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TCM 740 Management of Innovation and Technology - Missouri State University

Seminar Paper topic - "The role of project management integrating research and innovation for sustainable development."

Assignment: Write an original seminar paper consisting of a comprehensive literature review that addresses innovation in technology via project management. The topic must incorporate a major challenge, opportunity, new methodology, or problem facing innovation in technology and what project management have been used to address such issues. Typically, students focus on a particular industry (automotive, aerospace, medical, software, electronics, etc.), then identify innovative technologies that need to be developed in those industries and then address what project management methods (waterfall, agile, lean, etc.) are used to support their development. Note the topic should be about how project management can help develop innovation but not about how innovation can help project management. The scope of the paper includes your analysis, discussion, conclusion, and recommendations based on your review of the corresponding topic's literature (aka a review paper).

General:

Research Questions

Topic Proposal
The topic proposal must be one to two pages in length. Use 12-point Times New Roman font in double-spaced sentences

The following items must be included:
• Title of your seminar paper
• Your name
• Some background on how and/or why the topic of your paper is important to the project management community.
• Your research questions and how answering them will contribute to the knowledge base of project management.
• Your personal interest and/or connection to the topic and research questions (e.g. work experience, academic experience, career goals, etc.).
• What search tools and other information resources you will be using?

Scholarly journals, books, and textbooks are excellent sources of information and viewpoints for specialized topics. Articles appearing in scholarly journals typically have undergone a rigorous peer-review process before being accepted for publication and are considered to have a high level of credibility. Various internet postings that do not provide evidence of a peer-review process or the support of a respected organization or institution often do not have a high level of credibility and are not appropriate references for this paper. In addition, consider the date of the reference material. Classic writings in a particular field may be relevant and valued for decades; however, the majority of references for this paper must not be more than ten years old.

Use APA format. An example of a reference list is given in the APA manual. Be aware that some search tools will claim to give you references in APA format, but they are not always accurate, so you must verify the format of your reference list with the APA manual.

You must have a minimum of 8 scholarly (from peer-reviewed journals) references and 2 books/textbooks, for a minimum of 10 references. Choosing your references will minimally entail searching, finding, and skimming the papers that seem to support your research questions. The majority of these 10 references must be the references in the final submission of your paper.

Here is an example of the outline format you must use for the following sections:

I. Introduction
a. ...
i. ...
1. if needed
2. if needed
3. etc. if needed
ii. ...
1. if needed
2. if needed
3. etc. if needed
iii. etc. if needed
b. ...
i. ...
1. if needed
2. if needed
3. etc. if needed
ii. ...
1. if needed
2. if needed
3. etc. if needed
iii. etc. if needed
c. etc. if needed
II. Literature Review (subheadings similar to above)
III. Analysis (subheadings similar to above)
IV. Conclusions (subheadings similar to above)

Note that if you have an "a." subsection, you must at least have a "b." subsection. Similarly, using an "i." subsection requires an "ii." and a "1." requires a "2.". You may add more than two subsections at any level or add more (deeper) levels than above shown. A rule-of-thumb is to have "a., b., etc." item represent at most a paragraph by using a phrase like "industry needs to resolve scheduling problems" that might be addressed under "Introduction". You might find it useful to breakdown item "a." into deeper item levels that list types of scheduling problems. You might even go deeper into the itemization level to have a phrase which would represent and prompt you to write a specific sentence. I try to force myself to get all the "a., b., etc." levels in all sections done before drilling to deeper item levels. It all depends on the topic. Sometimes the higher item levels in one section prompt me to make deeper level items in other sections and vice-a-versa. Regardless, when you are done your outline, its quality of detail should enable me or one of your classmates to compose the sentences. I have co-authored several papers where the lead author has provided a detailed outline and it was my contribution to do the wordsmithing. Your outline must have correct spelling and usage of words and the itemization must show the continuity of your ideas.

