Office Automation White Paper

Due: Midnight Sunday of Unit 3.
In addition to the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, you are also updating
the office automation software for the new client. They plan to upgrade to the newest
version of Microsoft Office©. Choosing a commercial off the shelf (COTS) solution for
office automation is very common since the basic applications provided are used across
different industries. The ERP and other business applications running on the server are
customized and developed using the System Development Life-Cycle (SDLC). Write a
two-page white paper discussing the business applications used on the customer
network.
The requirements for your research paper are:
 Describe the different tools in the MS Office suite and how they support
business.
 Discuss the terms “front-end” and “back-end” and how they apply to this
installation.
 Discuss the term “turn-key solution” in regard to new business applications.
 Discuss the “make or buy” tradeoff when designing your business system.
 APA format with cover page and reference page.
 Two pages excluding cover page and reference page.
 Include at least 2 references and in-text citations.
Students: Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper will be evaluated,
before you write, and again after you write.
CIS120 – Introduction to Information
Technology
Office Automation White Paper
Evaluation Rubric for Office Automation White Paper
CRITERIA Deficient Proficient Exemplary
0 – 12 points 13-16 points 17 – 20 points
MS Office
Tools
Description
Inadequate or
missing tools
description or
explanation of how
they support
business.
Description
includes most MS
Office tools and an
explanation of how
they support
business but may
be missing some
detail.
Description includes
all the tools in MS
Office as well as a
complete
explanation of how
they support
business.
0 – 9 points 10-12 points 13 – 15 points
Front-end /
Back-end
Explanation
Inadequate or
missing description
of the terms or
their application to
the installation.
Description
missing some
aspects of the
terms or how they
apply to the
installation.
Terms discussed in
full detail with
complete
explanation of
application to office
automation.
Turn-key
Solution
Explanation
Inadequate or
missing description
of the term or its
connection to the
new business
applications.
Description
missing some
aspects of the
term or how it
connects to the
new business
applications.
Terms discussed in
full detail with
complete
explanation
connection to new
business
applications.
Make or
Buy
Tradeoff
Inadequate or
missing
explanation of the
tradeoff.
Explanation
missing some
aspects of the
tradeoff.
Completed and
detailed explanation
of tradeoff when
designing a
business system.
Research Does not utilize
research to support
the points made.
Research is
included but not
applied or properly
referenced.
Research is applied
and properly cited.
0 – 6 points 7-8 points 9 – 10 points
Meets
length
objectives
Falls significantly
short of length
Short of length
objective
Meets or exceeds
length objective.
Clear and
professional
writing and
format
Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed.
Few errors that do
not impede
professional
presentation.
Writing and format
is clear,
professional, APA
compliant, and error
free.