Electronic Journal Article
MG423 - Summer 1999
1. Please think of this paper as a research paper, not just a regurgitation of a bunch
of facts from various sources. Do something with it! Draw a
conclusion. Do an analysis comparing and contrasting how a theory in your area of interest
is used in an application in a firm, or, between two firms or organizations. Be creative.
There are more than enough different operations managment theories, that it should be very
easy to pick one and go beyond the text, or even beyond our discussions, more in-depth, to
find something really neat to do. Make this journal article one you can be proud to show a
prospective employer and say, "This is the kind of thing we did
at ESU!"
2. Your paper will be approx. 2000 words (of content), organized for ease of reading into
sub-parts with headings (double spaced 12 point font is about 250 words per page). [Word
count must be between 1800 and 2200 or the article will be returned
for further editing. Use the word count function of your word processor, then copy and
paste into editor, for instance.] Do look at earlier articles in the ESU On-line Management Journal,
but, you are expected to do even better than most of them, especially in content value.
That is your challenge.
2.a. You will include some links in your article. Six to eight links are probably
appropriate for most articles. Reference list will include at least two not linked
(non-Internet) sources, more would be
better.
2.b. Providing appropriate citations of source material is essential. I should be able to
take your citation and go directly to a copy of the article in the library or on the web
and look at it. Sometimes I do exactly that. This is a key advantage
of the links in an electronic journal, of course. Thank you very much for good
citations. Be aware that you can not always copy the link address, for instance, from a
printout of the article. It may not be complete - more likely, completely useless. I recommend you keep a word processor page/file where you paste the
address directly from the "location" area of the web page, as you see it, onto
that page for future reference, for example.
2.c. You will include a reference list at the end of the
article, along with a short bio: name, hometown, major, year
in school, work place (optional). Also, you will include a link to
your e-mail address. The link to, for example, your name, is: mailto:userid@esuvm.emporia.edu,
as an example.
Mine is William L. Smith. It is also good web
master practice to include a Last Updated date at the end of
your article, also.
3. Your articles will make up one section of an issue of the ESU On-line Management
Journal. So, prepare them accordingly. People all over the world may be reading them, now
and into the future. Make us all proud of your accomplishment.
4. Your articles are due to me by Monday noon, July 26, 1998. They will be transmitted as
an attachment to an e-mail message. Be sure to include all web pages and all image files
used. (Late points begin to be assessed at 5 p.m., July 27, 1998).
5. I do want them (your articles) available for peer review and comment, and possibly
class discussion, during the term. They will be posted to the Journal as soon as I can get
them up, after receipt.
6. Ten points of your grade will be allocated to a peer-review
process of other student's papers. Details will be provided in class.