Create a product design and a service design within an operations management environment.
Design is an important aspect in business. As applied to operations management, this is primarily product design and service design, and in a supporting role, facility design.
In this Assessment, you will apply critical thinking to the application of design to operations management in an informative essay.
You can select an operations management environment of your own choosing, however ensure it is realistic and real world applicable, reflecting good judgment, business sense, and critical thinking skills. Consider the following topics and follow the instructions below; remembering to complete all elements of your Assessment:
Product Design and Service Design:
Product Design
Create a product design within an operations management environment, using real world research to support your work. At the beginning of your paper, introduce your planned work, to include a description of the elements of the product design that you selected to focus on, and how you plan to apply it to a real world scenario.
Service Design
Create a service design within an operations management environment, using real world research to support your work. At the beginning of your paper, introduce your planned work, to include a description of the elements of the service design, that you selected to focus on, and how you plan to apply it to a real world scenario.
Ensure each topic is covered to appropriate breadth and depth demonstrating knowledge of the module concept and critical thinking skills. It is highly recommended that each topic comprises one-and-a-half full pages of your 3-full pages of content. Any diagrams or design elements should take up no more than one-half page, allowing at a minimum a one-half page of narrative to accompany and demonstrate critical thinking skills related to the diagram or design element created as part of your Assessment.
Minimum Submission Requirements
        This Assessment should be a separate Microsoft Word document, preferably in the most current .docx file format.
        In addition to the APA 6th edition style title page and reference page; ensure your paper covers the assigned topics, with a focus on quality. The following items provide additional guidance as to writing expectations.
        Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your paper should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
        It must be written in Standard English; demonstrating exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
        Your paper should provide a clearly established sustained viewpoint and purpose.
        Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified; as well as original and insightful.
        Ensure your paper uses APA 6th edition format for content, with properly indented paragraphs, and a minimum of 3-full pages (minimum 750 words) covering the assigned topics to appropriate depth.
        A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references, in APA 6th edition format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for credible research.
        Ensure you have at a minimum three quality references supporting your work: defining words, or using dictionaries, wikis, or encyclopedias, does not count as a quality reference, or meet university standards for credible online research.
        Be sure to cite both in-text and reference list citations were appropriate and reference all sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA 6th edition citation style. Review the APA formatting and citation style resources found in the Writing Center. The Writing Center can be found in the Academic Success Center in the Academic Tools area of your course. (It should include a cover sheet, paper is double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12-point font, correct citations, Standard English with no spelling or punctuation errors, and correct references at the bottom of the last page.)
If work submitted for this competency assessment does not meet the minimum submission requirements, it will be returned without being scored.

Tell Me More Papers
The goals of the TMM papers are assess your ability to:
Use available resources to locate research-based and/or peer-reviewed sources related to course materials,
Integrate course material with additional information,
Utilize information from multiple sources to write clearly and effectively.
Choose a research article about a topic we have discussed in class. This means that the articles present new, original data about the topic. Please avoid book chapters or review articles for this assignment. The articles SHOULD NOT be sources that we have used in class. Also, DO NOT USE WEB-BASED sources, such as Wikipedia, about.com, psychologytoday.com, etc. USE YOUR LIBRARY RESOURCES!!!!!!! If you turn in a paper that uses Wikipedia or about.com as a source, you will receive a score of zero for the paper. Im not kidding about this! The article that you choose should have a publication date within the last 5 years. The goal of the TMM assignments is to explore current/recent research.
Begin your paper with a short summary (roughly half a page) of what you learned in class about the topic. So, if you choose an article that focuses on CBT for anxiety disorders in children, provide a short summary of our class discussion. Then, use your article(s) to tell me something more about the topic, and expand on what we have covered in class. What additional information is presented? Does it change or add to information we have discussed in class? Does the article contradict any information discussed in class? Does it support information we have discussed in class? Why is the information in this article important? What does the information add to our understanding or knowledge about the treatment of childhood psychological disorders?
Your paper should be at least three pages long, but no more than six pages, excluding the title page and reference page.
Use APA format. It is especially important to make sure you cite your sources appropriately, including information from class as well as your additional articles or resources.
Have fun with this assignment! I am looking forward to learning more about current research by reading your papers.