Your term paper is a conventional research paper. The topic of the paper is: “An examination of how the
CIO influences his/her peers and to whom s/he reports: Advantages and Disadvantages of Reporting
Alternatives in support of a strategic IT positions”. For instance, the CIO may report to the CEO, CFO,
COO or sometimes to an executive board (rare). Think about the pluses and negatives for the IT
executive who wants his/her agenda in the planning mix. The term CIO is not always used. Begin by
reading Nicholas Carr’s short essay on “IT in 2018” (in the Week 11 Content folder). Included in the resource file.
we had.
If you wish to do a different topic, ask me.
Your APA formatted term paper has this structure.
pages single spaced, 10 if double spaced. The body of the paper will be around 3,000 words, single
spaced, 1” margins, 12 pnt New Times Roman. APA does not use footnotes or endnotes. Use page
number insert, bottom with your name.
• Review of literature
• References
• End matter (if any to include tables/figures/illustrations). This section is labeled “Appendix or
Appendices if more than one”. Number each and refer to them in the body of the paper (see Appendix
A, B so on as applicable.)
sector or not-for-profit. Yes. The paper addresses governance and how the placement of an executive
within the organizational structure effects his/her ability to provide strategic value to that organization.