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Technology Essentials for Managers Assignment - Managing Technology

Task details - In this assignment you will demonstrate your level of awareness on the breadth of issues involved in managing Technology. Your task is to conduct a search using the Swinburne University Library Databases and Google Scholar and compile an Annotated Bibliography of 10 articles on "The challenges of managing technology in organisations". As you can appreciate, the topic is quite large. You will be assessed on your initiative and ability to find and analyse appropriate articles and produce the subsequent notations.

What is an annotated Bibliography?

An annotated bibliography provides a brief account of the available research on a given topic. It is a list of citations, each followed by a short paragraph, called the annotation, of about 150 words, commenting on the sources cited.

How do you go about it?

Creating an annotated bibliography calls for a variety of skills: critical analysis, informed library research and the ability to be precise and succinct.

• First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and sources that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic.
• Briefly examine and review the items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.
• Cite the book, article, or source using the appropriate style.
• Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that evaluate the authority or background of the author, comment on the intended audience, compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, and explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic.

The University ofWollongong provides an excellent summary of aspects to be covered in the notation:

• AUTHORITY-Who wrote it? What are their credentials? (i.e. PhD, Professor, unqualified writer)
• AUDIENCE -Who are the intended audience - e.g. Researchers? Students? Consumers?
• USEFULNESS - How useful is it to your paper? e.g. Is it a research article? Is it too scientific for your needs? Is it too general?
• COMPARISON - Is it similar to another work or in contrast to another work/author?
• CONCLUSIONS - Have the author(s) made any conclusions? What methods were used for evaluation?
• LIMITATIONS - Are there any limitations in the work/methods/conclusions?

Referencing - You must use the Harvard Referencing style throughout your bibliography.

Attachment:- Managing Technology Assignment File.rar