Projects – BUMG3850 & BUMG3550

 

BUMG3850 Production/Operations Mgt.

Written paper and presentation worth 300 points…

Student Project

Students will write a paper (10 page min) containing the following parts:

1)                  History of CPM/PERT

2)                  Description of their problem

3)                  Solution to their problem

4)                  List of references

 

The student project will be submitted as attachments emailed to the instructor – Document in Microsoft Word format or Adobe and Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint format or Adobe.

Students will be expected to present their projects to the class using PowerPoint.

All students will be expected to attend the classes during presentations; an unexcused absence during this time frame will result in a letter grade off their project.

All digital copies must be submitted on time to be accepted and must be in a format readable by me to grade.

 

The project will involve PERT Planning Process:

1.       Identify the specific activities and milestones.

2.       Determine the proper sequence of the activities.

3.       Construct a network diagram.

4.       Estimate the time required for each activity.

5.       Determine the critical path.

6.       Update the PERT chart as the project progresses.

 

A distinguishing feature of PERT is its ability to deal with uncertainty in activity completion times thus, for each activity, the model usually includes three time estimates:

1)      Optimistic time

2)      Most likely time

3)      Pessimistic time

PERT assumes a beta probability distribution for the time estimates.  A variance for each activity completion time may be calculated and an expected time can be approximated.

The student will be expected to conduct trials for the collection of data demonstrating the various time options and the calculations demonstrating the probabilities for the outcome.

In conclusion, each student will be expected to define a project that they can identify specific activities, determine the proper sequence of the activities, construct a network diagram, estimate the time required for each activity, determine the critical path, and develop the math for their project to determine the probabilities for their project to be completed within a certain time period.  They will need to actually perform the steps and time the activities demonstrating the outcome.

 

 

 

BUMG3550 Quantitative Methods In Business

Written paper and presentation worth 300 points…

Student Project

Students will write a paper (10 page min) containing the following parts:

5)                  History of Regression Analysis

6)                  Description of their problem

7)                  Solution to their problem

8)                  Explanation of the statistics supporting their conclusion including discussion of the slope of the independent variables.

9)                  List of references

 

The student project will be submitted as attachments emailed to the instructor – Paper in word document form and Presentation in PowerPoint form or Adobe.

Students will be expected to present their projects to the class using PowerPoint.

All students will be expected to attend the classes during presentations; an unexcused absence during this time frame will result in a letter grade off their project.

      All digital copies must be submitted on time to be accepted and must be in a format readable by me to grade.

 

The project will involve Regression Analysis:

The student will seek to ascertain the causal effect of one variable upon another by collecting data on the underlying variables of interest and employ regression to estimate the quantitative effect of the causal variables upon the variable that they influence.  The students will also asses the “statistical significance” of the estimated relationships.  The equation for the regression must be written and a forecast generated…compare the forecasted value for the dependent variable against an actual value collected from data observed.

 

Grading, I look for the following in your document:

1)      Number of pages

2)      Point size and general format (use 12 point and MLA format)

a.       Page inflation

b.      Proper formatting

c.       Neatness

3)      References

4)      History

5)    Include copy of data used for paper.

6)      Math…elaboration and examples.

7)      Clear statement of your conclusion.

8)      Papers and presentations must be submitted as email attachments in the proper format that I have indicated on the due date as published on web page(see www.jeanhouser.net).

 

 

Grading, I look for the following in your presentation:

1)      History

2)      Formatting of screens…pleasant and clear presentation.

3)      Data included that was used for presentation.

4)      Math…elaboration and examples.

5)      Clear statement of your conclusion.

6)       Papers and presentations must be submitted as email attachments in the proper format that I have indicated on the due date as published on web page(see www.jeanhouser.net).

 

 

Digital Copy

Students must send an email with the attachments for the document (10 Page Paper) in Microsoft Word and the Presentation in Microsoft Power Point to jhouser0@windstream.net.

The student should include in the body of the email their full name (first and last name),  the class, and the section for which the documents pertain.

Students not providing copies as requested will not receive a grade for the document or presentation respectively.

 

 

Format for a Research Paper

 


Use MLA format…

Google - format research paper MLA format…

 

 

 

 

 

1. Paper

Use clean, good quality 8 ½” x 11” white paper, one side only.

