Requirements for Final Project
The term project in this course is a Research project. The research paper deliverable will be composed of three parts.
Part 1: Detailed explanation/description of the topic
Part 2: Research & findings of the related topics
Part 3: The student's analysis-based opinion on said findings (What was most compelling about your findings and why).
Deliverables
Paper - the paper shall cover any number of topics and areas that we discussed in the course. Please format the paper with standard APA margins and font size. The content of the paper will be no less than ten pages. Title, abstract, references are separate for a total 13 pages.
Content of paper and presentation ...
The proposed topics found in IT Business decision making should cover the following areas:
1. Building an IT Strategic Plan
2. Using Information Resources as Strategic Tools
3. Designing and Building Information Systems
4. Designing and Building an Information Technology Organization
5. Managing Business Processing in Information Technology
6. Building the IT Architecture and IT Infrastructure
7. Managing IT Activities Globally (aka across time zones)
8. The Business of IT; Managing and Monitoring IT Projects and Investments
9. Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Maintenance
10. Information Systems Security
11. Using Information Ethically
12. Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence and Analytics
13. Information Systems Sourcing
14. Governing Practices for Information Technology Organizations
You may include more areas than listed above if you believe it's necessary.