Midterm Project Requirement

DOCUMENT OUTLINE

I. The Company
1. Brief Profile of the Company
2. Vision/Mission
3. Short History
4. Products and Services

II. The Company Case Study
1. Business Function in Focus – describe the set of functions involved in the case study; the work unit and the workforce involved and their process involvement
2. The Planning Approach of the Firm– include the method, cycle and how the plans are formalized
3. Key players in Planning – include the level of accountability of the key players in the decision-making process
4. Present Problems/ Changes – describe the recent technological or process or business changes, issues or problems faced by the work unit.
5. System/Technology Solutions and Issues- describe the application or system or technology employed by the office as a solution to the problems/changes.

Include the major issues faced by the office in the initial implementation of the new system?

6. Assessment of Impact to the Firm – discuss the prevailing perceptions and views of the members of the work unit.

Does the existing planning approach match the current process of decision-making?
Is the solution beneficial to the company or its prospective beneficiaries?
Does the company and the users/beneficiaries have the same or almost the same perceived rewards and benefits with the new system/technologies?
Can the return on investment be covered at an earlier or scheduled time?

PODCAST

Each group is required to come up with a 7-10minute podcast ( including intro music, bloopers, sponsors and closing remarks) in MP3 format. The podcast should discuss the case study in focus following an internet radio or netcast format. The outcome may come as a summarized broadcast assessment or a panel discussion. Listen to TWIT or ZDNet podcasts to have an idea.

The study groups are recommended to use Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/), a free audio editor and recorder.

The podcast is 50% of the midterm grade requirement and the basis of the class open forum. No podcast on the deadline means no class case presentation. The podcast may be loaded in your music player or cellphone and should be in MP3 format, labeled properly. The whole class will listen to the podcast. Clarity of the output is important and will allow other people to understand the discussion better. Use of Filipino statements are allowed to give emphasis to a point in the discussion or to entice listeners.

Schedule of Deliverables

June 7 - submission of company material and contact persons.
June 21 - draft of the paper
July 10 - class case study presentation in podcast format and submission of the podcast.