Research paper
ITS832 – Information Systems
in a Global Economy
Summer 2019 IIG Sections 11 and 12
Lecture #2 – July 8th, 2019
Dr. Donald S. Walker
OVERVIEW
Remaining Course Flow
Week 2 Discussion and Paper Topics
Writing Tips
Conclusion
Remaining Course Flow
Our text is generic to all policy making
Methodological content is fine, but we need to work on policy decisions that impact IT professionals
Remaining weeks will examine IT-related issues that policy makers face nationally and internationally
Discussions will be broadly based, while assignments will allow you to focus tightly on a specific issue within the general discussion
Remaining Course Flow (cont.)
Weekly IT Policy Topics
Week 2: Data Management
Week 3: Public Privacy Concerns
Week 4: Managing Disruptive Technologies
Week 5: Taxation
Week 6: Compliance Issues
Week 7: Telecommuncations
When applicable and practical, these topics will be examined at the national and international level.
US national policy will be the default, but not to the exclusion of other countries
A comparison and contrast of US policy to other countries would be very informative
Week 2 Discussion and Paper
Weekly Topic: Data Management
Discussion: What are the 3 most important policy areas affecting data management?
Written Assignment (2-3 pages): Pick a specific topic that relates to public policy affecting data management, and
Define the topic area
Describe the problems arising from a lack of policy, and
Analyze the most promising ways new policy will be developed or has recently been enacted to address the problems
Public Policy and Data Management
Scarcity of academic articles might lead you to use practioner sources, which is fine
Example Areas
Data Protection
Privacy Act
Public Records Management
Legal Discovery
Writing Tips
Bibliographic Software
No abstract required
Paraphrase, no direct quotes
Sample APA paper posted in Week 2 Materials
Develop an outline, transfer to APA sections, then start writing
Write in your own words, form your own argument
Don’t include other’s work and then re-phrase
Stay focused, not a lot of space for background or distractions in a 2-3 page paper
DO NOT turn in more than 3 pages
Write clearly and simply
Read it out loud, if it doesn’t make sense out loud, it doesn’t make sense on the page
CONCLUSION
Plagiarism is rampant in class discussion
The syllabus points are correct, the gradebook in iLearn is not (still working on it)
Still developing future week’s content, let me know if there are specific areas you’d like to cover
Questions/concerns email donald.walker@ucumberlands.edu