IT Management Article

IT Management Article Guide (Annotation)

 The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity for students to research and evaluate current trends related to IT strategy and how they apply to the business enterprise.  The IT Management Article assignment and assessment is in two distinct parts:

 Part #1: Article discussion with peers following a video presentation

DUE: Portions due on days four, six, and seven

 Part #2: Formal article review (title, APA reference, and annotation)

DUE: By the end of the academic week.

 NOTE:  The remainder of this document details Part #2 only.  This is a written assignment.

 Content

 Students will prepare annotated bibliographies of IT strategy and/or management-related article(s) they have researched.  The topic of the article must be relevant to what is being discussed in class that week.  The student is to submit to the instructor the bibliography, a cover sheet (or a header on the annotation page) with the title, date, and the submitter’s name.  The annotation(s) should be brief and to the point and exactly one full double-spaced page in length per article. Integrate concepts from the course textbook, with citation(s), where used. These annotations are the basis for the comments you will make to the class about the article.  The articles should be substantive in nature providing new insights into the topics that are being discussed in class. Students are expected to be prepared to present, comment, and respond to questions on the article they have researched.  This is not an assignment that can be rushed out at the last minute since the result is inevitably a shallow article printed out from a web-based source with little relevance.  

 Format – refer to the Modified APA Writing Style Guide

1. A cover sheet (or header on the annotation page) with title, date, and name
2. A bibliography of the article using APA style – in an annotation the reference goes at the top instead of the bottom of the page
3. A descriptive and critical summary of the central theme and applicability of the article.