topic: alignment of information technology with business stratagy word count 1500 refrence must be accurate 15 refernce should be manditory follow the pattern as available in the below pdf

1 Semester 2, 201 9 Research Essay Submission instructions : Students should submit their assignment to the ICT 622 LMS site (unless alternative arrangements have been made). Late submissions will be penalised at the rate of 5 marks per day late or part thereof unless prior approval for an extension has been gained . You should submit your research essay as a word -processed document. THE FILE YOU SUBMIT MUST BE NAMED USING THE FORM: Unit Number, teaching Period, assessment title, Surname.docx or other appropriate file extension. E.g. ICT622 S2 201 8 research essay Peter Cole.docx DO NOT submit a PDF file. Word Documents ONLY You must include a completed assignment cover page (at e nd of this document – copy and paste this INTO your document). You must keep a copy of the final version of your submission and be prepared to provide it on request. The University treats plagiarism, collusion, theft of other students’ work and other forms of dishonesty in assessment seriously. Any instances of dishonesty in this assessment will be forwarded immediately to the Faculty Dean. For guidelines on honesty in assessment including avoiding plagiarism, see the University website for relev ant advice. Background This research essay gives you the chance to research a topic of interest in some depth. It will involve conducting a review of the literature on some aspect of IT strategy of interest to you, and then presenting what you have found in written form. The subject area should be defined precisely enough to focus your search for information and your reading. The research essay should pull together the significant readings you have identified, and present a critical summary of the natur e, state and likely future directions of the topic area. You will have already identified a topic and your position/proposition for your essay in the homework exercises 1 & 2. If you cannot identify a subje ct of particular interest the areas in the topic list below will be acceptable. The Value of IT IT strategy and strategic alignment Strategic alignment maturity Role of the CIO IT processes and planning Managing emerging technologies 2 Organizing IT Change management IT governance Outsourcing Alternative Approaches to IT Strategy Strategic role of IT Other areas which may be of interest are: - • Knowledge management as a means to attain and /or sustain competitive advantage • Decisions to b uild or buy and customize new IT systems • Developing new markets using existing IT assets … To do : To successfully complete the assignment, you must begin searching for relevant literature immediately . Find a minimum of 15 relevant sources of information . The sources may be journal articles , letters to the editor, reports or electronic articles and book s. However, no more than 5 sources can be electronic form only . A journal article downloaded from the web is still a journal article not an electronic article. After reading each article, you should think about how they all fit together. Your review shoul d be organized by concepts, such as findings, rather than by sources of information. Do not proceed through the articles one -by -one in your research essay . You r essay should include : • An introduction that takes a position • The main body that reviews the li terature and compares the sources to each other • A c onclusion that compares your position in the introduction to the sources and argues that your position is correct . The Teaching and Learning Centre has some resources that you might find useful if you are unsure as to how to write or structure an essay. Format Guidelines • Give y our research essay a title that clearly reflect s its content s. • Your review should be arou nd 15 00 words in length , but can be longer if you wish . • Include appropriate citations throughout the review • Use APA or Chicago B referencing style , be consistent. • Include an author/date bibliography at the end • Your submission should include a minimum of 15 references (one for each source) NOTE: Plagiarism is not acceptable . Your submission requires a n URKUND submission so be aware that plagiarism is easily detected and WILL be reported. 3 School of Information Technology RESEARCH ESSAY COVER SHEET Unit: ICT 622 Unit Name: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY Name: _____________ FAMILY NAME (Capital Letters) Given Names Student Number Due Date: Date Submitted: Your assignment should meet the following requirements. Please confirm this by ticking the boxes before submitting.  Above details are fully complete.  Submitted files do not contain any viruses.  You have retained a copy of submitted files.  Declaration below is completed. All forms of plagiarism, cheating and unauthorized collusion are regarded seriously by the university and could result in penalties including failure in the course and possible exclusion from the University. If you are in doubt, please contact your Unit Coordinator. Declaration Except where I have indicated, the work I am submitting in this assignment is my own work and has not been submitted for assessment in another unit . I also acknowledge and agree that the assess or of this assignment may, for the purpose of assessing this assignment: • reproduce this assignment and provide a copy to another member of faculty; and/or • communicate a copy of this assignment to a plagiarism -checking service. This web -based service will retain a copy of this work for subsequent plagiarism checking of documents submitted from Murdoch, but does not claim any rights on the information submitted and has provided assurances that information submitted will not be used for any purpo ses other than providing plagiarism detection services to Murdoch. YOUR NAME HERE: (Where you are submitting this declaration electronically, you do not need to sign it. The fact that you have included it with your assignment to the LMS is evidence of your agreement.) YOUR ESSAY WILL BE MARKED USING THE GUIDE BELOW NAME: 4 Points An Introduction that takes a Position 60 The Main Body that compares the Sources to each other 80 The C onclusion that compares your position in the introduction to the sources and argues that your position is correct or otherwise. 60 Uses at least 15 relevant sources of information with no more than 5 from the internet only. Correct use of APA or Chicago B referencing style Include s an author/date bibliography at the end 60 Title that clearly reflects its contents 150 0 words in length (but can be longer) Spelling and grammar Set -out and format Cover sheet complete 40 Total out of 3 00