Prepare a written review of an article from a recent business magazine.
Also prepare a PowerPoint presentation (12 slides) as though you are presenting the article to the class. The power point presentation should be very organized and should contain your review of the article in your own words and includes graphs and tables about the article.
Prepare a written review of the article. The article review should include:
- A summary of the article in your own words.
- Your own comments on the article.
- The relevance of the article to the management field.
- The article review should be two pages.
- You should use own words to describe the application and should not reproduce the article even using quotes and you should provide your own opinions (whether the application is good, where it can be used, whether it will have a significant impact on the companies who use it, etc.).
- The written review should include full bibliographical reference to the article.
- Your written review should provide a full bibliographic reference to the article. An electronic copy of the article should be attached to the written review.
Publications:
- Wall Street Journal - Information Technology(IT) applications (usually Thursdays - also appear on other days)
- New York Times - IT applications (usually appear on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays)
- Business Week
- Forbes
- Fortune
- Information Week
- CIO (Chief Information Officer)
- Newsweek, Time, and US News & World Report
Articles:
- Should be less than 3 months old.
- Should focus on the impact of IT on companies, on how it impacts the business practices, and their employees. Should not be too technical. You should be able to explain the article and if you can't understand the article, it should not be presented.
- Should be relevant to the course of Management Information Systems and to the business world.