The Research Paper must be at least 6 pages in length, not including the cover page and references. It is required that APA format in writing course papers be used. Therefore, the APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed. Your paper must contain at least five professional references and may include internet sources, books, and professional journals or resources related to the profession.
Example topics include:
1. Delivering Value with IT
2. Creating and Evolving a Technology Roadmap
3. Delivering IT Functions: a Decision Framework
4. Information Delivery: Its Evolving Role
5. The Identity Management Challenge
Once you have chosen your topic, please email your professor for topic approval. Search the Internet for organizations that have embraced IT and have proven successful at excelling in the area you have chosen for your topic. Include examples to demonstrate a course understanding. Suggested areas of discussion could include: employee workforce, communications, suppliers and partnerships, accountability, security and risk, etc. Develop a paper that addresses the benefits and challenges of the topic chosen. Explain how organizations relate strategically to their IT functions.