The+Secret+of+Success+Project

**//What can we learn from some of the CEOS (Chief Executives Officers) of top international businesses about following your dreams and achieving your goals?//** For this mini-assignment you will research one CEO from the list below. Then, you will create a Wikipage about this person. Your Wikipage should highlight the following:
 * The Secret to Success Project **
 * Education and upbringing
 * How they got to the top of the ladder (A mini overview)
 * A profile of their company
 * What ideas, strategies, tactics, secrets and passions have contributed to their success?
 * A picture of this person

__CEOs__ Amazon.com - Jeffrey Bezos

American Express - Kenneth Chenault

American Girl Dolls - Ellen Brothers

Aol.com - Tim Armstrong

Apatow Productions - Judd Apatow

Avon - Andrea Jung

Barnes & Noble - William Lynch

Coca Cola - Muhtar Kent

Dick's Sporting Goods - Edward W. Stack

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group - Larry Young

ebay - John Donahoe

Facebook - Sheryl Sandberg (COO)

Footlocker - Ken Hicks

Forever 21 - Do Won Chang

GameStop - Paul Raines

Google - Larry Page

Groupon - Andrew Mason

Hershey - David West

IBM - Linda Sanford (Senior VP)

Intel - Paul Otellini

Juicy Couture - Edgar Huber

Kraft Foods - Irene Rosenfeld

Levi Strauss - John Anderson

Lucky Brand - David DeMattei

Net-a-Porter Group - Natalie Massenet

Nike - Mark Parker

Target - Gregg Steinhafel

Toys R Us - Gerald Storch

Twitter - Dick Costolo

Walt Disney - Robert Iger

Whole Foods Market - John Mackey

Yahoo - Carol Bartz

Resources [|Fast Company Mazazine] [|Forbes.com] [|Wall Street Journal]

** Scoring Rubric **
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 * ** Content ** ||  Contains 1 or more elements about CEO but elements are lack development.  ||  Contains less than 4 required elements to showcase CEO  ||  Contains 4 required elements to showcase CEO  ||  Contains all required elements to showcase CEO  ||
 * ** Understanding ** ||  Project is curt and lacks details about CEO.  || Applies little information. Needs more development.  || Assembles and combines new knowledge to form a coherent whole.  ||  Combines facts and ideas to create knowledge that is comprehensive and significant.  ||
 * ** Citations ** ||  No way to check validity of information. Student does not list any sources where gathered information.  ||  Much of the information, photos and graphics are not properly cited.  || Most sources of information use proper citation and sources are documented to make it possible to check on the accuracy of information.  || Information is properly cited so that the audience can determine the credibility and authority of the information presented.  ||
 * ** Grammar, Usage & Mechanics ** ||  Many errors distract audience.  ||  Some errors in spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.  ||  Few errors in spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.  ||  No errors in spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.  ||
 * ** Use of Class Time ** ||  Class time was not used wisely and the student put in no effort in creating project.  ||  Class time was not always used wisely, but student showed some effort in creating project.  ||  Used class time wisely. Student could have put in more effort in to executing design of project.  ||  Class time used wisely. Obvious that time and effort went into the planning and designing project.  ||