Timeline of Discovery

Timeline for Discovery — summarize to fit the information on the timeline. Submit both the timeline image and your timeline outline setup research. Wk 4 Timeline Setup.docx

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After reading Chapters 9 and 10 in your textbook, select one topic of discovery used in our modern lives. Some examples include microwaves, x- rays, lasers, radiation, nuclear energy, etc. Using the free Online Timeline Maker from Adobe Spark and this printable outline, create a timeline of your selected discovery. Watch this video for assistance in using the timeline creator. You will need to include the following information:

1. What is the discovery you selected?
2. Who, when, and how was this discovered?
   1. Include any early developments. Was this accidentally discovered?

i.First development

ii.Second development

1. When was this commercially available?
2. When was this available for residential use?
3. Include dates and information about two negative activities or concerns with using this product.
   1. First negative
   2. Second negative
4. Include at least two different ways this discovery has been used over time and the dates when used.
   1. First way it was used
   2. Second way it was used
5. Include two ways this may be used in the future and marking the anticipated dates of use.
   1. First future event
   2. Second future event

Each timeline marking should include 1-2 sentences of information. Upload your completed file to the assignment area as a PNG and also include your references either as a separate document or typed into the message window of your submission.

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Assignment 2

Process Improvement

What are the pertinent components of Process Improvement? Examine a local store or business with which you are familiar. What specifically needs to improve? What processes are in place and what is not in place? For example, you can discuss customer service issues or product concerns.

• Write between 700 – 1,000 words using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.

APA resources, including a template, are provided in the Supplemental Materials folder.

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