In four Research Project assignments spread out over six weeks, you will be composing a scholarly, 10-page paper. Working on this Research Project paper will assist in expanding and clarifying your understanding of Management Information Systems that are frequently utilized by managers at many levels in various types of organizations. Working on this Research Project paper will also enhance your professional growth through the process of conducting research using primary reference sources and composing scholarly data.Â
You are working for a medium-to-large aviation-related enterprise and thanks to your ERAU College of Business degree, you have substantial knowledge of MIS. Because of your expertise, you were placed in a mid-to-upper level management position. Now your superiors expect results! You have been tasked to investigate and evaluate various technology solutions that, if implemented, might lead to improving the company’s profitability and “bottom line.”
The Milestones 2, 3, and 4 assignment submissions should provide details regarding how the various departments in your organization, company, or enterprise such as Human Resources, Information Technology, Maintenance, Marketing, Operations, Reservations, and Sales, could benefit from the implementation of the Management Information System (MIS) technologies that you are studying in this course. Distinguishing how the MISs will benefit your company, proceed by providing the details and examples of applications and solutions offered by retail vendors. Describe the framework for each solution that the internal staff of your company might develop and implement. Present an account of the strengths, weaknesses, and cost considerations for those solutions. Finally, identify and describe how a solution can provide a competitive advantage, influence strategy, affect organizational performance and increase operational efficiency. Unless you are a subject matter expert on the topic, based on your degrees, certifications or “on the job training,†do not submit data obtained only from personal experience.
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I chose these topics to focus on for the company:
·      DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
·      CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
·      COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
·      MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE
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·      SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Before you submit your research paper, please use the following checklist to make sure it is ready for submission. For your research report, you should have completed outside reading on an ethical or social responsibility issue related to the aviation, aerospace, or airport industries. You were allowed to use outside sources such as books, magazines, newspapers, a personal interview, and the Internet. Did you cite and reference all the sources that you used? Did you use a minimum of 5 current sources excluding the textbook? For the information that you read, did you understand and summarize the information? Do you feel that you are familiar with the sources you cited and that you fully understand the vocabulary, concepts, and arguments that you used in your report? Did you follow the APA writing style guide in preparing your report? This is a “Turnitin” submission which means that the paper will be cross-checked with other resources to assure that what you are submitting is original writing and not copied from other sources. So, this would be a good time to double-check that you have correctly cited any quoted material and that any sections that you meant to rewrite into your own words are now done. Remember that copying large blocks of information and assembling this information into your report is unacceptable in this course, and that information taken or quoted directly from any source that you used must be followed by the appropriate citation giving credit to the author(s). In addition to “Turnitin,” other measures may be taken to cross-check the originality of your work. If you do not make sure that your work is original using your own words to explain ideas and information, then your report may be labeled as “plagiarism.” And, as you know by now, the penalty for plagiarism or citing nonexistent references is a failing grade for this course. Did you type your paper with double-spaced paragraphs in Times New-Roman 12-point type? Is it about 6 to 8 pages (1500 – 2000 word requirement) long excluding the cover page and the reference page? Note: Submitting the same paper to more than one course is considered self-plagiarism and will result in a failing grade. Refer to the Important Information About Research Papers page for additional details and requirements.
