IS 483 Information Services and Operations

-- Look at an area that this selected leader runs.  For example, an IS manager can run one group (Selected Area) which can have several sub-areas that are very different.  (A mainframe computer room operation is very different from a department devoted to designing and developing web pages.) If there are more than 2 sub-areas, then select the one that is the most familiar sub-area for the report.

-- (See assignment 1 template for detailed instructions on items analyzed and the format of the paper)

-- Analyze the organizational characteristics for each selected sub-area that the Selected Leader runs.  

-- Analyze the dominant tasks that the Selected Leader performs for each selected sub-area and the style that the Selected Leader uses in performing these dominant tasks.

-- During all of the above phases build the reference section for the paper (see below) when you have specific written documentation that is important for your analysis.  For example, there exists a web news article that clarifies the situational factors or the Selected Leader's behaviors, then adding such information to the reference section is desirable.  It is not mandatory to have references on written material when none exists.  For this assignment, most of your experiences will be personal recollections which require no references.  However if you interview other people who are familiar with the leader's behavior then that interview needs a reference entry.

-- Draft the assignment by using the MS Word template,

-- Edit,

-- Revise, then

--Submit

Here is where the complete reference information is stored. 

    Capture for all WEB SITES:
      author name or names ("anonymous" if not known),
      article name,
      web address,
      date accessed,
      sponsoring organization.

    Capture for all INTERVIEWS you had:
      name of the person interviewed,
      date of interview,
      place or telephone,
      subject of the interview.

    Capture for all PRINT ARTICLES:
      author name or names ("anonymous" if not known),
      publication date,
      article (or book name),
      name of periodical (if relevant),
      volume and issue numbers, page numbers,
       if book, then the publisher name and city.

• Any late paper is penalized using the schedule detailed in the course syllabus unless arrangements are made with the instructor before the assignment due date.  When requesting an extension in an email, tell when the assignment will be submitted which is a date that occurs before the Week 8 session.
  Remember, no late paper is accepted or graded after the Week 8 session.
• Any paper not written using the template format  is penalized 1 point (out of 30).

Format

-- (See IS assignment 1 template for the format of the paper)

-- Please identify your paper with name, assignment number, and page number on all pages in the footer. 
  (Use the 'Header and Footer' under the View Dropdown menu in MS Word).  

--To help in writing a good paper, download these tips.
 

 (See IS assignment 1 template for detailed instructions on items analyzed and the format of the paper)

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