Research Paper for System Analysis and Design

Due Date:
Paper is due by 11:59pm on Tuesday February 12, 2013
Grading:
100 points (based on the rubric below)
Description: You will be required to prepare a 6+ pages (double-spaced) document on one of the topics listed below.
A. Minimum 6 full pages (not 4.5 or 5.9)
a. Automatic 10 points off if less than the minimum page length
B. Double-spaced
C. Times New Roman 12pt font
D. 1 margins
E. Page Numbering starting after the title page
F. MLA formatting including MLA references for all references! (No Wikis€¦use EBSCO and peer reviewed journals)
a. Minimum 5 good references (peer-reviewed or scholarly journals or books)
G. No first person (no I) €“ Provide data in an objective manner based on research not based on your personal feelings or beliefs.
Topics:
Possible topics
1. ERP systems
2. UML
3. Knowledge Systems
4. Agile Development (JAD, RAD)
5. CMMI
6. Data Flow Diagrams
Format: My recommended format is as follows:
Executive Summary (1/2 page)
Introduction: (1/2 page)
Body:
History of the System (1-1.5 pages)
Description of System (2-4 pages)
Advantages and Disadvantages (1 page)
What would good additions to this application be? (1/2 page)
Conclusions (1 page)
References (1/2 a page)
** indicates something that requires RESEARCH €“ peer reviewed and real solutions
Academic Integrity: Please do not turn in someone else’s work as your own. I am happy to sit down and help you with this effort but please do research and writing on your own. We will be using SafeAssign for our papers. It goes line-by-line to check each sentence in your paper. Please do not plagiarize. I will be forced to fail you €“ best case for the assignment, worst case for the course.