HI5019 STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS T2 2017

HOLMES INSTITUTE

FACULTY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

HI5019 STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS T2 2017

Assignment 2 (Business Report)

Group Assignment

(Week 10, 5pm Friday)

In groups of three or four, you will be required to conduct research on AIS/ERP Systems for your client. Your team is required to pick a case study in one of the areas mentioned below (not limited to). Then prepare a Business Reportfor the client detailing the processes of selecting an AIS/ERP to help them to make informed decision for investment in information system to take their business to the next level including:

1. Define business processes,

2. Develop business requirements,

3. Determine the systems requirements,

4. Software and vendor selection

5. Determine at least three (3) ways which companies or organizations utilize such technologies to improve business efficiency

6. Evaluate the level of efficiency of the technology implementation

7. Examine potential security risks, data breaches

8. Provide guidelines on how these risks could be mitigated.

The report should be about 3000 words and should be submitted in an MSWord format document for the client. Each group would be required to find AIS/ERP that addresses the different aspects of the clients’ business especially the area of their enumerated challenges and should also ensure that the client’s business requirements are addressed. You may also employ any analysis or design tool in the preparation of your report – so long as the results are suitable for presentation in the required Word document and are your own work.

Remember: this is a report intended to convince a board of directors to adopt your proposal. Your report must therefore be complete, yet concise; be clear and convincing, and professionally presented. Above all, the report must be specific to the needs of the business.

HI5019 STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS T2 2017

Case Studies in the areas of: (The team needs to email the lecturer their choice)

•	Public Transport	•	Immigration
•	Flight Centres	•	Health
•	Real state agencies	•	Medicine
•	Education	•	Pollution
•	Library	•	Manufacturing
•	Banks	•	Agriculture

Submission Requirements:

Research reports are to be presented in size 12 Times New Roman or 10 Calibri Font and double spaced. The research should include a list of at least 5 references used in the research report and a bibliography of the wider reading done to familiarize oneself with the topic.

Submission:

• Soft copy to self-check and Final Submission with cover sheet

You are reminded to read the “Plagiarism” section of the course description. Your research should be a synthesis of ideas from a variety of sources expressed in your own words. All reports must use the Harvard referencing style. Marking rubrics are attached.

Assessment Criteria:

Type/Score	Very Good (10/10)	Good (7/10)	Satisfactory (5/10)	Unsatisfactory (3/10)
Fits with criteria	Appropriately choose an	Evidence of	Adequacy	Reports that choose
/10	AIS/ERP that fits. understanding	understanding of the	of understanding of	systems/software not
	of the nature and purpose of	nature and purpose of	the nature and	relevant will lose
	the business	the business	purpose of the	marks from this
			business	category.
Type/Score	Very Good (15/15)	Good (11/15)	Satisfactory (8/15)	Unsatisfactory (5/15)
Presentation and	Information is well organized.	Information is	Information is	Information is poorly
writing style	Correct layout including times	organized, Correct	somewhat	organized, Some
	new roman, font size 12 or	layout including times	organized, Some	elements of layout or
	calibri, font size10, double	new roman, font size	elements of layout	length incorrect.
/15 marks	spaced. About the right length.	12 or calibri, font	or length incorrect.
		size10, double		Proper grammar and
	Very well written, excellent	spaced. About the	Proper grammar	punctuation not
	paraphrasing and proper	right length.	and punctuation	always used.
	grammar and punctuation are		mostly used, but	Excessive overuse of
	used throughout.	Well written, some	overuse of direct	direct quotes
		paraphrasing and	quotes.
		proper grammar and
		punctuation

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Type/Score	Very Good (15/15)	Good (11/15)	Satisfactory (8/15)	Unsatisfactory (5/15)
Introduction	Introduces the topic of the	Introduces the topic	Satisfactorily	Introduces the topic
	research report in an extremely	of the research report	introduces the topic	of the research
	engaging manner which arouses	in an engaging	of the research	report, but omits a
/15 marks	the reader’s interest.	manner which	report.	general background
		arouses the reader’s		of the topic and/or
	Gives a detailed general	interest.	Gives a general
	background and indicates the		background.	the overall “plan” of
	overall “plan”.	Gives some general		the report.
		background and	Indicates the overall
		indicates the overall	“plan” of the report.
		“plan” of the report.
Type/Score	Very Good (20/20)	Good (15/20)	Satisfactory (10/20)	Unsatisfactory (5/20)
Criteria	Evidence of understanding of	The chosen	Evidence of	You gain marks for
completion	the nature and purpose of the	software/system has	understanding of	ensuring that all of
/20	business.	the capacity to	the implications for	the points mentioned
	Evidence of understanding of	address challenges	the company	above as challenges
	the implications for the	identified within the		within the business
	company	business.		are covered in your
				report by the chosen
				software / system.
Type/Score	Very Good (10/10)	Good (7/10)	Satisfactory (5/10)	Unsatisfactory (3/10)
Evidence of	Substantial range of	Good range of	Suitable range of	Insufficient range or
Research	appropriate and current,	appropriate and	supportive evidence	number of supportive
	supportive evidence	current, supportive	used. Not always	evidence used.
/10 marks		evidence.	appropriate and/or
			current. Minimum
			cited.
Type/Score	Very Good (20/20)	Good (15/20)	Satisfactory (10/20)	Unsatisfactory (5/20)
Development of	Logical, insightful, original	Detailed, original	Adequate discussion	Inadequate discussion
Discussion	discussion with well-connected	discussion develops	develops logically.	of issues and/or
	paragraphs.	logically with some		lacking in logical flow
		connection between	Understanding of
	Evidence of full engagement	adjoining paragraphs.	reading shown. Few	Little/no
/20 marks	with the literature found, with		relevant analysis.	demonstrated
	relevant and detailed analysis.	Understanding of		understanding of
		reading shown. Some		reading.
		relevant analysis.
				None/little discussion
				or analysis.
Type/Score	Very Good (5/5)	Good (4/5)	Satisfactory (3/5)	Unsatisfactory (2/5)
Conclusion	An interesting, well written	A good summary of	Satisfactory	Poor/no summary of
	summary of the main points.	the main points.	summary of the	the main points.
	An excellent final comment on		main points.
/5 marks	the subject, based on the	A good final comment		A poor final comment
	information provided.	on the subject, based	A final comment on	on the subject and/or
		on the information	the subject, but	new material
		provided.	introduced new	introduced.
			material.

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Type/Score	Very Good (5/5)	Good (4/5)	Satisfactory (3/5)	Unsatisfactory (2/5)
Referencing	Correct referencing (Harvard)	Mostly correct	Mostly correct	Not all material
	All quoted material in quotes	referencing (Harvard)	referencing	correctly
	and acknowledged.		(Harvard) Some	acknowledged.
/5 marks		All quoted material in	problems with
	All paraphrased material	quotes and	quoted material and	Some problems with
	acknowledged.	acknowledged. All	paraphrased	the reference list or
		paraphrased material	material	bibliography.
	Correctly set out reference list	acknowledged.
	and bibliography included.	Mostly correct setting	Some problems with
		out reference list and	the reference list or
		bibliography included.	bibliography.
Total
/100 marks
Final marks