Information Systems Management Critical

School of Information Technology IT7356 Information Systems Management Critical Essay Weighting 20% of total course mark Due Date: Monday August 18th 2014 General Characteristics I will be looking for; Critical thinking: Essay demonstrates control over conceiving and defending a statement about a topic, including defining and limiting a topic. Makes a clear and arguable statement about topic, developing statements logically and adequately. Recognizes complications or alternative viewpoints. Paragraphs are sequenced and clearly developed. Argument, structure, and development: Essay makes an argument to an audience. Essay is structured around a controlling idea or thesis statement. Evidence illustrates or argues the controlling idea. Evidence is appropriate to topic and purpose. Evidence is sufficient. Audience is defined implicitly or explicitly and accommodated through essay. Whole paper structure supports controlling idea. Standard edited English awareness: Language use contributes to success of essay. Vocabulary and syntax are appropriate to purpose and occasion. Sentences vary to reinforce logic of essay. Essay demonstrates understanding of standard English conventions, including sentence boundaries and completeness, including spelling, punctuation, reference, citing and manuscript conventions. ? Plagiarism will not be tolerated – see course outline – I do not mark assignments where material is copied from the internet or any other source, I hand this immediately to the Head of School and the consequences are usually serious. ? Essays MUST use strict APA citation standards – marks will be lost for non-compliance, see the library if you don’t understand this. Requirements A Critical Essay – 1500 words, +/-10% Synopsis Much of this course focuses on business strategy. Information technology, the internet, the new economy, globalisation, consumer awareness, increased competitiveness and more recently social media have all impacted business strategy. Yet strategy...