Project (Article Summary and Presentation)
The semester project consists of an article summary and presentation over a NEW (developed within the last 10 years) manufacturing process. Topics must be approved by October 31st. Both the article summary and PowerPoint presentations are due on Friday, November 26th with presentations taking place following Exam 4. The article should come from a journal, magazine, or credible website that deals with manufacturing or quality issues and discusses the new technology. I will provide an outline on how both the summary and presentation will be graded. Guidelines for the article summary are listed below.
Format:
Coversheet
• Example: http://www.professays.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/APA-title-page-sample.jpg

Body
• Title of Article, Author, Sources(s) (volume, pages, etc)
• Purpose of the article
• Key points (Bullet form is recommended)
• Findings, Conclusions

Format
• Stapled, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman, 2.0 spacing, 1” margins
• Summaries are limited to 3 pages, excluding title page
• Summaries will be graded for uniqueness of process, readability, grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.