writing case study report engineering failure

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Writing Case StudyReport

Example of Assignments

Related to Engineering

Disaster


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Is there a formula to follow whenwriting case study responses?

∗ For each case study response: PREPARE!

∗ Paragraphs you ill need

∗ Rephrase the uestion

∗ Essential facts from the case to include

∗ Points of oath and code of ethics as reference

∗ A"solutely clear interpretation of oath andethics

∗ Restate your main points


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Step 1: Paragraphs you will

need

∗ Pic# an example of an engineering

failure or disaster of some type $i%e%space shuttle$s&' nuclear plant failure'plane crashes' "uilding collapse&'prefera"ly hich has occurred in the last

ten years%

∗ Descri"e it in some detail' and discusshat ethical issues might ha(e "een at

least partly responsi"le for the failure%http:))%matscieng%sunys"%ea

http://www.matscieng.sunysb.eadu/disaster/http://www.matscieng.sunysb.eadu/disaster/http://www.matscieng.sunysb.eadu/disaster/http://www.matscieng.sunysb.eadu/disaster/http://www.matscieng.sunysb.eadu/disaster/


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∗ *n other ords' create a failure analysis

report for this failure that includes:

∗ +% What failed%

∗ ,% Why it failed%

∗ -% Possi"le correcti(e actions $.o toma#e it not fail&%

∗ /% Who as at fault' and hy%

Step 1: Paragraphs you will

need

http:))list(erse%com),001)+,)0/)top2+02orst2engineerin 2disasters)

http://listverse.com/2007/12/04/top-10-worst-engineering-disasters/http://listverse.com/2007/12/04/top-10-worst-engineering-disasters/http://listverse.com/2007/12/04/top-10-worst-engineering-disasters/http://listverse.com/2007/12/04/top-10-worst-engineering-disasters/


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Step 2: Rephrasing the

question

∗ 3his allos us to create the idea hichpro(ides the foundation for our anser

∗ *t also guarantees that you areresponding directly to the uestion and

not 4confused5 or 4riding the fence5 ore(en 4"eating around the "ush5


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∗ Descri"e ho a lac# of

6professionalism6 or 6carefulness6 maylead to this failure%

∗ Please include a list of any references

you might ha(e used% For examples'referring to 4the code of ethics5

Step 2: Rephrasing the

question


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Step 3: Essential Facts from thecase to include

∗ Refer to the speci7c aspect of the case

that is rele(ant to your uestion%

∗ 3his is a #ey element that re(ieersill "e loo#ing for hen they grade

your responses%

∗ 8ou must use at least one nespaper orrecent 9ournal account as one of your

references%


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Step 4: Points of oath andcode of ethics as reference

∗ o' introduce the points that informs

your idea∗ For example: based on the frst point o

the oath o engineers: To give theutmost o perormance" . . .

∗ WAR*;: Don


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Step 5: Asolutely clearinterpretation of the oath and ethics

∗ .ere you ill 4"rea# don5 the

statement you 9ust made hich concernith the engineering failure and itsrelation to oath and code of ethics

∗ 8our goal here is C=AR*38 andAPP=*CA>*=*38!!!


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Step !: REstate your main

points


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∗ Anser the uestion 6So What?4

Show your readers why your essay isimportant"

Show them that your paper was meaningfuland useful"

∗ Synthesi@e your points∗ ;i(e your opinion or standing

point

∗ =oo#ing to the future

Strategies for Writing aConclusion


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∗ 3he 7nal su"mission of the case studyreport is ,- anuary ,0+,%

∗ *f you feel that you ant to increase youron score' you are alloed to ma#e oneadditional indi(idual case report%

∗ Any diBculty???contact me: rita%darmayantigmail%com

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