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Page 1 of 2 11 Assessment Type Case Study Report Assessment Number Assessment Weighting 3 Group 30% Alignment with Unit Learning Outcomes Graduate Attributes Assessed Unit and Course LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 Communication: The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with a diverse range of audiences Critical thinking and problem solving: The ability to address and solve problems creatively and in a structured and methodical way Due Date/Time Week 10 Assessment Description • Your research report will: • Identify a business that has recently taken advantage of opportunities related to information systems/technology management from the list contained in the last page of this document. • Write a report of between 3,000 and 3,200 words as defined by Word Count in Microsoft Word on the chosen business and information systems/technology management issue/opportunity. A word count using Microsoft Word must be included at the end of your report. The word count must not include the table of contents and also references. • The content of the report must indicate a sound knowledge of the use, and impact, of information systems within the researched organization. • Quotes from books, articles, the Internet, or any other source may not (in total) comprise more than 10% of the business report and must be correctly referenced in the Harvard style. Where excessive use of quotes is taken from any sources or where content is deemed not to be original in the case of excessive copying from any sources then a percentage of the marks available will be deducted based on the originality report provided by Turnitin.com. Unit BISY2006/ISY212 – Management Information Systems Page 2 of 2 Assessment Description • Teams of 3-5 persons will be working on the task throughout the semester in order to submit the Report by week 10. You are required to conduct an audit of the management information systems used in a selected enterprise. You will analyse the enterprise’s management information systems and make recommendations including the strengths and weaknesses that were revealed. Describe how the MIS system(s) are used to help the organisation gain a strategic or competitive advantage in the industry. • Your report should be a synthesis of ideas researched from a variety of sources and expressed in your own words. It should be written in clear English, and be submitted at the end of the lecture in week 10 in electronic format as a Word document. This electronic file will be checked using Turnitin for any evidence of plagiarism. You are expected to use references in the normal Harvard referencing style. A cover sheet should be attached to the assignment report confirming that the work is solely your own. Page 3 of 2 • Students should not engage in any form of misconduct such as cheating during • The AIH misconduct policy and procedure can be read on the AIH website (https://aih.nsw.edu.au/about-us/policies-procedures/). Misconduct Special consideration • Students whose ability to submit or attend an assessment item is affected by sickness, misadventure or other circumstances beyond their control, may be eligible for special consideration. No consideration is given when the condition or event is unrelated to the student's performance in a component of the assessment, or when it is considered not to be serious. • Students applying for special consideration must submit the form within 3 days of the due date of the assessment item or exam. • The form can be obtained from the AIH website (https://aih.nsw.edu.au/current- students/student-forms/) or on-campus at Reception. • The request form must be submitted to Student Services. Supporting evidence should be attached. For further information please refer to the Student Assessment Policy and associated Procedure available on • (https://aih.nsw.edu.au/about-us/policies-procedures/). https://aih.nsw.edu.au/about-us/policies-procedures/ https://aih.nsw.edu.au/current-students/student-forms/ https://aih.nsw.edu.au/about-us/policies-procedures/ Page 4 of 2 Marking Criteria You will be marked according to the following criteria, with a final mark out of 30. However, it will be scaled down to 10 marks. The purpose of the performance descriptors is as follows: 1. Based on the reading of the entire text, the marker determines if the student meets Communicative Competence. 2. If the task does not meet Communicative Competence, the marker provides feedback to the student based on the descriptors below. The marker refers the student to the Academic Development Office for further support. 3. If the student does meet Communicative Competence, the task can be graded based on academic discourse. Note the task could still earn a fail if it does not address the requirements outlined in the rubric below. To qualify for a pass, you must first demonstrate basic communicative competence as outlined in part 1 below. To then earn a pass or above, you must also meet the academic discourse criteria in part 2 below. 