Research Report Assignment
TOPIC:
Write an original research report consisting of one of the following topic areas:
1) Virtual Organizations, 2) Network Organizations, 3) Spin-out Organizations, 4) Ambidextrous Organizations, 5) Front-Back Organizations, 6) Sense and Response Organizations.
1. The final Research Report has a deadline date of 09/30/2018 on Sunday.
2. Each student submission will be checked for plagiarism. Warning... Turnitin has a very good and historical memory and can access reports from both internal and external resources (i.e. Universities, Governments, etc.) including those originally written in non-English languages.
3. Only one submission attempt is permitted - BE SURE BEFORE YOU HIT ENTER. Plagiarism will result in a grade of zero (non-negotiable) for the assignment and may results in other university actions.
4. Acceptable file formats for submissions include Microsoft Word (doc, docx) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF). Other formats are not acceptable.
5. The research paper must be at least 2,500 words supported by evidence (citations from peer-reviewed sources).
6. A minimum of four peer-reviewed journal citations are required.
7. Formatting should be double-spaced, one-inch boarders, no extra space for headings, no extra white space, no more than two levels of heading, page numbers, front and back matter).
8. Extra white space use to enhance page count will negatively affect student grade.
Focus for the research paper:
a. Describe, compare / contrast, and evaluate two database implementations in your field of interest. You may also want to consider referencing journal case studies.
b. The first implementation should be a database that was essentially successful
c. The second implementation should be a database that had significant "challenges"
d. The databases may either be ones with which you are personally familiar or ones that are reported in the literature
e. Be sure to go well beyond just personal opinion in your analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Student submissions must be anchor in peer reviewed literature.
The following outline (unrelated to the subject matter of the research report) may help in your understanding of the research report via analysis & synthesis.
1) Introduction:
a) Introduce the 2 DB implementations plans. Add history and relative significance of each consumer and DB products.
b) One implementation should be a database that was essentially successful.
c) The second implementation should be a database that had significant "challenges".
d) What type of research papers was used (case study, empirical, etc.)?
2) Describe, compare/contrast, and evaluate two database - ANALYSIS
a) What is the problem driving the implementation? What is ‘going wrong' or what ‘problem' was expected to be addressed?
b) What were the implementation requirements
i) Expectations
ii) Project requirements
iii) DB requirements
iv) Planed resources & time expectations
c) What were the risks and impact if the implementation failed?
3) Provide a SYNTHESIS of the 2-implementation plans.
a) What specific issues addressed by article X were also addressed in article Y, and how do they compare?
b) What issues addressed by article X (or Y) may have been addressed by an alternate solution?
4) Findings
a) What does your evidence show?
5) Conclusions
a) What make one DB implementation a success and the other have significant challenges?
b) What mitigating factors were, or should have been, considered?
6) Recommendations
a) Future investigation
7) Reference List.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.