INF690 Ashford Datatech Comm Database Management Information Strategic Plan
Final Paper
Submit the integrated final copy of your Information Strategic Plan. If the instructor has made suggestions/corrections in the previous sections (Proposal in Week Three, Part I in Week Four, Part II in Week Five, Part III in Week Six), the student is to make those corrections. Use APA style and double space. Be sure that the page numbers are numbered appropriately for a complete plan and include a table of contents for each major heading and side heading with page numbers. The title page is the first page of the final document.
Focus of the Final Paper
The purpose of the Information Technology Plan is to communicate the analyst’s findings of a detailed analysis of the current system. It is also intended to communicate the proposed approach to be used in continuing the project into the next phase. The student can select an existing company and identify improvements to a system or the student can use their own company.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper
- Must be ten to fifteen double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
- Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
- Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
- Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
- Must use at least five professional sources, including a minimum of two from ProQuest
- The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
- Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
- Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.