Research Report - Current & Emerging Technologies
pvr-2020
ResearchReportAssignmentRequirements.docxSummary:
TOPIC: Write an original research report consisting of one of the following topic areas: 1) Virtual Organizations, 2) Network Organizations, 3) Spin-out Organizations, 4) Ambidextrous Organizations, 5) Front-Back Organizations, 6) Sense and Response Organizations.
1. The final Research Report has a due date of.
2. submission will be checked for plagiarism. Warning... Turnitin has a very good and historical memory and is capable of accessing reports from both internal and external resources (i.e. Universities, Governments, etc.) including those originally written in non-English languages.
5. Plagiarism will result in a grade of zero (non-negotiable) for the assignment
6. Acceptable file formats for submissions include Microsoft Word (doc, docx)
7. The research paper must be at least 2,500 words supported by evidence (citations from peer-reviewed sources).
8. A minimum of four (4) peer-reviewed journal citations are required.
9. Formatting should be double-spaced, one-inch boarders, no extra space for headings, no extra white space, no more than two levels of heading, page numbers, front and back matter).
10.Extra white space use to enhance page count will negatively affect student grade.
11.Focus for the research paper:
a. Describe, compare / contrast, and evaluate two (2) database implementations in your field of interest. You may also want to consider referencing journal case studies.
b. The first implementation should be a database that was essentially successful
c. The second implementation should be a database that had significant "challenges"
d. The databases may either be ones with which you are personally familiar or ones that are reported in the literature
e. Be sure to go well beyond just personal opinion in your analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Student submissions must be anchor in peer reviewed literature.
12. you are expected to be proficient in the use of the English language.
13.Please refer to the BA634 class syllabus for additional details.
Write an original research report consisting of one of the following topic areas: 1) Virtual
Organizations, 2) Network Organizations, 3) Spin-out Organizations, 4) Ambidextrous
Organizations, 5) Front-Back Organizations, 6) Sense and Response Organizations.
Your research report topic area is to include a comparative analysis of at least 4 organizations
that have either succeeded or failed. Success and failure should be measured according to
factors that you establish and reasonably supported by the literature.
NOTE: NO ARTICLE PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET THAT IS NOT DIRECTLY
CONNECTED TO AN ESTABLISHED PEER-REVIEWED PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE,
JOURNAL OR MAGAZINE IS ACCEPTABLE AS A CITED REFERENCE SOURCE. Your
paper is to have a title page, introduction, well defined literature review (body), findings,
conclusion, and reference pages. The paper must be at least 2,500 words.
Always keep in mind the intended reader(s) of your research paper when developing and
writing your paper. The reader must receive value from your research and what you write.
Utilize graphs, charts, tables or figures if it enhances the point(s) you are making. Plagiarism
will be checked and if found, will result in a zero grade for the Research Report
Your research paper must be written at the graduate level and should demonstrate a high
degree of understanding of the topic being discussed
I have provided a general outline that you may refer to. The outline below may only be used as a very general guide and is “NOT” a subject that can be selected. Also, keep in mind the research paper needs to be scholarly and derived from peer-reviewed literature. Citations are required.
The following outline (unrelated to the subject matter of the research report) may help in your understanding of the research report via analysis & synthesis.
1) Introduction:
a) Introduce the 2 DB implementations plans. Add history and relative significance of each consumer and DB products.
b) One implementation should be a database that was essentially successful.
c) The second implementation should be a database that had significant "challenges".
d) What type of research papers was used (case study, empirical, etc.)?
2) Describe, compare/contrast, and evaluate two (2) database - ANALYSIS
a) What is the problem driving the implementation? What is ‘going wrong’ or what ‘problem’ was expected to be addressed?
b) What were the implementation requirements
i) Expectations
ii) Project requirements
iii) DB requirements
iv) Planed resources & time expectations
c) What were the risks and impact if the implementation failed?
3) Provide a SYNTHESIS of the 2-implementation plans.
a) What specific issues addressed by article X were also addressed in article Y, and how do they compare?
b) What issues addressed by article X (or Y) may have been addressed by an alternate solution?
4) Findings
a) What does your evidence show?
5) Conclusions
a) What make one DB implementation a success and the other have significant challenges?
b) What mitigating factors were, or should have been, considered?
6) Recommendations
a) Future investigation
7) Reference List
