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This assignment requires that students read the assigned book – We All Fall Down – and

submit a 3-page book report (double spaced, 12 point fonts, 1 inch margins, and well

organized using headings/subheadings) online on Canvas as a MS Word document after

reading and understanding the above text.

The guidelines on how to write the book report are provided below:

1. The book report must be organized around 3 major elements: Discussion, Application,

and Evaluation (DAE approach).

2. Write 3/4 th of a page Discussing the book. Do not write a summary or make

lists. Write in narrative form. Make sure that your write up includes answers to

these questions:

○ Describe at least three major operations management related

themes (central ideas or gems) in the book from your perspective.

Key word here is “major” themes, not just peripheral ideas such as

role of communication or importance of team work etc. Remember

this is operations management (OM) class and your gems should

revolve around concepts related to OM.

○ Give rationale why you think the above identified gems/themes are

important from your perspective. (use critical thinking to add some

rigor to your rationale)

3. Write 2 pages on the application of the major ideas/themes/gems as identified in the

discussion section above to your work place (any work place – past or present)? In your

own words, how you could apply these major themes/gems to your current or any

work-setting?

4. Finally, evaluate the book (1/4 th of a page) along the following lines:

● How practically useful are the ideas?

● Is the book well written and organized?

● Would you recommend it?

Grading Evaluation

Evaluation

Criteria

Yes Somewhat No

Discussion : at least three

major operations

management themes are

clearly provided with

rationale for each

6 – provides at least

three major distinct

OM themes clearly

identified and

justification

arguments

3 0

Application : fully applies

all the main OM

themes/gems identified to

student's current or

previous real world work

setting

10 – provides

discussion for

application of all

major OM themes to

student's any current

or previous work

setting in a thorough

manner in 2 pages

5 0

Evaluation : Answers

following three question:

· How practically

useful are the ideas?

· Is the book well

written and organized?

· Would you

recommend it?

5 – fully evaluates the

book by addressing all

three questions

2 0

Format and Content : Report follows correct

format (12 pt. font,

double-spaced, margins =

1”), grammar, spelling,

punctuation, and the

required number of pages

4 – No violations 2 – minor

violations

0 – major

violations