Term Paper Assignment Information
This course covers a wide range of Operations Management topics facing contemporary organizations. The purpose of the Term Paper assignment is to synthesize learning from the entire course and to apply academic theory to real-world practice.
Your assignment must reference textbook and at least three scholarly / peer-reviewed articles. You may also use a company’s website, printed literature, and personal interviews with employees as source material.
If you interview any company employees you will need to receive the approval of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to the interview taking place. The IRB can walk you through the approval process and answer your questions to help ensure that the interview will be conducted appropriately.
Assignment Description
You may pick any ONE case from the list found below that deals with Operations Management issues OR you can use the Webster Library’s article databases, internet search engines, or other resources to identify alternative cases. If you choose to NOT use one of the cases found below and use an external sourced case, you MUST submit a summary to the instructor for approval no later than the end of Week Three.
Your paper MUST follow the APA Style® format and be approximately 10 pages in length; excluding cover page, diagrams, tables, references, and appendices. See layout requirements below. You MUST use Microsoft® Word for your paper’s file format and use this naming convention last name_case name.doc ( – 5 points for improper file naming).
If there are questions in the case, answer them. View the case as if you are the Operations Manager, or CEO of the company. Look up the company on the internet and research them. What kind of analysis tools can you use from your textbook to help you support your conclusions with the case? If the company is foreign-based, then how does it operate differently than a U.S. based company?
Make sure you review the Web Links found on the Homepage for additional resources in preparing your assignment.
The assignment is due no later than the last Friday of the term at 11:59 pm CT. ( – 20 points for papers submitted after the due date but before the following Tuesday; no papers will be accepted after 11:59 pm CT on Tuesday….a Zero will be entered for the grade.)