Question:

MO1: Evaluate the tactical and strategic benefits of data analytics and data warehousing. (CO6)

The research project is an assignment consisting of four papers that will build on one another. You will work on the project throughout the course and milestones are defined, this is the first of the milestones: a proposal.

Final Project Milestone: Proposal

Select a topic from the list provided below or one of your choosing. Using scholarly resources, suggest a fictional company, and incorporate your research findings to justify a business case for the use of technology.

The paper is 2-3 pages not including the cover page, abstract, reference pages. You must cite at least five independent scholarly sources to support your position, using appropriate APA format.

Suggested topics: (Students may suggest their own)
.Search engine optimization, use, and strategies
.Security issues, problems, and solutions in organizational IT systems
.Legal and technical problems and solutions in medical IT systems
.Security on the Internet: problems and solutions
.Facilitation of collaborative work using IT systems
.Using virtual reality in businesses
.Customer privacy issues
.Challenges and technology solutions using social media
.Data mining
.Information security
.Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): trends and challenges
.Customer Relation Management (CRM) system implementations
.Enterprise Resource Planning system implementations
Human Resource Management system implementations

Please take note of the resource listed below as you select external scholarly sources for this assignment. It is highly recommended that you utilize the Excelsior College Library to conduct your research.

Library Overview [VIDEO]: A brief introduction to the EC Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.[video file, 03:53 mins]

Starting Your Research Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.: It is highly recommended you utilize the Excelsior College Library to conduct your research. All students/researchers must be able to discern what is solid source/reference material and what is not.

What is scholarly (sometimes referred to as peer-reviewed) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.? [Video file, 04:00 minutes]

Scholarly sources can generally be identified by several features:

Content (topic being discussed)

Audience (for the layperson or someone familiar with the research on the subject?)

Language (higher level language and discipline-specific terminology)

Intent (case study, report of experimental results, )

Authorship (qualifications of the author to write on the topic, usually an advanced degree with years of experience and research on the subject)

Peer-reviewed (material is evaluated by experts and only published if it meets the discipline's standards)

References (other materials used in the research process are listed in a bibliography or footnotes)

Listing (Check Ulrich's in the Research Databases to see if the publication is listed as refereed.)