Topic Paper (10 points maximum). Students will prepare ananalytic paper on the subject of “What Defines a Strategic IT Resource?” Thepaper is due before the Week 5 live session and must be at least 10double-spaced pages in length and must reflect research conducted by thestudent and an analysis that is in the student’s own words. All references tothe work of others must be properly cited (the use of un-cited work from othersis an academic violation). The paper is to be submitted in the Assignment areaof the class website as an Adobe Acrobat„¢ pdf document using APA format andTimes New Roman font, 12 pitch size, and a 1-inch space margin on all sides.Citation references should be listed as footnotes. Up to 10 grade points arepossible for each paper toward the course final grade, depending on the qualityof the writing, research, citations, structure, and student analysis. Beyondthese quality items, late papers and papers that are shorter than 10 pages willreceive a lower grade.