Sign up for a group meeting here: https://tinyurl.com/brlibrarians

Meeting must take place between Feb 26-Mar 1 to go over feedback on the rough draft. All members must be present.
Librarians will review selected sources using the criteria listed above and source integration in the paper, as well as make suggestions for improvement to APA citation style. See your syllabus for the grading rubric. Please bring any questions you may have!

** TEAM MUST PROVIDE LIBRARIANS WITH DRAFT 5 DAYS PRIOR TO TEAM MEETING**

2nd Deliverable: Initial Rough Draft Submission and Group Meeting with Librarian

OBJECTIVE: To work in a team environment and present to class a current issue in our society and its’ influence on business. Group will choose a current issue. Issue must be approved by Instructor. Group must present history of the issue, both sides of the issue and how the issue impacts business.

This step is to help ensure you're finding relevant, high-quality sources to inform your research project (and improve your grade)! Below are the items you will submit to the librarians. Please see your course syllabus for complete project requirements!

2 documents submitted to the Librarian by the team leader (or assigned team member):

1. Your group's Annotated Bibliography. Librarians will not grade this, but will use it to understand your sources in context.

2. Your group's Initial Rough Draft. 

   • All sources must come from research through the Penn State Libraries or the legal research websites recommended on this course guide. 

     • Must integrate at least 1 legal case related to your issue.

     • All other sources should provide the history/background of the issue and help support your 3 arguments for, 3 arguments against, and section on how the social issue impacts business.

     • Should integrate the 5 sources from each team member.

   • Should include APA style in-text citations for quotes and paraphrases for each source used.

   • Should include an APA style list of references at the end of the paper.  

   • Paper should include clearly labeled sections on history, both sides of the issue, and how the social issue impacts business.

Each person’s rough draft should be at minimum 2 pages long (250 words/page). 

Social issues are problems that negatively affect or oppress groups within a society. Social issues are often polarizing, with groups strongly for and against any laws or regulations related to that issue. Social issues can impact:

• which products people need or desire
• whether or not people are willing to deal with a business (or a business is willing to operate in a state), based on their relationship to the social problem

For example, support for legalized marijuana is shifting and states that have legalized marijuana have generated large a new market for drug paraphernalia. In another example, in 2106 performers (including Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen), events (including the NCAA and ACC championship basketball games), and businesses have rescinded plans in North Carolina, with the intention to boycott the state, following passage of H.B. 2 or the "bathroom bill," viewed as a threat to the safety of transgendered people and rights of the LGBTQ+ group in general. North Carolina's stance on this social issue has already cost them millions. 

In both of these examples, it is STATE LAWS rather than FEDERAL LAWS that are the driving factor. Who makes the laws related to your issue might determine the best places to research. Please talk to the librarians if you're unsure where to look.