Research Report

The purpose of assessment is to assess students on the following Learning Outcomes:
LO2: Structure Web Tier & Application Components by identifying the most appropriate structural pattern.
LO3: Implement data access/persistence mechanisms including implementing enterprise-grade transactions in traditional as well as non-SQL data environments.
LO4: Carry out research on emerging tools and use expert knowledge gained to choose the right developmental strategy and tools to implement enterprise solutions without compromising prudent design principles.

Objective(s):-
This assessment expects the student to submit a critique report on a research article related to Enterprise applications and its current trend technologies. This assessment is designed to improve student presentation skills and to give students experience in researching a topic and writing a report/Critique report relevant to the Unit of Study subject matter. The research articles would be tasked to explore further research trends relevant to the unit content. As further research findings the unit lecturer may supplement or substitute these to keep the research delivery current and updated.
For this component you will prepare a report/critique on an academic paper related to Enterprise Systems or Enterprises systems technologies, etc. The paper you select must be directly relevant to one of these major topics. The paper can be from any academic conference or other relevant Journal or online sources such as Google Scholar, Academic department repositories etc. The topic and the related paper need not be later than 2013-14. The selected paper title with their URL may be uploaded on discussions in Moodle for other students as a reference and to avoid duplicity. Few papers as an example are listed below:
Weichhart, Georg, et al. “Challenges and current developments for sensing, smart and sustainable enterprise systems.” Computers in Industry 79 (2016): 34-46.
Panetto, Hervé, et al. “New perspectives for the future interoperable enterprise systems.” Computers in Industry 79 (2016): 47-63.
Dorantes, Carlos‐Alberto, et al. “The effect of enterprise systems implementation on the firm information environment.” Contemporary Accounting Research 30.4 (2013): 1427-1461.
Note: popular magazine articles, web sites and blogs are not academic sources.

General Instructions
1. All students must select a different paper. The paper must be approved by your instructor or tutor before proceeding. In case two students are wanting to report on the same paper, the first who emails the instructor with their choice will be allocated that paper (provided it is acceptable).
2. Your writing should be clear and concise and be in your own words.
3. The report must be in the range of 1,500-2,500 words in length excluding references.
4. The referencing style must follow the IEEE referencing style.

Solution

Introduction

Successful implementation of technology in business significantly contributes to the productivity of the enterprise. In the Development of New Enterprise Applications to Achieve financial Innovation article, Saito and the colleagues describe the application of Java technology in Hitachi Ltd to reduce the cost of production, thus increasing the profits for the company (1). In the article, the authors describe various applications that are used by enterprises to enhance their financial innovation capacities. In the digital age, the business environment has experienced drastic changes that have led to the demand for technological innovations to satisfy the new obligations in the market. The study on Hitachi Ltd shows the various ways through which financial applications help enterprises to meet the new requirements in the businesses.

Aspects Addressed in the Article

The article provides background information on the various companies that offer technical services to the enterprises in the organization. In (1), the authors acknowledge that the world economy is changing rapidly, thus creating a need for applications that will respond to the new business requirements quickly. Effectiveness and efficiency in responding to the new changes in the enterprises indicate the preparedness and flexibility of the business (2). Enterprises should, therefore, prepare the changes that are likely to occur in the near future. The article also states that organizations employ optimized information technology to……………………………………To access the rest of the solution for $10, please click on the purchase button.