OL 501 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For this milestone, submit the Analysis of Financial Situation for your chosen case study. Use the worksheet provided to complete the analysis of the financial situation.

Specifically, the following critical elements from the final project must be addressed:

III. Financials – Examine the company’s financial statements to assess organizational health. A. Explain what the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement reveal about how the company is functioning. B. Calculate financial ratios and interpret what those say about the organization’s financial health. Support with specifics. C. Identify the potential problem areas in the company as reflected in the financials.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: This milestone must be submitted using the worksheet provided and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. All references must be cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Financials: Statement Examines and correctly reports on what the statements reveal about how the company is functioning

Examines and reports on what the statements reveal about how the company is functioning, but the report is not complete or contains inaccuracies

Does not examine and report on what the statements reveal about how the company is functioning

30

Financials: Calculate and Interpret

Correctly calculates the financial ratios and interprets what those say about the company’s financial health

Calculates the financial ratios, but the calculation contains some numerical and/or interpretation inaccuracies of what those say about the company’s financial health

Does not correctly calculate the financial ratios and interpret what those say about the company’s financial health

30

Financials: Problem Areas

Correctly identifies potential problem areas in the company as reflected in the financials

Identifies some potential problem areas in the company as reflected in the financials, but the identification is not complete or contains inaccuracies

Does not identify the potential problem areas in the company as reflected in the financials

30

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%