Internet Exercise #1

Perform an Internet search using the term, opportunity costs, and locate an article (less than one year old) from the results of your search. (Make sure that you do not select an instructor's lecture notes or a class assignment from the results of your search.) After reading the article, write a brief paper (3 — 5 paragraphs) that summarizes and comments on the article. (Your critique should provide the appropriate citation for the article. If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)

Internet Exercise #2 (Appendix 2B)

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program maintains a website at http://www.quality.nist.gov that provides information about the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige award. Review the information provided on this website. Then, write a brief paper (3 - 5 paragraphs) that:

• Describes the Malcolm Baldrige award.
• Identifies recent winners of this award (including their industries).
• Discusses whether winners are any more successful than other organizations (Hint: Consider exploring the "Why Apply" link on home page.)

Internet Exercise #3 (Appendix 2B)

The Total Quality Engineering Company maintains a website at http://www.tqe.com. Click on the Newsletter link to access the company's Focus on Quality Newsletters. Choose an article from the most recent newsletter. After reading the article, write a brief paper (3 — 5 paragraphs) that summarizes the article. (Your paper should provide the appropriate citation for the article. If necessary, you may wish to refer to the following website, which includes information about citations: http://www.cod.edu/library/research/citenet.htm.)