·Describe your chosen field of study and the work you expect or would like to do within that field. (related to either finance or business analytics)
·Introduce the technology angle that is of interest to you. It could be hardware, software, systems, the impact of some new cutting edge technology, implications from the web and social networking…pretty much anything that interests you, as long as you can tie it to IT.
·Provide a detailed description of the IT. This may require a bit of research on your part. Watch some videos, look for recent articles, maybe even look at some academic research.
·Describe how this IT impacts your chosen field. How does it benefit? Are there any disadvantages? What are people currently using? Would/does this IT change the way business is done? Does it create new opportunities? Is there some huge problem this addresses? You don’t have to answer all of these questions – they’re just to get you thinking about the impact of a technology.
·Why is this interesting and/or important? Think about presenting this information to a high school senior who is considering majoring in your field. You want to get them excited about the opportunities IT affords.
·Sources! Don’t forget to cite your sources. References to articles, figures, numbers, or specific software systems should be cited in the text this this: (Smith, 2013), with full citations on a separate page of your document. Like this:
Smith, J. (2013, September 2). Technology is Awesome.TimeMagazine, 171(4), 54-60.
It doesn’t matter which citation format you use, but a standard is the APA or MLA style. Google this if you’re not familiar with citation formatting. Formatting should be consistent across your citations.
Format
·Double-spaced throughout. No blank lines between paragraphs.
·Font: Arial
·Font size: 11
·Margins: one inch margin all around
·Length: Minimum of 3fullpages, maximum of 4 pages. Points will be deducted for 2 ¾ pages or 5 ¼ pages.
·1 page of citations/references (this is not included in the previous 3-4 page count). Minimum offivereferences.