for each course within the first TWO semesters of your program. NOTE: You may need to add or delete rows based on the number of courses you have in the first two semesters.

ii) From the Table Styles options, apply a colorful table style of your choice. Apply single-line spacing within the table.

iii) Ensure that column widths are a good fit for the content within the column. Ensure semester 1 and semester 2 are clearly identified as such.

iv) Add a row at the top of the table. Remove any fill colour and borders from this row. Center and bold a table title in this row which includes: The table number, the program name and program number, and the program coordinator’s name. When you use a table number you will need to refer readers to the table number within your introductory paragraph. For example, you might say, “Please refer to Table 1 below for an overview of the first two semesters in this program.”

v) Add a note to the bottom of the table stating the source. If you modified the content from the original table then use the words “Adapted from Centennial College…” Use single-line spacing for this notation, center alignment, and Times New Roman font in a 10 pt. font size.

vi) Include an entry on your References page for the source website from which you retrieved the table information.