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Objective: Write a digital technology plan for a fictitious small business. You will expand your knowledge & understanding of digital technology AND demonstrate your mastery of MS Word concepts by writing a technology plan for a fictitious small business. Selecting technology and information management tools and demonstrating proficiency with application software and hardware are important measures of computer literacy.

The technology plan you create will describe the small business and provide an overview of how the business will utilize digital technology to support their operations. You must use CREDIBLE SOURCES – TEXTBOOKS, GOVERNMENT WEBSITES OR JOURNALS ONLY – to justify your technology choices. In addition, the technology plan will include foundational definitions and descriptions of the technology concepts covered in your course textbook.

** This assignment must be completed using MS Word. In addition to providing an opportunity for you to demonstrate your understanding of how technology can be used to support business operations, this assignment also assesses your proficiency with MS Word. You can use the computers on campus if you do not have access to a PC with MS Word.

Technology Plan Structure: Cover page (the cover page is NOT page 1); page 1 will contain the Table of Contents only; the remaining pages will include the technology plan content and technology concept descriptions; the last page will contain the References list only.

Grading: 100 points (see rubric below)

Formatting and Proofing Requirements:

  1. Your report must be typed, double-spaced with page numbers, and justified alignment.

  2. Must include a cover page, using the MS Word cover page feature, with the following assignment information:

a. Your full name, the current date, the course number, the time your class meets, and your business name

  1. Must include a table of contents using the MS Word table of contents feature (requires the use of Heading 1 styles).

  2. Must include a picture or image that is centered with wrapped text and a distinctive picture style.

  3. Must include a picture or image that is right aligned with wrapped text and a caption.

  4. Must include a table that you created with rows and columns that is formatted with a distinctive table style.

  5. You must include in-line citations (APA format) and a properly formatted References list (APA format) which

    includes all sources reference, including the class textbook and the person you interviewed.

  6. Must include at least 5 sources made up of: the class textbook, at least 1 government source, 2 journal articles, and the person you interviewed. Include any other additional sources that you used. All book and article sources must

    have specific authors.

  7. Wikipedia or any other “wiki” sources cannot be used. Blog sources cannot be used.

  8. Spellcheck your plan using the MS Word spellchecker and grammar checker. Make any necessary corrections.

  9. Proofread your plan to identify context and grammar errors that were not detected by MS Word.

Include the following information in your Technology Plan:

Section

Technology Plan Section Requirements

Ch

Business Overview*** No longer than 2 pages

  1. description of business including business name, mission, location, years in business, target market, annual sales

  2. employee job titles and descriptions – at least 4 employees; must include a bookkeeper or accountant

  3. products/services provided

 

1

Digital Devices

  1. identify, describe, and explain at least 3 digital devices or concepts from chapter 2

  2. identify, describe, and explain at least 3 digital devices or concepts from chapter 6

  3. description of at least 5 digital devices that will be used to support business operations; this must

    include:

    1. processing devices (computers, tablets, smartphones etc.)

    2. input devices

    3. output devices

    4. storage devices (optional)

  4. for the processing devices (computers, tablets, etc.) identify and provide specific details about the CPU, memory, and storage features of each device that you have chosen

  5. explanation of which employees will use each device and what they will use it for

  6. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology; include in-line

    citations for sources

  7. Digital Devices Information Layout: Use the following layout to describe each digital device that your company will use:

Device Category (select 1 from the list): Input OR Output OR Processing OR Storage Specific Device Name: Specific Manufacturer:Cost: Quantity Needed:Device Description:

OS (for processing devices only):Application Software the device will run (for processing devices only): PICTURE of the device:

2, 6

Web Presence

  1. identify, describe, and explain at least 3 web related concepts from chapter 3

  2. detailed description of how your business will utilize the Web to support business operations

  3. discuss at least 3 Web related communication and collaboration tools as they relate to your

    business

  4. discuss how your business will interact with e-commerce

  5. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology; include in-line

    citations for sources

3

Application Software

  1. identify, describe, and explain at least 3 application concepts from chapter 4

  2. detailed descriptions of at least 4 specific programs or apps that will be used to support your

    business operations

  3. must include at least one example of vertical market software that your business will use

