1. The essay must be relevant to the course. This course is about: • Identify relational and non-relational data sources in business organizations • Select data necessary for business analytics • Design and construct the data acquisition (extraction) process for analytics • Apply modern analytical tools and techniques to conduct the transformation and loading of data for advanced analyses.
2. I will provide an article that are relevant to the course. (You may need to log in to access it)
https://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/5-pillars-of-sustainable-digital-transformation
3. The essay must have two sections: SUMMARY and REACTION, which are clearly distinguishable (the headers “Summary” and “Reaction” are not required as long as the two-section can be clearly distinguished)
4. The essay must contain detailed information about the source (magazine, issue, date, URL, author – if known), and it should be mentioned in the essay, not on an additional page for reference.
5. For the formatting standard, please check here
6. Rubrics for the Reaction:
a).The Reaction part need to be at least 1/3 of the whole essay.
b).Does the Reaction include the writer’s critical look at the article?
c).Did the writer include supporting evidence for his/her critique of the article?