Draft of Introduction and Literature Review Sections

The American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines will be used for writing the research papers.

Include at least 10 references for your paper and use parenthetical citing for all references. Don't justify the margins. The 12-point Times New Roman font.

The structure of the draft Intro & Review sections is as follows (all double-space). The minimum lengths do not include figures and tables):

Introduction (1 pages minimum):
o Provide background information and details concerning this topic that convey the importance and challenges of the issue.
o Explain your reasoning for the methods (databases, search engines, etc.) you used to obtain literature.
o Explain your reasoning for the methods (statistical, graphical, qualitative, etc.) you will use to analyze the results of the review.
Literature Review (7 pages minimum):
o Provide a detailed review of literature concerning the topic.
o When discussing the literature, try to group similar concepts together and then compare and contrast them with papers approaching the issue differently (e.g. financial versus human resources).
o Include a variety of perspectives and viewpoints that thoroughly cover all aspects of the topic.
References (at least 10):
o List all references using the parenthetical citing method.
o Every reference within the body of the paper must have a corresponding entry in the reference list at the end of the paper and vice-a-versa.

Your draft Intro & Review sections must also have correct grammar, spelling, and must be written clearly and concisely with continuity in the presentation of your ideas.

Final Paper
Include at least 10 references for this paper and use parenthetical citing for all references. The paper must be double spaced and 12 - 15 pages in length (excluding, abstract, the title page, tables, figures, equations, and references) and cover the topic thoroughly. Don't justify the margins. The 12-point Times New Roman font must be used and all margins must be between 1.000 and 1.125 inches.

The structure of your final paper must include at a minimum the following:

Title Page (see APA):
o The recommended length for a title is no more than 12 words.
o The APA manual has an example of a title page
Abstract (approximately one-half page) (see APA):
o Provide a brief overview of the topic and introduce why it is a challenging and important project management issue.
o Briefly discuss the content of your paper and general conclusions you made from the results of the review.
Introduction (approximately 2 pages):
o Provide background information and details concerning this topic that convey the importance and challenges of the issue.
o Explain your reasoning for the methods (databases, search engines, etc.) you used to obtain literature.
o Explain your reasoning for the methods (statistical, graphical, qualitative, etc.) you used to analyze the results of the review.
Literature Review (approximately 6 to 10 pages):
o Provide a detailed review of literature concerning the topic.
o When discussing the literature, try to group similar concepts together and then compare and contrast them with papers approaching the issue differently (e.g. financial versus human resources).
o Include a variety of perspectives and viewpoints that thoroughly cover all aspects of the topic.
Analysis (approximately 2-3 pages):
o Evaluate how much is currently known about the topic based on your literature review.
o Discuss the quality of the literature found.
o Present and explain the findings.
o Evaluate the need and significance of new research.
Conclusions (approximately 1-2 pages):
o Provide insight and recommendations concerning the topic based on your literature review and analysis
o Here often authors will identify areas for future research based on information discovered during development of the paper.
References (at least 10):
o List all references using the parenthetical citing method.
o Every reference within the body of the paper must have a corresponding entry in the reference list at the end of the paper and vice-a-versa.

Use my feedback of your draft Intro & Lit Review as a guide to modify your paper to its final form. You may modify those sections and the references to support your Analysis and Conclusion sections. Again, you should have someone read your paper. It must have the format, structure, length, and other components as above described. Your final paper must also have correct grammar, spelling, and must be written clearly and concisely with continuity in the presentation of your ideas.

Your paper will be evaluated based on the following:
• Professional Presentation: Appropriate format, grammar, structure, etc.
• Thoroughness of the literature review: Was the topic covered in a thorough and complete manner with credible references?
• Analysis: Did the paper provide a clear and accurate assessment of the information found with reasonable results and conclusions?
• Keep in mind, even though you are conducting a literature review, this paper must be your own work in your own words.

Attachment:- Management of Innovation and Technology.rar