Principles of Business – The Big Squeeze
Name: _________________________
Business Environment Journal Instructions
Driving question: What factors affect the business you have been studying in our community, and how does
the business respond to these factors?
Part I – The following items need to be hole-punched in your Business Environment Journal.
 Cover page
o Include title (Business Environment Journal), your name, date, class (Principles of Business),
period 6, Mrs. Tobe, and a graphic or clip art of your choice that relates to business.
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Section Dividers
o Include one page for each of the following topics:
1. Business Trends
2. Cultural and Social Issues
3. Economic Conditions
4. Ethical Issues
5. Global Relationships
6. Global Trade
7. Government Impact
8. Legal Issues
9. Technology
o Sections dividers should have the title of the topic and a graphic or clip art relating to business
or the topic.
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End Page
o Blank sheet that indicates the end of the Business Environment Journal.
Part II- For each section mentioned above, you will have 3 to 5 articles pertaining to the topic. Some topics will
be easier to find than others.
Finding Sources
Searching involves searching the library catalogs, indexes, databases, and Internet resources.
 Scholarly journal or article (on-line)
To find article on the Library Database: Go to
 Website
high school home page, click the library link, go
 Book
to Infohio, then Grade 9-12, click EBSCO, and
 Encyclopedia/electronic media
 Popular Writing (magazine or newspaper)
then click 9-12. Type the search words in the
 Primary Document
textbox. Username – think Password - infohio
Magazines for your consideration:
Business Week
Money
Business World
Technology Review
Newsweek
The Economist
Time
PC World
Harvard Business Review
Fortune
Entrepreneur
PC Magazine
Wired
Forbes
Business 2.0
Fast Company
Search current (no more 6 months old), relevant business periodicals and newspapers for current events that
coincide with the factors that you are researching. Make sure they articles are long enough o have a one-page
reflection. Ex. Lima News and Wall Street Journal
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Mrs. Tobe
Principles of Business – The Big Squeeze
Name: _________________________
Each speaker that comes in to talk about the topics may bring an article for your project. These articles can
count toward one of the articles you need for that section. Ex. – Kraig Noble, Court Case handout, Legal Issues.
You can also use the government regulation Current Event Article as one for the Government Impact section.
Attach a copy of the articles referenced to the applicable journal page.
Part III- After each article, you will need to include a typed reflection page. The reflection should be double
spaced, one inch margins, Times New Roman, and 12 pt font.
Reflection – The reflection CANNOT be copied and pasted from the article or another source!!! Remember
this is an individual project.
Write a one-page typed reflection that includes:
 Header ( view – header/footer)
o Your name – line 1
o Name of topic – line 2
o Date typed – line 3

A one-paragraph summary of the article
o A summary is a shortened version of the original.
o The main purpose of such a simplification is to highlight the major points from the original
article. A summary clearly expresses the main idea of a text and often contains any definitions
of important words in the text.
o The target is to help the audience get the gist in a short period of time.
o The summary is the article paraphrased with new words without quotations from the text. It
does NOT use the original words of the article’s author.
o When you write a summary, you first look for the most important ideas.
o Then, you then put all the main ideas together, in a logical order.
o A summary does NOT express the reader's opinion.
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A one-paragraph description of how that current event affects businesses (either directly or indirectly).
o Discuss the factor that is addressed in the article.
o Relate the article to the information covered in class about the topic. (Use your notes for this
part)
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Work Cited
o Please use correct formatting.
o Refer back to the Starbuck report for more assistance.
o Single space the work cited section of the reflection.
Due Date –
 All items of the project are due on Friday, November 17, 2010 at 3:00 pm
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Mrs. Tobe
Principles of Business – The Big Squeeze
Name: _________________________
Business Environment Journal Rubric (339 points)
Part I- 15 Points
Cover Page (5) _______
Section Dividers (one per section) (9) _______
___Business Trends
___Cultural and Social Issues
___Economic Conditions
___Ethical Issues
___Global Relationships
___Global Trade
___Government Impact
___Legal Issues
___Technology
End Page (1) _______
Part II – 90 Points
Articles- (2 for each section, 5 points per article)
Business Trends
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
Cultural and Social Issues
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
Economic Conditions
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
Ethical Issues
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
Global Relationships
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
Global Trade
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
Government Impact
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
Legal Issues
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
Technology
Articles 1
Article 2
Points _______
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Mrs. Tobe
Principles of Business – The Big Squeeze
Name: _________________________
Part III – 234 points
Reflections – 2 for each section (5 points for summary, 5 points for affects business, 2 points for works cited, 1
point for header = 13 points per article)
Business Trends
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Global Trade
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Cultural and Social Issues
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Government Impact
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Economic Conditions
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Legal Issues
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Ethical Issues
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Technology
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Global Relationships
Article 1 Points _______
Article 2 Points _______
Extra Credit: May complete
up to two articles and two
reflection papers for
Turn in with project!
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