THE IMPACT OF AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE)
BUSA 1105 – Individual Research Paper INSTRUCTIONS and TOPICSEach student will research and write a research paper, dealing with impact that AI (Artificial Intelligence) the will have on their area of study, i.e. their degree major:If your major is accounting, you will write your paper on the ‘AI Impact on Accounting.’If your major is General Business, your paper will be on ‘AI Impact on Business in the USA.’If you are not a Business Major or undeclared, your paper will be on ‘AI Impact on Business in the USA.’The Individual Written Research Paper is to be NO MORE than 10 double spaced pages.The 10 pages DO NOT include the title page, table of contents/outline, bibliography, and any appendix.The research paper will include a cover sheet, table of contents, main body section, and a bibliography.[unique_solution]The paper will be in Microsoft Word format and will have one inch margins on all four sides, font and size is Arial 12.No other format, font, or size should be used.This is an individual graded written research paper and is due on the date and time given in D2L.Any paper handed in later will receive a zero.Use the following structure for your research paper:Part I – Introduction, on the first page, state topic/title, student name, course name and section number. Put the outline on the second page. The outline should be detailed phrases or sentences, not single words. (5% of grade)Part II – Define the topic, i.e. what it is, brief history, current situation, possible future growth/decline. (25% of grade)Part III – State its impact either as a threat (negative impact) or an opportunity (positive impact), or both,on your degree major of study, i.e. accounting, Supply Chain, HRM, Finance, etc. (25% of grade)Part IV – Write out strategies (plans of action) that a professional/leader in your area of study should take to offset any threats and/or take advantage of an opportunities. These strategies should beboth short term (1-3 years) and long term (greater than 3 years). (25% of grade)Part V – This is one of the most important sections of your presentation. Each student must write a smallsection (3-4 paragraphs), at the end of the paper of what he/she learned from doing the Individual Research Paper, i.e., what he/she found interesting, how he/she can use the information to enhance their professional and personal life.(15% of grade)Don’t just put in facts that you learned, but how knowing these facts will make you a better professional and/or better person.This section is at the end of the paper before the Bibliography section.Part VI – Bibliography. See following for detailed information on the bibliography. (5% of grade) 11 – Add the bibliography at the end of the paper.- The bibliography must have at least 25 sources, with only 5 being direct internet sites, as most internet sites are not very credible sources of information. Most internet sites are biased as the sites are made by private businesses, governments, or organizations which favor a certain view.- Do not use any encyclopedia, Wikipedia, or basic dictionaries for your sources.- Be sure all sources are current.- Use academic articles from academic journals (best sources), professional/business and public magazines, monographs, interviews, books, government sources, newspapers, and internet sites.- If you are not able to physically go to a library, you do have online access to articles, books, etc. in theCSU Library, and through it the GIL Member Libraries, nearly 30 Georgia University Libraries, including the University of Georgia, Athens.- Using a library through the internet does not count as an internet source, as the online library is a database. It is only a road to take you to other sources, such as books, journal articles, etc.- Use only Microsoft Office Software.- Use the APA Style for all written assignments.Due Date and File Submission- The final version must be submitted before Friday, May 1, 2020, 11:30 PM, EST, through the D2L Assignments Folder.- Title your file: AI and its Impact on your Degree Major, and your last name, then first name.- Example: AI and its Impact on Accounting, Smith, Judy.- If the file is too big for the D2L ‘Assignments’ folder, email through D2L Email, or through CSU General Email, or through the CSU Cloud, OneDrive function, before the due date and time.- Student Requests for Extensions of Due Date for any Semester Long Assignments: For any assignment or course work that is a semester long project, i.e. Individual Research Papers, Group Research Projects, etc., (following CSU Academic Policies) extensions of due dates cannot be granted unless the student can provide official written documentation that the reason, (i.e. medical) which prevented them from completing the work was for the entire semester time period.- Grading will be done during the following 2-3 weeks and, after all grading is completed, final course grades will be available after May 15, 2020.These guidelines were prepared by Dr. Thomas Garsombke, 2020. 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