Disaster Recovery and Backup (software vendors, typical approaches to the process, testing)
this course is (supply chain management) The term paper is intended to provide you with the opportunity to do outside
research in an area of operations management that may be specific to your career interests.
the subject that you will write about is (Information Technology Infrastructure) and the topic is (Disaster Recovery and
Backup (software vendors, typical approaches to the process, testing))
I need an outline of the report.

Required Content

All papers on any topic will include the following:
• Title Page (1 page)
o Report Name
o Names of team members and their topic(s)
o Semester / Course / Section
o Date
• Introduction, Issues and Opportunities (up to 1 page): This is the first section of your paper; it must state the
primary issues and opportunities in this domain’s operations management that you are going to address. The rest of the paper
provides supporting details.
• Detailed Content (1.5 to 3 pages per topic): A sample of available topics for this section listed in the topics
above; feel free to organize the sequence of topics to best represent your research. You may find that you need to add a
section not listed below which is fine; you will most certainly not be able to answer all topics below within the 2 page
maximum, so select the topics that interest you or that surprised you as you did your research.
o This is your report of your research; organize it so that it professionally supports your interests as well as the
issues and opportunities from the first section
o This is not a case study about that the company sells or the services it provides. Do not include many examples for
any topic; instead, provide a thorough discussion in place of 2 or three examples.
o Use terms and concepts acquired from this course to explain your research
o This page count does not include tables, diagrams, pictures or graphs; these can be put in with the text or in an
optional appendix
o Include citations for your references
o Use section headings that identify the topic to clarify the report
• Job Description (1 page): Based on your chosen topic and industry or company, research one typical job description
along with the education requirements, minimum experience level, and salary range for an entry level operation management
position. The position you describe should be written in your own words with a citation for your source.
o Use online sources: Dice.com, Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com, etc.
o Use local “want ads”: Commercial Appeal
o Use periodicals if they contain “want ads”
o Use professional sites: BusinessWeek, Forbes, PMI, ISM, etc.
o Use government and online sources for salary ranges if none is given in an open position
• Citations / References / Bibliography: minimum 2 references per topic. This is a short research paper – you need to
find original articles on these topics from quality sources, i.e., do not use publicly edited sources such as Wikipedia,
vendor white papers, consultant reports, and social media or news companies. Use sources such as industry periodicals,
academic journals (although most will be too complex for purposes of this report), professional organizations (APICS, PMI,
ISM, etc.).
• Appendix: You may add an appendix for a particularly compelling table, diagram or flow chart if this adds to your
report.

This report should have between 12 and 15 pages (including the title page, citations and appendices). Focus on doing some
good research to discover the value and challenges of operations management using the terms and concepts from this class.
Also, note in the grading section how much weight is given to quality written communications, so be sure to proof read and
edit your paper well.

Optional Content

You may be in a position to interview a person currently employed in a full time operations management position (defined as a
supervisory, management or executive level). You may replace the Job Description page mentioned above with a one-page
summary of your interview with that person. The interview topics should include the issues and opportunities in that
industry as well as their requirements for an entry level position in operations management.
Submission

Format
• APA format
o Font: Times New Roman
o Font size: 12 pt
o Single spaced
o Page size: Letter
o Orientation: Portrait
o Margin: top: 1”; bottom: 1”; left: 1”; right: 1”
o Header: Report Name
o Footer: Page Number

Style and Guidelines

You were taught how to write good papers in your previous schooling; college is the place to demonstrate what you learned.
This is a professional business writing assignment; use a formal tone versus a casual conversational tone.

Consider completing the paper a few days early, let it sit 1 day, then diligently read it word-for-word out loud from start
to finish to find and correct issues before submission.

Plagiarism is defined at the University of Memphis as “The adoption or reproduction of ideas, words, statements, images, or
works of another person as one’s own without proper attribution.” Significant plagiarism as reported by Turnitin and
confirmed by the instructor will make your paper score 0 – no exceptions. This is to be your research and your work.

The grading rubric (on page 9) assigns a significant value to the paper’s format and writing style. Beware of the following
typical issues that if done poorly, will reduce your grade: