The first step in doing any research (including your dissertation) is coming up with an idea or topic to research. The topic should be significant enough to research but focused on one specific area of the content domain.  In this assignment, write a 250-500 word abstract to propose a research topic that you would like to pursue in this course. The topic MUST pertain to information technology in the global economy.  Use page 6 in the Dissertation Handbook to provide guidelines in helping you choose a topic