Grading Guidelines for THIS IS COOL

(Further details about all of these items can be found on handout #1)

Preparation:

* Choose either an article or an interview:

Article:

- a business use (not a personal use) of technology and/or an information system

- selected from a management/business publication from the last 3 months (a business/management publication has business and management issues as its focus)

Interview

- a person who works in an information systems area

* Select an appropriate topic:

- Do not choose articles that appear as reading assignments on the Mgmt386 web page.

- Do not choose articles or interviews that are a “sales pitch” for a particular product.

- Choose only those articles that you understand (or you risk putting yourself in a position where you may be asked questions you cannot answer).

* Mail correct information emailed to instructor one week before due. (See handout #1 for the information that must be in this email message.)

Paper:

Full page, single-spaced (font size 11 or 12)

Typed, stapled

Cover page with required information (see handout #1)

Two sections:

Summary

Relationship to Mgmt 386

Reference in MLA format

Correct spelling, grammar, language

Presentation:

Error-free PowerPoint slides

Timing at 3-5 minutes

Clear, concise, and interesting