C 850 Western Governors University Emerging Technology TechFite Case Study Analysis

Description

COMPETENCIES

4047.1.1 : Technology for Organizational Improvement

The graduate evaluates technology for organizational improvement.

4047.1.2 : Impact of Proposed Technology

The graduate determines the impact of a proposed technology on an organization.

INTRODUCTION

In today’s ever-changing world of technology, organizations must compete with each other to offer better products and services. Organizations look for new technologies to run their companies more efficiently and gain market share. Emerging technologies are innovations that are new or cutting-edge or considered ground-breaking and sometimes perceived to “disrupt” the way businesses operate.

For this assessment you will read the attached case study, which presents the existing technology and needs of a fictional organization. You will propose an emerging technology solution that will benefit the organization in the case study. You will need to discuss the impacts of this technology within the context of the organization.

4-8 pages

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

A. Summarize an organizational need in the case study, including the scope of the need.

B. Propose an emerging technology solution to address the organizational need from the case study. Provide justification that classifies this technology as emerging.

C. Explain the steps of the adoption process that you recommend the organization use to integrate the new emerging technology, including a description of why each step is necessary and how each step relates to the organization.

D. Describe both a positive and a negative impact that your emerging technology solution could have on the people or current processes in the organization, providing examples for how to address the negative impact.

E. Compare your emerging technology solution to an alternative technology solution, providing at least two advantages and two disadvantages that each technology may have for the organization.

F. Recommend a method that can be used to determine whether adoption of the proposed emerging technology solution will be successful or unsuccessful, based on the needs of the organization.

G. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

H. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

RUBRIC

COMPETENT

The submission accurately summarizes an organizational need in the case study, and the scope is relevant to the organizational need.

COMPETENT

The submission proposes an emerging technology as a solution to the identified organizational need. The proposed solution is relevant to the case study and the proposal justifies what classifies this technology as emerging.

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The submission explains the steps of the adoption process that are recommended for the organization to use to integrate the new emerging technology and includes a description of why each step is necessary and how each step relates to the organization.

COMPETENT

The submission describes both a positive and a negative effect the emerging technology solution could have on the people or current processes in the organization and includes examples for how to address the negative impact.

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The submission compares the emerging technology solution to an alternative technology solution and provides two advantages and two disadvantages each technology may have for the organization.

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The submission recommends a method that can be used to determine whether adoption of the proposed emerging technology solution will be successful or unsuccessful and relates to the needs of the organization.

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The submission includes in-text citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.

COMPETENT

Content reflects attention to detail, is organized, and focuses on the main ideas as prescribed in the task or chosen by the candidate. Terminology is pertinent, is used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding.