Review the list of IoT product characteristics for various markets. Select a market from this list:  Manufacturing, Media, Environmental Monitoring, Infrastructure Management, Energy Management, Medical and Healthcare Systems, Boiling and Home Automation, Transportation, or Large-scale Deployments. 
Provide a five- to seven-page paper that includes the following elements:

• Introduction
• Proposal of an Internet of Things product:
  • What is the IoT proposed product?
  • Provide the statement of need for the IoT product.
  • What else is offered similar to the proposed IoT product in the market?
  • How is your proposed IoT idea better or different? Identify the qualities that make the IoT product better or different than other products.
• Description of your chosen market that could benefit from an IoT product:
  • Does the IoT product
    • solve a problem for the market,
    • enhance exiting processes,
    • improve existing products, or
    • provide a new product offering?
  • Identify how the IoT product supports electronic commerce, business-to-business electronic commerce, or business-to-consumer electronic commerce in the market?
• Identification of both pros and cons for the proposed IoT product (see the “Pros and Cons of IoT” diagram above).
  • What are the pros of the proposed IoT product?
  • What are the cons of the proposed IoT product?
• Conclusion
• Reference List

The Internet of Things (IoT) Product Proposal Assignment

• Must be five to seven double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in theAshford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• TheScholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sourcestable offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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