Business Mathematics I
Project 2: ATM’s & Queues
Evaluation of Final Written Report
Team # ______ Section # ______
Organization:
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• Report contains an introduction and conclusion.
They do not need to be labeled as such, but there needs to be a paragraph that states what your objective is, what your
findings were, and briefly outlines your approach (i.e. gives some idea as to what the rest of the paper contains). Do NOT
leave your final decision to the last line of the paper. Your boss isn't going to want to wait that long! You should also
have a paragraph at the end that summarizes all of your findings (yes, even those from your further analysis) and how
they affected your final decision.
• Ideas are presented in a clear and logical manner with appropriate transitions.
A subtitle does not constitute a transition. How does one section of your paper affect, motivate, and/or coincide with
the next section?
• Report is self-contained.
We are beyond the age of cutting and pasting (with scissors and glue) diagrams into a document.
Main Content:
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• The objective of the project is clearly stated.
Why are you writing this paper? What was it your company wanted you to do? Why did they need to know this? How
will your recommendation be used?
• Appropriate background information is given.
What information were you given to start with? What was essential to know before you began?
• All project assumptions are clearly stated, and their importance explained.
Make sure you are distinguishing between "assumption" and "definition". There are certain things we assume to simplify
our calculations, simplify the problem, etc. Explain why it was essential to make such an assumption. If it wasn't
essential, then why do it?
• All variables are defined.
A must!!! You cannot refer to a variable name, unless it has been defined already.
• All formulas and Excel functions relevant to the 1 ATM simluation are clearly explained.
The nitty-gritty details of Excel are not necessarily required, but you should be able to explain to the reader how your
simulations worked for 1 ATM. The project quiz and 1 ATM practice worksheet leading up to the project quiz will be a
great help to you here.
• All computations are correct and interpreted in the proper context.
Computations should have been completed and checked in homework already. There is no reason why your numbers
should be wrong. Once you get your numbers, what do they mean?
• Results are expressed in the appropriate units.
This is inherent in interpreting your results. Please specify units!
• Recommendation is clearly identified and well supported.
Remember: Mathematics for Business Decisions. The decision is important, but you also have to "sell" your idea.
Support it with plenty evidence. Numbers speak wonders!
Style:
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• Report is bound and contains a properly formatted table of contents.
Bound ≠ stapled. Your boss asks you for a report. Are you going to hand in a stack of
stapled pages with bent corners? No. Find a folder, or presentation portfolio. Your table
of contents should list the major sections of your paper and their respective page numbers.
• Layout of report is visually appealing.
Paragraph after paragraph of black and white words is monotonous. Use colors, diagrams, etc. to set your paper apart
from others.
• Complete sentences and good paragraph structure are used.
A must for sounding professional. No IM'ing terminology!!
• Report is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
Ditto.
• Proper mathematical notation and typesetting (Equation Editor) are used.
• Tables are well-formatted.
It's also a good idea to label your tables and graphs for reference, for example, Table 1.2, Figure 3.1, etc.
• Writing style is consistent throughout paper.
Read over the whole paper, and avoid a "change in speaker".