Research Paper: Blockchain

Research Paper: Blockchain

Industry experts believe blockchain is a technology that has the potential to affect the business of most IT professionals in the next five years. Pick an industry you feel will be most affected by blockchain and how blockchain may be used in that industry. As an IT manager, how would you embrace blockchain? For instance, how would training occur for your team, what strategies might you use, what security methods may you recommend be used?

Paper format must include the following pattern:

· Cover page

· Table of Contents

· Background: Describe the issue, discuss the problem and elaborate on any previous attempts to examine the issue.

· Research Question: in your identified problem area that you are discussing, what were the research questions that were asked?

· Methodology: What approach did the researcher use, qualitative, quantitative, survey, case study? Describe the population that was chosen.

· Data Analysis: What were some of the findings, for example, if there were any hypotheses asked, were they supported?

· Conclusion

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 12 pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.

• Follow APA6 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.

• Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least five (5) scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. The UC Library is a great place to find resources.

• Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.