the topic is Total Quality Management

  

Extra credit is available for the class by preparing a New Topics Paper. The paper will consist of a minimum length of ten single-spaced pages and must follow the formatting and guidelines for paper preparation. In addition, copies of your works cited articles must be turned in with the paper. You may receive anywhere from zero to three points added to your final grade depending on the quality of your paper. 

In addition to the numerous topics listed here in 16 general categories, you may select another “new” topic that you may find in your initial research. Please refer to the Written Assignment section of the syllabus for paper formatting requirements and paper guidelines.

Your topic choice must be approved. As soon as you decide you will be preparing an extra credit paper, submit a first, second, and third choice. I will then let you know who will be preparing which topic; assignments will be made on a first come-first served basis. 

My idea here is that you would find the MOST recent information on these topics. For example, you could go to the Library databases and look for information. Or you could go to the library and physically look up references. Do not simply re-hash what your textbook says about the topic – you MUST provide new information. If you rehash what the book says, you will lose most of your points.

The points will be allocated for the quality of the paper presentation itself (in order to encourage you to not treat the project lightly, rather than to punish you for not using color graphics!) and points for coverage of your topic.

In the paper:

1. state what the topic means and how it can be applied, 

2. give at least three example of an application of the topic,

3. provide your opinion about the future of the topic (for example, bar coding could be replaced by RFID tags if the price per unit decreases significantly),

4. provide the most recent information that you can find about the idea/issue, 

5. provide a list of the references that you used or found helpful – books, articles, web pages, etc., and

6. provide copies of the reference materials you used (except for books)

References:

You must use a minimum of six references from books, textbooks, reputable journals and/or news periodicals. You may use no more than one textbook reference. You may use web references to support your paper; however, the web references (other than those from the journal databases at the Library) do not count against the six required references.