1 Bus 210 Project Guidelines Purpose and Objectives The purpose of your term project is to provide you with an opportunity to develop in-depth critical thinking, planning, and management skills. Projects will be completed in your class teams (same as case teams). Projects entail the following responsibilities: 1.Topic presentation 2.Written paper 3.Visual display of main findings of the project Format and Content of Project The project itself is fairly open-ended with several options open to you: 1.Develop a plan to solve a problem or exploit an opportunity in an organization 2.Write an executive briefing paper on a management topic 3.Conduct a research study and write a standard research paper documenting the results 4.Another format that you discuss with me before doing the project Problem-Solving Or Opportunity-Exploiting PaperYour task is to apply the course material to either of these issues for the organization of your choice. Your impetus may be any number of things: a simple desire for enhanced performance, a critical performance problem, a need t o develop new business processes, etc. Your efforts may focus on whatever aspect of t he organization you feel is relevant. The content of your paper should include (at a minimum): 1.A concise description of the problem or situation you face and its relevant attributes 2.A diagnosis of its causes 3.A complete description of your recommendations for solving it including complete implementation plans and contingency plans Executive Briefing Or White PaperThe purpose of the project is to allow you to research in depth a part icular topic of interest. You should do an extensive review and synthesis of both "popular" and "academic" literature on your subject. Your paper should present your r esearch in an easily understandable fashion. At a minimum, your paper would include
