Work Instructions

Review the article “8 ways electronic work instructions are transforming the shop floor” from this week’s reading assignment. This article discusses the importance of work instructions and how these instructions have improved a company that runs a shop floor environment. Assume that you are a manager for the company in this article. Considering the methods that have been used in the past and that are currently being used as mentioned in the article, explain what you feel the pros and cons are to electronic work instructions. Using outside research, what other work instructions might you introduce to the work place? You should include a minimum of two additional techniques not mentioned in this article. Use your course materials and outside research to generate a solid analysis on why these methods would be helpful. Your analysis should be supported by research.

Directions for obtaining the file: Login to the Grantham University library by clicking on the Resources tab from the main page. You will then log into EBSCOHost. Once you have accessed the database, simply copy and paste the title of the article and press enter to search and you should now have the file accessible to review.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

·  Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.

·  Use font size 12 and 1” margins.

·  Include cover page and reference page.

·  At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.

·  No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.

·  Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.

·  Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

A detailed explanation of how to cite a source using APA can be found here (link).

Download an example here.

Modules developed by the Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI) are used as one of the foundational elements for the class. There are four modules used for the course.  Each module has either 3 or 4 topics.  You are to study the entire module and for each topic, write a reflection paper consisting of an overview of the task and YOUR thoughts on how it can be used in a real school setting to analyze data and create school improvement.  In addition, you should choose ONE topic for each module and complete that topic with a small group of your colleagues. For example, if you choose Five Whys for the Leading the Team To Analyze Root Causes module, you should select 4 to 6 colleagues, and lead them through a activity (you choose topic). The writing assignment for the module you choose for colleagues should include the write-up of the actual activity describing the group and how the activity worked with them.  Somebody is going to ask, “How long should the reflection paper be?”  My standard answer is long enough to appropriately cover the assignment.  For the topics that do not include your colleagues, you should be able to complete the assignment in 1.5 to 2 pages.  For the module used with your colleagues, the length will probably be 3-4 pages.  Assignments should not exceed 10 pages in length.

Each assignment should include:

• One paper for each topic (1.5-2 pages each x 3 or 4 topics)
• One paper summary of the activity you implemented (3-4 pages)