Engineering paper on Data Entry Devices;Special Control Devices
Guidelines for Final Project
Objective
To present a written report of the assigned topic related to human factors.
Expectation
Each student will be assigned, by the instructor, with a topic related to an aspect of the study of human factors. The list of the assignments will be published by the instructor.
The student is expected to become familiar with the assigned topic, in which he/she will develop a written paper explaining the subject and describing real-life examples of its application. The report is expected to contain at least five (5) references from books and peer-reviewed journal articles. Information obtained from federal agencies (e.g. OSHA) and associations (e.g. NIOSH) is also encouraged.
Guidelines for Written Report
· The report must be typed, using standard 11-point, serif typeface (e.g. Times), and single-spaced, with one-inch margins (on all sides).
· The final document should be saved in Word (.docx) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) format.
· The paper should be a minimum of 4 pages and a maximum of 8 pages, not including references and appendices.
· The title page shows the title of the paper, the student’s name, school name, and date of submission.
· All pages except the title page must be numbered. Type the numbers within the one-inch margin on the bottom of the page. These numerals should be centered.
· Abbreviations should be defined the first time they appear in text by placing the abbreviation in parentheses following the spelled-out word.
Suggested Report Sequence
1. Introduction
2. Thesis statement/objective
3. Background/literature review
4. Real-life application
5. Real-life examples
6. Conclusions
7. References
8. Appendix (if needed)
St. Mary’s University Human Factors EG 3316
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