A wide range of stakeholders are involved in the various stages of the policymaking process in an organization. Your research paper assignment is to research and explain how Information Technology (IT) promotes getting people who are affected by policies to involve in the policy-making process of an organization. You may choose a specific policy area or an issue, describe the nature of the policy, any social aspects involved and identify how particular tools and technologies can be used to engage the people involved in the policy-making process.
To complete this assignment, upload a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) that contains your complete paper. Remember that your paper, including your list of sources, must be in APA format, and you MUST cite your reference in the body of the paper using APA in-text citation format. A source is any paper or article that you will reference in your paper. If you need more information on APA format (for references list AND in-text citations), visit this reference: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Use Grammarly and follow scholarly writing in your submission. Use APA Style cover page and references. Include subheadings in your submission to organize the structure and content. SafeAssign will be used to evaluate your assignment for plagiarism checks. References must be current.
You must reference four (4) peer-reviewed articles or papers that support your thesis statement. You may use the resources from the annotated bibliography assignment. The final paper must be at least 1500 words in length. (DO NOT exceed 1700 words by a material amount).
So in summary, here are the research paper requirements:
- 4 peer-reviewed resources (articles or papers) ( Few maybe from your annotated bibliography assignment)
- Paper MUST address: HowInformation Technology (IT) promotes getting people who are affected by policies to involve in the policy-making process. Research and present a specific area/issue.
- Cited sources must directly support your paper (i.e. not incidental references)
- At least 1500 words in length
- References must be current. Published since 2015.
- If you are not sure how to identify peer-reviewed papers or articles, please visit the following resources:
http://diy.library.oregonstate.edu/using-google-scholar-find-peer-reviewed-articles
http://libguides.gwu.edu/education/peer-reviewed-articles