Project Schedule

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Overview

For this assignment, you must prepare a Project Schedule for the Term Paper project described below. It is due at the end of Week Five.

Requirements

Create a Project Schedule for the Term Paper Project using MS Project (or similar tool)
Instructions

Your project schedule must include a WBS with deliverables and work packets numbered accordingly
Make up realistic durations for each task. Make assumptions as needed.
Establish predecessors and successors for tasks as appropriate
Create a GANTT chart for this project using MS Project (or similar tool)
Capture an image of your task list + GANTT Chart, save the image as a document OR just submit the .mpp file
Submit your document to the instructor via Canvas (.mpp, .jpg, .pdf, .gif)
Scenario

Assume that you are part of a team of four students.
The four of you must prepare a research paper and present your research paper to the rest of the class. (The topic of the paper is irrelevant for this lab exercise…)
Your instructor requires you to use the library and online web sites to research the topic.
You must also use the EBSCO online research database (for which you do NOT yet have an account.)
Your research must include at least 2 books, 2 periodical articles, and 4 different websites.
Your paper must be 5-7 pages of content, and must include a cover page and full citation in a bibliography.
The paper will be turned in on hard copy in a nice folio or report cover
In addition to turning in your research paper, the four of you are required to create a slide presentation summarizing your research.
You will present your present your research to the rest of the class in the classroom on the last night of class. Your presentation should take 5 – 10 minutes. Bring your powerpoint slides to class on a flash drive.
Preliminary WBS

Here is a preliminary list of tasks. These are in alphabetical order. You must arrange them into chronological order and define predecessors/successors and durations. Feel free to add tasks as needed.

Add Footnotes to Paper
Assemble the Final Document for submission
Assign roles & tasks to four students on the team
Buy a Report Cover
Buy Note Cards
Check out Books
Correct Spelling Errors in Draft
Create a Bibliography
Create an Outline of the paper
Get a Logon ID for the research web site
Give the presentation
Go to the library
Locate and Retrieve Books
Look up books by Subject
Organize Note Cards by Topic
Prepare the Final Copy
Prepare the Powerpoint Slides
Print the Final Copy
Print the Rough Draft
Read books and articles
Record catalog numbers
Rehearse the presentation
Run Spell check
Search the World Wide Web
Take notes on note cards
Turn the Report In
Write the Rough Draft