Group Project - Final Guidelines

Your group project presentations will be on Tuesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 21.  Your written project will be due in class on Thursday, April 21.  You should follow the following guidelines in constructing your final project and presentation. (These guidelines have also been uploaded to your google drive folder.)

Math 110E Group Project Final Draft Guidelines

            The final component of your group project is made up of two components – a large writing assignment and a presentation.  Your job will be to not only solve the problem, but to present the solution so that others understand your solution.  This is a group project; it is expected that every member of a group actively participate in the project and contribute to the final result.  Groups should be 2-4 people in size.  Below are the general guidelines that should be followed in writing the final draft of your project.

The Written Portion (50 points):

• The paper should be typed in 12 point font, double spaced with one inch margins, and should be 7-12 pages in length (including any pictures and data tables) and stapled.
• Each group member’s name should be included on the title page
• Include any outside references or sources used cited in proper APA or MLA format
• The written portion of the paper will be due in class on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Presentation (40 points):

• 10-20 minutes in length
• Should be given as if you were presenting your results to an investor.
• Presentation should include at least 3 of the objectives you solved to help improve your business.
• You should use PowerPoint to create your presentation and use any charts and/or graphs to help support your case.
• Presentations will be given the week of April 19-21.  You will be assigned a presentation date by April 12.

Individual Contribution (10 points):

·      Each group member will evaluate the contributions of their fellow group members throughout the project.

The following questions will be considered in grading of the project:

Paper quality and accuracy:

• Did they use proper grammar?
• Are the ideas well organized?
• Did they use proper referencing of data and formulating of work?
• Did they correct errors from initial drafts?
• Does the paper contain numerical accurate data?
• Did they use proper mathematical formulas and vocabulary?

Presentation and Creativity:

• Do the display of data and graphics contribute to the work?
• Were they creative in the development of the project?
• Is the paper properly pitched to the intended audience?
• Was the presentation clear?
• Was the presentation consistent with the information given?