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Module 7: Discussion Assignment (DA) 7 - Using Financial Statements to Evaluate Firms
Discussion - Using Financial Statements to Evaluate Firms
DUE Dates: Initial post due by 23:59 CT Friday February 27, 2026. Post additional comments by 23:59 CT Monday March 2, 2026.
Instructions (please read carefully):
- See the questions under the Section “Questions” below. Do not address the same issue as another student. The initial post is due as noted above. You should comment on at least two other posts. These follow-up posts should be posted as noted above.
- To make your initial post go to the DA discussion forum. Create a reply with your answer. Please state the question you are answering on the top of your reply. Your initial post should address one of the questions in the “Questions” section below. It is preferred that you create your own question, though you may also address one of the prompt questions.
- You should make at least three posts. One initial post on a question of your choosing from the Questions below and at least two follow up posts on other students’ initial posts.
- General instructions with examples are found in the DA FAQ file.
- You may use ChatGPT to answer a question, collect the answer and post it. Explain what it got right and what it got wrong. If you use ChatGPT to answer the question you must disclose that in your post.
Scott Sumner at Econlib will show you how to respond using approach #5 above.Links to an external site.
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Grading Rubric
Grading Matrix for Discussion Assignments* | |||||
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Characteristic | Full Credit | 80% Credit | 60% Credit | 40% Credit | 20% Credit |
Postings | Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes several specific supporting details or examples. | Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes some specific supporting details or examples | Information clearly relates to the topic. Posting attempts to provide supporting details or examples | Information clearly relates to the topic. It includes almost no specific supporting details or examples | Information has little or nothing to do with the topic and includes no specific supporting details or examples. |
Quality* | Applications of economic principles are very accurate and clear. | Applications of economic principles are accurate and clear | Applications of economic principles are generally accurate and clear | Applications of economic principles are mostly inaccurate or unclear. | Applications of economic principles are rarely or never accurate and not clear. |
Interaction | Posts at least two thoughtful responses to others ideas | Posts at least one thoughtful response to others ideas. | Posts responses (with little thought) to others ideas. | Does not participate by posting thoughtful responses. | Does not participate by posting poorly thought out responses. |
Time Management | Participates fully and often in thoughtful discussion throughout the | Participates often in thoughtful discussion throughout the module. | Procrastination with at least two posting in thoughtful discussion throughout the module | Procrastination with at least one posting in thoughtful discussion throughout the module | Never or rarely gets entries posted by deadline and rarely participates in thoughtful discussion throughout the module. |
* This rubric is general. For total points see DA instructions. For more on what is expected from the DAs See DA FAQ.