Research Paper Assignment
Appraise the chosen trend (trend 5: Surge in automation spending) you will find details about it in Annex A to answer the following questions:
Question 1- Research your chosen trend and discuss its applicability to UAE industry. (5 marks)
NOTE: Relate the trend to an organization or industry ( can be your own company )
Question 2- Appraise the employee/s who will use your chosen trend. Include in your answer, the types of data, decisions and the type of Information System/s that will be used by your defined stakeholders. Include justification to support your answer. (10 marks)
NOTE: Who will use it (give details on why ?) what does it affect ?, what decisions it influence and relate them to IS ( information systems)
Question 3- Synthesize your research findings against the concepts taught by addressing the following:
Appraise the implementation of your chosen trend within your own workplace using SWOT analysis. ( 10 marks)
NOTE: Create a SWOT analysis along with the chart and link to implementation (give details in the break down ) .
Question4: Propose the strategic alignment between your department business strategy and the IS/IT strategy based on the implementation of your chosen trend. In addition, evaluate the potential operational excellence your department may achieve from such implementation. (15 marks)
NOTE: Use the notes from the class for this part (page 1-3 of notes 1) including but not limited to the triangle with TPS, MIS, DSS, ESS and the matrix chart.
