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IT 343 Research Paper Assignment
Case Study Link: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/834299
This is the case study you will write your Research Paper on:
BAE Automated Systems (A): Denver International Airport Baggage-Handling System
Lynda M. Applegate, Ramiro Montealegre, H. James Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop
The case investigates the events surrounding the construction of the BAE baggage-handling system at the Denver International Airport. It looks specifically at project management, including decisions regarding budget, scheduling, and the overall management structure. Also examines the airport's attempt to work with a great number of outside contractors, including BAE, and coordinate them into a productive whole, while under considerable political pressures. Approaches the project from the point of view of BAE's management, which struggles to fulfill its contract, work well with project management and other contractors, and deal with supply, scheduling, and engineering difficulties.
Research Paper
Individual Assignment. Due per Course Content Map. SafeAssign review.
Structure and Format:
Students will write a paper of a least 2,200 words (excluding citations) based on the topic below.
The assignment will be submitted as a Word document adhering to the APA style guide (Title Page, Abstract, Citations in the paper and at end).
All submissions will include your first name last name (not my name) in the file name, i.e., Sam Smith IT343 Final Paper (I will take off 5 points if this is not done correctly).
It is mandatory that you provide citations within the paper in addition to the citations at the end of the paper. Do not cite items that are not relevant, i.e., not used in the paper. You do not have to provide any citations for class lecture material.
Double spaced is a MUST (another 5 points off if not done correctly).

Specific Instructions For the Case Study:
BAE Automated Systems (A)
Your paper starts on page 10 of the case study with the phrase.. “In April 1992, BAE was awarded the $175.6 million contract to build the entire airport system.”
YOU WILL BE THE PROJECT MANAGER starting on this fateful day.
The paper should identify the major issues described in the case, and key decisions to be made by the project manager to set up and run a successful project. Include the following: circumstances, major issues, your approach to addressing those issues, and tools or techniques you would implement. The majority of the paper should be devoted to your action plan and decisions based on the case, our class discussion, the text, and your RESEARCH.
The requirement is that the student seeks to understand how, as a project manager, you would react to the case situation.
Grading Rubric
The bulk of the grade will be allocated to how well you have succeeded in describing your action plans and decisions.
A portion of the grade will be reserved for how much care has been taken in preparing the paper.
SafeAssign: I understand that when writing a research paper, there are times when you will be quoting and taking work from another source. However, should your paper show more than 30% Overall Match in SafeAssign AND you do not have adequate source allocation, I will deduct up to 100% of your grade. In other words, I reserve the right to determine if I should take 30 points off your paper up to 100% off your paper. It’s best to have a SafeAssign % of LESS than 30%. How do you know if your paper has >30% SafeAssign? After talking with the help desk, once you submit your paper, go back into the grades area and click the paper submittal and you should be able to see the SafeAssign %. And I've set all submittals of papers to allow for up to 3 submittals, so if you submit the first time, check the SafeAssign and if it's > 30, re-work and re-submit. Unfortunately, there is no way to check it ahead of time to my knowledge or the help desk's knowledge. But please don’t sweat it if you are >30% AND you have GREAT imbedded source allocations (citations in the body of the paper). SafeAssign has been known to indicate a high percentage of Overall Match simply by matching the citation itself to the Overall Match. This would be an artificially increased Overall Match and I will see this in the report and will NOT count off points for it. The bottom line is that A. Don’t have a paper completely made up of quotes and B. don’t copy someone else’s work. If you comply with these guidelines, you’ll be OK.
Rubric Weighting:
Structure/Format 10%Organization of paper & file named correctly
Edits/Spelling 10%Grammar
Citations 5%Number, Relevance, APA format (in paper and at end)
Style 5%Professional-level Writing
Facts20%Use of case fact set
Analysis 25%Option Selected and Impact on PM
PM Approach25%Level of Detail
Minimum LengthReduction of assignment grade
SAMPLE PAPER OUTLINE
Introduction/Abstract
Fact Set (bulleted set of facts related to the case study)
Problem Identification (5, 6, or 7 issues in order of impact or importance in the case study)
Analysis - give your opinion of what processes you'd implement as a PM, how those processes would be implemented, and stating key assumptions; MOST CRITICAL PART
Lessons Learned
Conclusion
Citations (4 or more)