Term Paper Instructions
Overview: You will edit Term Paper Template file every week, adding additional content to it as directed in the instructions for your weekly discussion board assignment. The new content that you add each week will be posted to the discussion board for review. You will also upload this file to TurnItIn.com or any other originality checking service every week for originality checking of the new content that you have posted on the discussion board..
General Instructions for working with the Term Paper Template:
1. All words in brackets [ ] will eventually be deleted and replaced with your own words. Make sure you delete the brackets, too.
2. The major section headings (which are all centered) should not be altered. These will be the same in everyone’s term paper. However, you will customize the sub-headings according to your own content.
Specific Instructions for the Term Paper Outline (Week 2 Assignment):
1. Customize the title page for your own paper. This includes editing the “Running Head” in the page header, the title of your paper, and your name.
2. For each major section of the paper, you need to customize the sub-headings. You may add additional sub-headings, as needed, but each section must have a minimum of three sub-headings. Be sure to be descriptive in your sub-heading names, so that I know what content you intend to cover in each sub-heading.
3. Add 1-3 sentences after each sub-heading, describing the specific content that you plan to cover in that section of your term paper.
4. Write a 150-250 word abstract for your term paper (on p. 2 of the Term Paper Template). Once you have completed the above steps, you should have sufficient information on what you intend to cover in your paper to write your abstract.
5. Write the introductory paragraphs of your term paper (on p. 3 of the Term Paper Template) underneath the title of your paper. The introductory paragraphs should be at least one page long. These paragraphs should provide the reader with an overview of the business you are creating, including your rationale and reasons for starting up that business.
6. Copy your abstract, and your introductory paragraphs, to the discussion board for your instructor and peers to review. This will constitute your weekly discussion board assignment for week 2.
7. Upload your Term Paper Template through the Assignment section of the classroom using the Term Paper Outline link.
8. In addition, answer these questions in the textbox of your submission link:
• What is the name of your business?
• What is the nature of your business? • What type of product(s) or service(s) will your business offer? • In what ways will the information technology needs be different for upper management, middle management, operational management, and lower level employees (such as production and service workers, and data workers)? • Identify the main business processes in your business. What types of business information systems will you need to efficiently run the various business processes of your business? • What kinds of enterprise applications will your business require in order to coordinate and integrate the various business processes? • How will you organize the information systems function of your business? • Will you have one IT expert on staff, will you have an information systems department, or will you outsource the IT function? • What will be the primary responsibilities of your IT expert or department?