This course explores case studies and the application of lean six sigma therein. Each Discussion Main Thread is designed to help you analyze, evaluate, and synthesize what you have learned from the reading as well as your own research from the literature and then apply that to a business issue

Discussion Assignment Instructions

Overview

This course explores case studies and the application of lean six sigma therein. Each Discussion Main Thread is designed to help you analyze, evaluate, and synthesize what you have learned from the reading as well as your own research from the literature and then apply that to a business issue. The application of a business solution is as unique and varied as there are business issues or challenges. Countless consulting agencies suggest they provide guaranteed solutions, but many times don’t have the methodologies to back them up. In the discussion main threads, you will serve as the consultant and discuss methodologies of how to apply each topic or type of case study to a specific issue. In the replies, consider yourself another consultant and while still searching for the best business solution, analyze/respond to your peer’s main thread (not restating your main thread stance, nor critiquing your peer, rather while stating your agreement or disagreement, support or refute their approach with supporting citations). You are writing (in a scholarly manner) to the reader, not to the writer, so omit the salutations, complimentary kudos, and ‘I totally agreed with you’-type comments. Do not confuse what is required in the Case Study Projects with what is required here which is more of a business solutions application mindset.

(NOTE: Even if not officially wearing the title of ‘consultant’ in your organization, you may be asked to provide a business solution to an internal organizational issue. Regardless of titles, these scenarios are designed to get you thinking about how to apply the applicable case study to a certain type of issue.)

Instructions

Requirements for every Discussion Post

You will submit your Main Thread no later than Thursday 11:59 p.m. (ET) of the assigned Module: Week. In the same week as your Main Thread, no later than Sunday 11:59 p.m. (ET), you will provide a Reply to at least one of your classmates. The instructor will provide a single assessment of your discussion posts each module – see rubric.

Minimum of 600 words

Minimum of 2 sources from the literature in addition to course texts

Use the following outline:

Cover Page

Introduction

Consultant’s Assessment/Recommendations

Conclusion

References

You must paste your text directly into the message window in the Learning Management System and attach a word document (.docx) for each post (main thread and reply).

Materials submitted to fulfill requirements in one course may not be submitted in another course. Concerns about the propriety of obtaining outside assistance and acknowledging sources should be addressed to the instructor of the course before the work commences and as necessary as the work proceeds.

• Be sure to use current APA formatting for all elements of your Main Threads and your Replies. This should include Title Blocks, Headings, Citations, References, and general formatting.
• The cover page must include this statement as an author’s note: “By submitting this assignment, I attest this submission represents my own work, and not that of another student, scholar, or internet source. I understand I am responsible for knowing and correctly utilizing referencing and bibliographical guidelines. I have not submitted this work for any other class.”
• In addition to the course textbook(s), this discussion must include at least 3 references from scholarly articles that have publication dates no older than 5 years. Do not use any books other than the Bible (if applicable) and the textbook. Do not conduct interviews.

• In-text citations are required to support your statements, points, assertions, issues, arguments, concerns, paragraph topic sentences, and statements of fact and opinion. NOTE: In your reply post, when using/referring to a peer’s main thread, you must cite them.
• The required cover page and the reference pages are not included in the required assignment word count but are required as part of your discussion post.
• The introduction and conclusion sections should be succinct.
• Sources of information from Wikipedia, dictionaries, and encyclopedia will not be accepted.
• All parts of the assignment must be based on scholarly and biblical literature.
• Avoid clichés, slang, jargon, exaggerations, abbreviations, figurative language, and language that is too informal and too subjective.
• Submit your final document for grading with file name syntax: Last Name First Initial DF#. For example: PhilebaumJIncorpLSS.doc (no .pdfs).

Grading Metrics

Consult the accompanying rubric for how your instructor will grade this discussion. Also, any form of plagiarism, including cutting and pasting, will result in zero points for the entire discussion. All quoted and ‘directly influencing’ materials must be properly cited in current APA format.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool. The tool is a starting point for instructors to check overall Academic Integrity and higher scores generally indicate a higher probability of Academic Misconduct. The higher a score, the higher the probability that there are too many quotations included in the narrative, and/or there are passages that have not been properly cited.