[SOLVED] MGMT 420 Research Paper & Presentation
Im studying for my Management class and need an explanation.
Research Paper
Purpose
As part of this course, you will analyze an aviation or aerospace industrial management issue related to production/operations management, write a research paper, and create a presentation. Considering the 10 OM decisions, research and identify an issue that was caused by a failure of production/operations management. Use trade publications, published research, and the Internet to determine your issue. Submit your topic to your instructor along with the suggested title of your paper and a short overview of what you intend to research.
Your paper will be a review an issues that was caused by a failure in the production/operations management process. You will compare and contrast the current research findings with the principles and concepts presented in your Heizer, et al. textbook.
Topic Selection
Find a production/operations management failure in an aviation or aerospace firm. Your search may be conducted online, in trade publications or through published research.
Appropriate References
Literature Review using 10 journal articles, at least 5 peer reviewed.
Citation for every statement of fact included in the paper.
Use references published within the past six years. Do not use Wikipedia. Because of its open nature, and the intrusion of trolls and others with private agendas who have posted false and misleading data on the site, it is considered neither reliable nor valid. If a valid primary source is listed as a link on the Wiki site, go to the primary source for the information needed.
Paper Format Requirements
The paper should follow the APA rules for manuscripts closely. 10 pages document
The paper should have one-inch margins on all sides.
All narrative in the paper should be left justified.
The paper should use Times Roman font, 12-point size.
The first line of each paragraph should be indented one-half inch.
Everything in the paper should be double spaced only. No extra lines or space should be added between paragraphs or sections of the paper.
Each page of the paper should show the running header at top left and the page number at the top right.
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Follow these tips in the body of the paper.
DO NOT quote from the articles reviewed unless the wording is unique or very special. More than three quotes in the paper would be too many!
DO NOT copy anything from any source unless you indicate the wording as being quoted and include an accurate reference citation for the source.
Include a reference citation to support all statements of fact presented in the paper.
Avoid using the pronouns: you, your, we, our, or us in the paper. Readers may not wish to be so closely involved in the topic.
Do NOT expand on the findings or draw conclusions that are not directly supported by the research findings discovered in the review of the articles presented.
Presentation
After you write your research paper, you will create a five minute narrated presentation (write narrative on the bottom of the slides). Your presentation should meet this basic criterion.
- Title slide with the topic, course number, and author (student) identified.
- Overview or introduction slide to describe the presentation content.
- Sufficient number of slides to convey the method and findings of the review.
- Audio that further describes the slide content.
- Summary or conclusion slide to close the presentation.
- Reference list to show the sources cited within the presentation.
- Video, animation, or other supporting elements as desired to enhance the presentation.
