Rosie September

Proposal

Writing a term paper proposal (50 Points) re

quires a topic, a working title and a clear intention of the

paper you are planning to write. The purpose of the proposal is to present a working title and detailed

description of the paper so that an instructor can give corrections and adjustments for beg

inning the term

paper. Doing enough prep work for the proposal will give you a clear and logical plan to getting started

on writing a draft of your eventual final paper.

Late submissions will be penalized 10% of grade per day

late.

Step 1

Pick a topic

that is familiar or of interest selected from an area covered in the course book. The topic

must have a mixture of technology with business in organization.

Step 2

Write a brief description of the paper topic. Be sure to include the paper titl

e even if it

is a tentative one.

Step 3

Include in the proposal

a

topic

f

ramework

of

the

various

sections

that t

he topic will cover

.

For example:

A

proposal

framework

might include a 'Background' section about the topic, and a

'Purpose' section which covers the

questions to be answered by the term paper. Additionally, a 'Results

or Findings' section might also be appropriately included, describing how the paper would fulfill the

questions.

Include any other framework that might be appropriate.

Step 4

In addition

to the topic description and framework, a 'Significance of the Paper' section must be included

4

describing why the topic is important.

Remember to be as brief as possible yet thorough because you are

only providing an idea of what readers can expect to see

in the upcoming draft.

The proposal topic description

, framework, and significance

should only be approximately one to two

pages long

(single spaced

)

.

Step 5

Lastly

, on its own page, include a minimal list of at least four

(4)

peer

-

reviewed

journal

article

references that serve as the basis of your topic and to be included in your draft as well as the final

version of the paper.

A rubric for grading the

proposal

can be found in Canvas.

First Draft

of Paper

/ Final

Version of

Paper

Each student is required to prepare a full draft of the term paper on the approved proposed topic.

Submitting a paper without an approved proposal will result in a 0. There are no page limitations, but a

decent term paper is typically a minimum of 12 page

s of ‘body’ (approximate minimum is 2,000 words).

However, Minimum Requirements = Minimum Grade). The term paper must be in

APA format

.

Late

submissions will be penalized 10% of grade per day late.

A rubric for grading the dr

aft and paper can be found in

Canvas

.

APA format support is offered by the TAMUCT Writing Center.

http://www.tamuct.edu/departments/academicsupport/tutoring

-

services.php

Each student will submit a

full paper

twice. The student will submit the paper’s

FIRST DRAFT

for

preliminary grading (100 points). After the student has used the rubric feedback of the first draft to

improve the paper, the student will then submit the

FINA

L VERSION OF THE PAPER

for grading

(200 points).

Late submissions will be penalized 10% of grade per day late.

Case Study



Select a company that operates globally. Use the Internet and any other available sources to

gather information on the company. Rese

arch the strategies the company is using to achieve a

competitive advantage based on lessons from the textbook.



Based on your research and course material, write a case study report paper

a)

describing the

company,

b)

some of the possible benefits that the

company might have gained by operating

globally,

c)

the technology used to support a global position and

d)

the IT strategy used to gain

market share and retention.



Provide recommendations of the type(s) of technology, and methods by which the technology

could support decision making.



Also, describe any challenges that the company has faced or is currently facing as a result of

operating in a global society.



**The last section of the report should make suggestions on improving the company’s standings

in va

rious areas that you determined needs improvement base on the textbook. This section

should include the rational of your recommendation.