Assessment |
Group/ individual |
Learning outcomes |
Grading indicator |
Min Score |
Weight |
Length/ duration |
Due |
Professional accreditation |
Project proposal |
Individual |
1, 2, 4, 5 |
Graded |
N/A |
30% |
1,500 words |
14 Sep 2019 11:00 PM |
N/A |
Assessment 2 – Systems Implementation Proposal
Length: 1,500 words
Weighting: 30%
The purpose of Assessment is to evaluate your ability to develop a comprehensive implementation proposal for an information system that uses a systems approach.
The proposal should be targeted at a potential ‘sponsor’ organisation (your workplace) that will need to be convinced of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the proposed new system.
the proposal focuses on understanding your organisation (or the organisation you have chosen) and exploring the opportunity for IS/IT improvement (e.g., selecting an information system to support organisational strategic objectives)
The proposal should be targeted at a potential ‘sponsor’ organisation (your workplace) that will need to be convinced of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the proposed new system.
The format of the formal assignment will be:
References: Harvard Referencing Style is required in this subject.
Category |
Specific criteria |
Maximum marks |
MC 1: Content – clear understanding of issues (24 marks) |
Description of organisational context(good brief description of the organisation (e.g.,industry, visions, missions, business processes)) |
4 |
Discussion of its internal and external operating environments |
6 |
Category |
Specific criteria |
Maximum marks |
MC 2: Use of multiple sourcesof information and Referencing (3 marks) |
Clearly identify the problem/opportunity for IS/IT |
6 |
Clearly justify your choice of the proposed system (including cost/benefit analysis plus at least one other feasibility study); Clearly explain how the information system that you are proposing will support the strategic goals of the organisation |
8 |
|
Good research effort evidenced by references from a variety of sources; Good integration of references into your discussion; Proper practice of in-text citation and provision of all the cited references in the reference list via applying Harvard Referencing Style |
3 |
|
MC 3: Communication and Presentation (3 marks) |
Use of study materials; Use of proper terminology; Good structure of the report; Professionally formatted and presented; Being able to clearly express ideas; Clarity of communication with good flow, reasoning and argument; Concise but not over simplifying; Spelling and grammar (use of Spell-Checker!) |
3 |
Total marks |
30 |