You will begin building a literature review research project by submitting a research proposal for approval to your instructor.
After your proposal is approved, you will complete various sections of the project each week. During the week, you should identify areas of interest that you would like to use as a basis for your literature review research project.
You should select an area that correlates with either your current or your targeted job in the IT field (or related line of work) based upon your chosen specialization in your IT coursework.
The following is a potential list of research areas in the IT field; you may select a topic from this list but are not limited to it:
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Business Intelligence
Cloud Computing
Data Management and Big Data Analytics
Dynamic Website Security
Electronic Commerce and Social Networking
Hardware Compatibility .Information Assurance and Systems Security
Information Technology Consulting Practices
Information Technology in Strategic Planning
Information Technology Life Cycle Governance and Management
Information Technology Project Management
Information Technology Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Information Technology Strategic Planning in Complex and Global Environments
Information, Communication, and Mobile Technology
Interactive Multimedia Applications
Network Operations Management and Development
Online Learning Management Systems
Software Architecture and Development
Software Defined Networks
Virtualization Technology and Cloud Management On the basis of your chosen topic, identify the problem statement and state specific research questions and hypotheses on which your literature review research project will be based. Include at least one research question and one preliminary hypothesis.
Set as an objective to arrive at a worthwhile, justifiable, even compelling research question as you discussed earlier under the Submissions Area.
The preliminary hypothesis will reflect your initial perspective of your research, but you will be able to refine it or even change it as you progress in your research.
In your proposal, include background information on why the topic is being selected and the goals of the research questions and hypotheses statements. The length of your proposal should be 5-7 pages in a Microsoft Word document, including title page and references.