An-Najah Staff

 Homework Assignment #1

Part 1: Solve the problems 14 and 15 from Chapter 3

1. For problem 14 (Page 79):
2. Draw a network diagram (use Visio or some other drawing tool)
3. Calculate the Earliest and Latest times (in a table)
4. Determine the Critical Activities and the Critical Path.
5. For problem 15 (Page 79):
   • Draw a Gantt chart. You need to do it by hand first by using any drawing tool you want…Visio for instance. You can even do it in MS Excel. You need to do it by hand first, then you CAN copy and paste MS Project generated chart into your report, if you want to.

Part 2: Case assignment (Pages 81-87)

  Answer the BEC Case questions at the end of Chapter 3. Write a short report summarizing the answers of each question.

General Guidelines for any Written Reportor Assignment

1. Include a Cover Sheet that includes (but not limited to) your full name (as it is recorded in your student files), class number / name / section (e.g., CIS  133340 – Structural & Functional Design, Section 50) assignment number (e.g., Homework Assignment 1), and the due date (e.g., March 19, 2009).

2. Use 12 pt Times New Roman fonts, and 1.5 line spacing.

3. Start a new page for each major section of your assignment/report.

4. If you need to show screen shots from a software, then do it professionally. That is, make sure that the pictures are legible (do not incorrectly resize them after inserting them into your document), and only show the part of the screen that you want to show (not the whole desktop). Do not leave a lot of white spaces before and after the figures/tables. Use captions for figures and tables and reference them from within the text.

Your assignment/report should not look like a collection of pictures (screen shots). The pictures are there to augment your report, not to replace it… Meaning, have descriptive text before and after the pictures, explaining what is presented in the picture… do not assume that I know what it is supposed to be. Write your report as a complete document that anybody can read and understand.

If you don’t know how to capture/modify/insert screen shots into your written report, learn it from your friends, or ask me, I will show you.

5. Upload your file to the OCC site (unless otherwise specified).

6. Name your MS Word 2003file as YourFirstName_LastName_HW01.doc  (e.g., Mohammed_Dwikat_HW1.doc).

7. Do NOT compress/zip your file.

8. Note that you can only submit/upload once; therefore make sure that the report is completed/finalized before submitting/uploading it.