  4. do NOT include productivity software

  5. for EACH program/app include the specific type (category) of application software; the name of

    the company that created the program/app; and the benefits of using the program/app

  6. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology; include in-line

    citations for sources

4

System Software

  1. identify, describe, and explain at least 3 system software concepts from chapter 5

  2. detailed descriptions of the specific operating system software that will be used on each of your digital processing devices (computers, tablets, smartphones, etc.) indicated in the Digital Devices

    section

  3. detailed descriptions of the 3 most important utility programs that will be used for your digital

    information and an explanation of the benefits of using each of the utilities

  4. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology; include in-line

    citations for sources

5

Security

  1. identify, describe, and explain at least 3 digital security concepts from chapter 9

  2. detailed description of how you will protect/secure your digital data

  3. detailed description of how you will protect/secure your digital devices

  4. use relevant and proper terminology

  5. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology; include in-line citations for sources

9

Technology Budget

Include a budget that includes the costs for all of the software and devices that your business will need to operate.

Interview

Interview an industry associate about their relationship to the industry and about how technology is used within the industry. See additional instructions on Blackboard.

 

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Grading Rubric

ANY INSTANCE OF PLAGIARISM THAT IS DISCOVERED WILL RESULT IN A ZERO GRADE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RE-WRITE THE PAPER!!!

You will be graded on your use of Microsoft Word features and the quality and formatting of your technology plan, the depth and breadth of your demonstrated knowledge about the information technology topics, your ability to develop and demonstrate relationships between your technology plan contents and the information in the textbook, and how closely you adhered to the assignment instructions.

category

points available

criteria

Business description

5

  1. descriptions are thorough and include all required information

  2. description of business including business name, location, size, annual sales, etc.

  3. employee job titles and descriptions – at least 4; products/services provided

  4. not more than 2 pages

Digital Devices

10

  1. descriptions are thorough and include all required information

  2. description of at least 5 digital devices that will be used to support business operations; this must include

    processing devices (computers, tablets, etc.), input devices and output devices

  3. for the processing devices (computers, tablets, etc.) identify and provide specific details about the CPU, memory,

    and storage features of each device that you have chosen

  4. explanation of which employees will use each device and what they will use it for

  5. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology

  6. use of digital devices layout format

Web

10

  1. descriptions are thorough and include all required information

  2. detailed description of how your business will utilize the Web to support business operations

  3. discuss at least 3 Web related communication and collaboration tools as they relate to your business

  4. discuss how your business will interact with e-commerce

  5. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology

Application software

10

  1. descriptions are thorough and include all required information

  2. detailed descriptions of at least 4 specific programs or apps that will be used to support your business operations

  3. must include at least one example of vertical market software that your business will use

  4. for EACH program/app include the specific type (category) of application software; the name of the company that

    created the program/app; and the benefits of using the program/app

  5. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology

System software

10

  1. descriptions are thorough and include all required information

  2. detailed descriptions of the specific operating system software that will be used on each of your digital processing

    devices (computers, tablets, etc.) indicated in the Digital Devices section

  3. detailed descriptions of the 3 most important utility programs that will be used for your digital information and

    an explanation of the benefits of using each of the utilities

  4. justify your choices by using credible sources and relevant and proper terminology

Security

10

  1. detailed description of how you will protect/secure your digital data

  2. detailed description of how you will protect/secure your digital devices

  3. use relevant and proper terminology

Tech Budget

5

Includes the costs for all of the software and devices that your business will need to operate

Interview

7

Adheres to assignment requirements; format (phone, in person, email), date, time, location of the interview; business card, email or brochure to validate interview

Citations and Works Cited

8

Properly APA formatted in-line citations and References list that includes, at least, the following sources: the class textbook, at least 1 government source, 2 journal articles, and the person you interviewed. Include any other additional sources that you used. All book and article sources must have specific authors.

Formatting

20

includes: justified alignment, double spacing, page numbers, MS Word generated table of contents, centered picture with wrapped text, right aligned picture with wrapped text, picture style, caption, table, table style, MS Word generated cover page

Quality

5

Adheres to assignment requirements, has less than 2 proofreading errors; professionally presented

Total Points

100 

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