2. Margins

Leave margins of your essay 1” at the top, bottom, left, and right sides of each page.

Page number are placed ½” from the top upper-right hand corner, flushed to the right margin.

3. Title Page

A title page is required.

Double-space after the date.  On a new line, center the title of your paper.  If you have a long title, double-space between lines of the title.

Do not type your title all in capital letter.  Do not underline the title, or put a period at the end of the title.  Proper names of people and places as well as important words are capitalized in the title, but prepositions and conjunctions are normally shown in lower case letters.

Center each line and double-space every line on a blank page: Shawnee State University, title of paper in upper and lower case, course code, course name, teacher’s name (Prof. Jean P Houser), your first and last name and the date.

It is not necessary to describe or explain the title page by adding the words: Title, Course Code, To, From, or Date.

4. Numbering Pages and Paragraphs

Number your pages consecutively throughout the paper in the upper right hand corner, flush with the right margin and ½” from the top.

5. Spacing Between Lines

The paper must be typed using Microsoft Word, the entire paper should be double-spaced between lines along with 1” margin on all sides.

   Spacing Between Words

Leave one space between words and one space after every comma, semi-colon, or colon.

Two spaces are required at the end of every sentence whether the sentence ends with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark.

6. Indentation

Indent 5 spaces at the beginning of each paragraph.

7. Right Justify and Automatic Hyphens:

Do not right justify your entire essay and do not automatically format hyphens.  Left justify or justify your paper and type in the hyphens where needed.  Left justification is preferred as it will not leave big gaps between words.

8. Titles of Books, Magazines, Newspapers, or Journals

When used within the text of your paper, titles of all full-length works such as novels, plays, books, should be underlined, e.g. Shakespeare's Theater.

Put in quotation marks titles of shorter works, such as newspaper, journal, and magazine articles, chapters of books, or essays, e.g.: "Giving Back to the Earth: Western Helps Make a Difference in India."

For all title citations, every word, except articles ("a", "an", "the"), prepositions (such as "in", "on", "under", "over"), and conjunctions (such as "and", "because", "but", "however"), should be capitalized, unless they occur at the beginning of the title or subtitle, e.g.: "And Now for Something Completely Different: A Hedgehog Hospital."

Look it up in a dictionary whenever you are not sure whether a word is being used as a preposition, a conjunction, a noun, a verb, or an adverb. The word "near", for instance, may be an adverb, an adjective, a verb, or a preposition depending on the context in which it is used.

For complicated details on how to cite titles and quotations within titles, sacred texts, shortened titles, exceptions to the rule, etc. please consult the MLA Handbook (102-109).

9. Writing an Essay All in Capital Letters:

DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE EVERYTHING ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS EVEN THOUGH THIS SAVES YOU TIME AND EFFORT NOT TO HAVE TO USE THE SHIFT KEY REPEATEDLY OR TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHEN OR WHEN NOT TO USE CAPITAL LETTERS.SOME PEOPLE WRITE EVERYTHING IN CAPITAL LETTERS BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER LEARNED TO WRITE SENTENCES IN UPPER AND LOWER-CASE LETTERS PROPERLY WHEN THEY WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.OTHER PEOPLE WRITE ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE WHAT THEY WRITE APPEAR IMPORTANT.READING A PAPER ALL WRITTEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS,ESPECIALLY ONE WITHOUT SPACES AFTER PUNCTUATION MARKS,SLOWS DOWN READING SPEED AND MAY EVEN REDUCE READER COMPREHENSION,BESIDES BEING EXTREMELY ANNOYING TO THE READER.REMEMBER THAT THE PURPOSE OF WRITING ANYTHING IS TO COMMUNICATE.MOST OF US ARE NOT CONDITIONED TO READ ALL TEXT IN CAPITAL LETTERS.WORD PROCESSORS ALSO TREAT WORDS STUCK TOGETHER WITHOUT SPACES AS SINGLE WORDS CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS.

10. Table of Contents

No Table of Contents is required.

11. End of Essay

No special word, phrase or fancy symbol is needed to mark the end of your essay.  A period at the end of your last sentence is all that is needed.

12. Keeping Essay Together

Your paper should be stapled at the upper left-hand corner.  Do not pin or fold the paper. 

This paper is a reflection on you…do your very best.