1. Communicative Competence These descriptors represent the fundamental skills for written compositions. Questions to ask yourself: • Are the ideas effectively communicated? (communicative competence achieved) • Are the ideas difficult to discern? (communicative competence not achieved) Literacy Feature Quality Sentence structure • Consistent use of correct sentence structure (for example: minimal run-on sentences and minimal sentence fragments). Vocabulary • Consistently appropriate word choices. Spelling • Correct spelling of most common words. • Correct spelling of specialist vocabulary. Punctuation • Predominantly correct use of simple punctuation (full stop, capital letters, commas, question mark, quotations). Grammar • Consistent use of tense appropriate for the type of text required. • Consistent use of subject-verb agreement and noun-pronoun agreement. • Conform to conventions of written English sentence construction. Paragraphing • Ideas are clustered logically. • Paragraphs contain only one theme. • There are a number of sentences that elaborate on the main theme. Page 5 of 2 2. Academic Discourse To earn a pass (P), you must meet the following minimum criteria: Literacy Feature Quality Content and evidence • Identifies and defines an IT/or IS appropriate to the chosen enterprise. • Justifies the selection of IT and/or IS as being appropriate to the chosen enterprise. • Provides examination of an information system(s) that fits in with a business. • Evaluation of an information system(s) to achieve business objectives. • Does not contain any errors in theoretical or conceptual knowledge. • Supported by only a few relevant academic publications. Organisation and structure • Preamble – clearly states the information technology / information system under discussion and the purpose of the document. • IT / IS – logically organised, dealing with each main idea as separate paragraphs. • IT resources: o Differentiates forms of hardware and describes the role and capacity of hardware / software items in a computer system; o Evaluates the functionality of different computer systems for different work environments. • References – contains a full list of academic sources referred to. • Sections are organised using paragraphs that are generally structured to provide a position or an argument, with o supporting sentences, and o evidence from academic sources. Academic style • Formal tone, but written in the first person. • Use of vocabulary and syntax suitable to the purpose of the task. • Transition words used to show relationships between ideas. • Arguments logically progressed throughout most of the text. • Accurate APA referencing. Page 6 of 2 Fail • Content and evidence: o IT / IS were inappropriate or inconsistent, especially if main argument not addressed and/or inappropriate argument used and/or no planned approach. o Little to no justification of the IT and/or IS to the chosen enterprise. o Does not answer all parts of the question or has been too descriptive and general. o Little or no reference to academic publications. To earn a grade higher than a pass, the above criteria must be met plus the following in sequence, to achieve the specified grade: Credit • Content and evidence: o Fully consistent and answer to some parts of the question. o Justification that used clear reasoning, with detailed supporting argument to the main ideas. o Main argument has reasonable clarity and is appropriate, and there is a planned approach. o Small range of relevant academic publications. Distinction • Content and evidence: o A largely critical and evaluative justification of the IT and/or IS. o Higher-level reasoning that explored various aspects of chosen IT / IS. o Several highly relevant academic and other reputable publications. • Academic style: o Arguments logically progressed throughout the entire text. High Distinction • Content and evidence: o An extensive and thoroughly evaluative, insightful coverage of all parts of the question with excellent examples which show evidence of critical thinking and analysis. o A wide range of highly relevant academic and other reputable publications. • Academic style: o Arguments logically progressed with total clarity throughout the entire text. A fail grade would be applied if any of the following criteria were met: Page 7 of 2 Marking Rubric: Assessment Criteria Fail Competent Good Excellent (10) 0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Currency /Appropriate choice of topic / Word Limit (2000 - 2200) The issue is no longer relevant / Inappropriate choice / Too short or exceeded. The issue chosen for discussion is current, i.e. published in 2009 or later / Good choice / questionable The issue chosen for discussion is current, i.e. published in 2009 or later. Satisfactory limit. The issue chosen for discussion is current Excellent choice Appropriate Limit (10) 0-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 Format – Introduction There is no clear introduction. Introduction included but does not include effective overview or scope of paper. Effective introduction