TWO PAGE ESSAY

Assignment:

Select a business of your own choosing (restaurant, deli, bakery, print shop, hardware store, or other business) and get approval from the manager/owner to determine the problems faced by the employees. Select two problems, analyze, generate, and evaluate potential solutions for each problem. Use the appropriate K.T. methods as covered in Chapter 7 in our textbook, “Strategies for Creative Problem Solving” (general summary on pages 168 & 169) and include them in the turned in homework. Include an introductory paragraph detailing the type of business that you chose and how many problems that you uncovered. You may do this assignment in Word or Excel.

Formatting:

Text Size: All of the text in this assignment needs to be set in 12-point size. Please resist the temptation to mix and match point sizes. If you doubt your applications intentions, just select all of your text and insure that it is in 12-point size.

Margins: One-inch margins mean one (1”) on all sides. The only text that ends up on the outside of the one-inch margin is the page number.

Name Block: Place the name block in the
upper right
corner of the page for Word,
upper left
for Excel. In this class, the name block only needs to be on the first page. Put your
name first
, then the
class title
and then the
date
. Example:

Your Name

TECH 331 –Technology Problem Analysis II

March 12, 2013

Title: All homework assignments have a title. Please place the title just below the name block. The title
for this
assignment is “Homework 12”.

Spelling/Grammar Checking: Remember to do your spelling and grammar checking before turning your assignments in. When doing the spelling/grammar checking keep in mind that some words such as mush and must, woods and words, or here and cow, will not be caught by either check. To correct these problems, you will need to proofread your work.

Paragraphs: The first word of the first sentence in a paragraph needs to be indented. At the end of a paragraph, do not insert an extra blank line. The indentation serves as the visual clue that there is a new paragraph. Remember to place a number in front of each section that matches your response to each question.

Page Numbers: Any homework that has more than one page, needs to have page numbers on it. Please place your page numbers on the bottom of the page. In MS Word, use the footer selection and place the page number
in
the
bottom

center
or
bottom right
of the page.

Saving/Naming Your File:

When you save your file, make sure that your name and the project number are included in it.

Example: YourName331HW12

Because of problems with Blackboard, please use only letters and numbers in the file name.

Due Date: March 06, 2013.

Revised 01/01/2013 JM Page 2