GSCM588 Article
Summary Requirement
General
To write a summary,
use your own words to express the main ideas and relevant details of the
article you have read.Your purpose in writing the summary is to give the basic
ideas of the original article.What was it about and what were the key points?In
this assignment, it will also include a reflection and critique.
Article Selection
Select
aspecificarticle of interest to you on the topic of a quality
management–related subject.Examples may be how a given quality related problem
was approached or solved at a company, or how a method of quality
improvementwas used in a certain situation.You might want to review the text,
lectures, and/or documents in doc sharing for ideas that interest you.
The article needs to
be a scholarly, peer-reviewed article, which you can find by using EBSCOhost.
You also need to
identify which of the course TCOs and specific topics in the Syllabus are
related to the article you select.
Paper Format
All papers should be
single sided, double spaced, and written in12-point Times New Roman font.
The paper should be
between3 and5 pages, excludingthe cover page, reference pages, and appendices.
The first page should
include the title of the work;the student’s name, address, telephone number,
and e-mail address;the course number;the date; and the instructor’s name.
Follow APA style for
general format and citations.
Paper sectionsmust
adhere to the guidelines below and each sectionmust be labeled in the text.
The language should be
clear, concise, and precise.
The tone should be
professional, consistent, and not filled with jargon.
Grammar and syntax
(sentence structure) must be correct.
The report must be
free of misspellingsand typos.
Tables and Figures (if
used)
All figures and tables
must be referred to in your text before they appear on the page.
Figures and tables
should appear on the same page that refers to them, or on the next page.
All figures and tables
need captions. Captions go below figures and above tables.
Quotations and
Citations
Quotations and
citations are crucial components of a research paper.
Failure to properly
cite research sources and borrowed ideas is plagiarism.
Papers submitted
without citations and references will be returned to the student with no grade.
Refer to APA style
guide for assistance with properly citing quoted and/or borrowed materials and
ideas.
