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Assignment 2: Thomson One – Business School Edition –
Walt Disney Prospectus

Students are to go to the Thomson One site and find the
prospectus filed on December 19, 2008, by Walt Disney Company (ticker symbol,
DIS). This prospectus can be accessed under the filings table and look for
PROSP under filling type. Read the prospectus in preparation for completing
this assignment. 

You are to write a three to six (3-6) page report that
answers the following:

    1. Indicate
      the type of debt did Disney offers to the public for sale and discuss the
      various approaches Disney incorporated to ensure successful marketability
      of these securities.
    2. List
      the dollar amount of debt Disney proposed to sell to the public. Indicate
      whether this amount has increased or decreased from 2008 to 2010. Discuss
      some potential causes of this increase or decrease.
    3. Determine
      the percentage of the sales price Disney nets after discounts and
      commissions. Indicate whether this amount as decreased or increased from
      2008 to 2010. Discuss some potential causes of this increase or decrease.
    4. Indicate
      what Disney stated they would use the proceeds for from the sale of
      securities. Discuss whether or not Disney was able to use those funds for
      the reasons stated in the prospectus. If not should Disney be held
      accountable by their investors? Why or Why not?

The format of the report is to be as follows:

  • Typed,
    double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one inch margins on all
    sides, APA format.
  • Use
    headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your
    response.
  • In
    addition to the three to six (3-6) pages required, a title page is to be
    included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your
    name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date.

NOTE: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the
logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing
skills.

The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:

Outcomes Assessed
  • Evaluate
    applications of financial management for the financial manager.
  • Use
    technology and information resources to research issues in financial
    management.

Grading Rubric for Assignment 2 – Walt Disney
Prospectus

Criteria

0
Unacceptable

20
Developing

30
Competent

40
Exemplary

1. Identify the type of debt Disney offered the public for
sale and discuss the various approaches Disney incorporated to ensure
successful marketability of these securities.

Did not complete the assignment or did not identify the
type of debt Disney offered the public for sale and/or did not discuss the
various approaches Disney incorporated to ensure successful marketability of
these securities; omitted key information and/or included irrelevant
information. Discussed with less than 60% accuracy and logic.  

Identified the type of debt Disney offered the public for
sale and partially discussed the various approaches Disney incorporated to
ensure successful marketability of these securities; omitted some key
information.  Discussed with 60-79% accuracy and logic.

Identified the type of debt Disney offered the public for
sale and sufficiently discussed the various approaches Disney incorporated to
ensure successful marketability of these securities. Discussed with 80-89%
accuracy and logic.

Identified the type of debt Disney offered the public for
sale and thoroughly discussed the various approaches Disney incorporated to
ensure successful marketability of these securities. Discussed with 90-100%
accuracy and logic.

2. Discuss the dollar amount of debt Disney proposed to
sell.

Did not complete the assignment or did not discuss the
dollar amount of debt Disney proposed to sell omitted key information and/or
included irrelevant information. Discussed with less than 60% accuracy and
logic. 

Discussed the amount of debt Disney proposed to sell;
omitted some key information. Discussed with 60-79% accuracy and logic.

Discussed the amount of debt Disney proposed to sell.
Discussed with 80-89% accuracy and logic.

Discussed the amount of debt Disney proposed to sell.
Discussed with 90-100% accuracy and logic.

3. Discuss the percentage of sales price Disney nets after
discounts and commissions.

Did not complete the assignment or did not discuss the
percentage of sales price Disney nets after discounts and commissions;
omitted key information and/or included irrelevant information. Discussed
with less than 60% accuracy and logic. 

Discussed the percentage of sales price Disney nets after
discounts and commissions; omitted some key information. Discussed with
60-79% accuracy and logic.

Discussed the percentage of sales price Disney nets after
discounts and commission. Discussed with 80-89% accuracy and logic.

Discussed the percentage of sales price Disney nets after
discounts and commissions. Discussed with 90-100% accuracy and logic.

4. Indicate what Disney stated they would use the funds
for.

Did not complete the assignment or did not indicate what
Disney stated they would use the funds the funds for; omitted key information
and/or included irrelevant information. Completed with less than 60% accuracy
and logic. 

Indicated what Disney stated they would use the funds for;
omitted some key information. Completed with 60-79% accuracy and logic.

Indicated what Disney stated they would use the funds for.
Discussed with 80-89% accuracy and logic.

Indicated what Disney stated they would use the funds for.
Discussed with 90-100% accuracy and logic.

5. Clarity 

Did not complete the assignment or explanations are
unclear and not organized.
(Major issues)

Explanations generally unclear and not well organized.
(Many issues)

Explanations generally clear and/or organized. (Minor
issues)

Explanations very clear and well organized.
(Added helpful details.)

6. Writing – Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph
structure, spelling, punctuation, APA usage.

Did not complete the assignment or had 8 or more different
errors in grammar, sentence structure, paragraph structure, spelling,
punctuation, or APA usage. (Major issues)

Had 6 – 7 different errors in grammar, sentence structure,
paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Many issues)

Had 4 – 5 different errors in grammar, sentence structure,
paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage. (Minor issues)

Had 0 – 3 different errors in grammar, sentence structure,
paragraph structure, spelling, punctuation, or APA usage.