Research Paper

Professor Morelli MIS2310-02 Research Project Paper Page 1

American International College

School of Business, Arts & Sciences

MIS2310-02: Fundamentals of Information Systems

Research Paper Project Instructions

Topic:

Your Final Exam for the Course is a Research Paper. The subject of the Research Paper is “The

Evolving Role of the Chief Information Officer and the IT Organization”.

Research Paper Structure:

The Research Paper should be completed using Microsoft Office 365 or later and should be 7 to 9

pages double spaced. All Research should be Cited.

Research Paper Topical Outline:

The following is an example of a Topical Outline for your Paper. Although you may deviate

from this Outline, you should address all the topics in the Outline somewhere in your Paper.

I. Background and Historical Perspective

II. Current Role of the CIO and the IT Organization

a. Reporting Structure b. Roles and Responsibilities c. Relationship with the other Business Functions

d. CIO Salaries

III. Future Role of the CIO and the IT Organization

a. Consider the impact of the following

✓ Artificial Intelligence ✓ Outsourcing ✓ Web-Based and Blended Organizations ✓ Mobile Computing ✓ Big Data and Business Intelligence/Analytics ✓ Social Networking ✓ Cloud Computing ✓ The Internet of Things (IOT)

IV. Summary and Conclusions

Your Research Paper should NOT simply answer each question or topic in the Topical Outline

above such as Topic #1, Topic #2, etc. with an answer to each, but use these topics as a guideline,

addressing each topic, as part of your overall analysis in your Research Paper.

Submission Requirements:

The Course Research Paper should be submitted in the Course Research Paper Folder on

Blackboard by midnight of the date of the posted Final Exam for the Course. (Friday, April 30th)