Guidelines:
You will be graded on three components, the research itself, your use Powerpoint technology and how well you deliver your TechX talk (see original TechX selection assignment).
To receive a grade, you must present your topic in class as well as submit all the written components of the course.
The general Idea: Keeping in touch with the latest developments in the IT industry and practice is a key for grounded and relevant research. As managers it is important to know how to research and evaluate not just current technologies but also those in the pipeline. For the rest of the semester, you will track and research a particular information technology on a continuous fashion and will become an expert and a champion of this industry/technology. You are required to demonstrate your expertise by the following:
give a 10 minutes TechX presentation recorded and posted to discussion board
write a report – approximately 10 pages not including bibliography; format may vary dependent on topic.
In general:
Overview of your topic- Introduction,
Why this topic is important to general managers/business?
Key players, historical background,
How much monies companies spend on this topic?
{-develop the important components of the topic –},
What are implications to business and society at large.
Business case for adopting this technology,
Your insights, takeaways, recommendations, etc.
Give a list of sources where the audience can find more information i.e. full citations (website name, URL, date visited).
If you need assistance with this report please consult the writing center (they are a resource to assist you).
Each student should conduct original research and references from both academic and popular press. YOU MUST USE SOME ACADEMIC SOURCES, there should be at least 10 references.
Popular press refers to current periodicals, journal articles, newspapers and relevant web sites. E.g. Computerworld, CIOinsight
Academic references include but are not limited to references from refereed journals such as MIS Quarterly, Academy of Management, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems.
The best sources for finding research journals is from ABI/INFORMS or EBSCO databases in the library.
YOU MUST USE SOME ACADEMIC SOURCES. I find Google scholar to be very useful when conducting research. Additionally, if your topic lends itself to conducting an interview with an expert by all means do that.
n.b: I will use turnitin.com to check for plagiarism
SLOPPY PRESENTATIONS GET SLOPPY GRADES.
Remember you purpose in light of your audience