Assignment:
As a first step, you will need to select a company out of the three options provided. You will be researching and using this company as your own "case study" throughout many of the Discussions and Assignments for the balance of the course. Please review the following options to make your selection:
- Wal-Mart (large retail chain)
- Amazon.com (online business)
- MyPreschool (new small local preschool startup)
Once you have selected your organization, provide a (business style) memo addressed to the Instructor that does the following:
- Identifies your chosen organization and your rationale for selecting it
- Identifies at least five (5) resources you have found that you can use in your investigation and a strategy for further researching the organization or the industry in which it operates. Be sure to describe these resources and what types of relevant information they provide. You should provide the appropriate citation using APA format at the conclusion of your memo.
- Identifies the types of information system management issues your organization will likely encounter at some point (example: you can relate this to the issues that were identified in Week 1). Include some preliminary discussion about why these are important to address, and be sure to account for any assumptions you made in the process.
Other Important Notes Related to Selecting the Organization You Will Study:
- You may not survey or systematically interview employees at a company. If you wish to pursue interviews or surveys, you will need to follow the standard university procedures to obtain prior approval from the Walden University Institutional Review Board (IRB). Collecting data from human subjects without IRB approval can result in dismissal from the program.
- You will need to produce your recommendations based on analysis of documents and information that is publically available or that we provide to you.
- You will need to be careful that no proprietary, sensitive, or confidential information is disclosed, should you have access to it.
APA Format with reference page and citation. 2 page minimum double spaced