Learning outcomes
Task description
As part of the formal evaluation of your program, you will be required to submit a management information system report. Please refer to the Student Handbook for details on the program’s grading system and general information about preparing and submitting assignments.
Learning outcomes:
Demonstrates understanding of information needs across various functional areas of the organization.
Identify and compare information systems across different functional areas of your organization.
Utilize information systems to create management information for middle and senior management of an organization. Identify and investigate legal implications related to information handling and security. Identify and investigate ethical implications related to information handling and security. guidance
Assignments must include: A title page with your student number, module name, submission deadline, and the exact number of characters in the submitted document. Appendix if applicable. AU-Harvard System Reference List. All task assignment elements listed below must be addressed. Please note that your instructor will use the evaluation criteria listed below when evaluating your work.
Assignment Task – Report (100%)
To make this assignment (and thus the module) more relevant and interesting for you, rather than give all students the same fixed (and artificial) case study, you will select your own real-world case study and then apply the concepts and techniques you have learned from this module to that case study.
Choose wisely. Make sure you select a company that you like, one that you can get information for. For the whole of this assignment, you are required to conduct your own independent research. This means, visiting online libraries, academic journals and business reports etc. Your aim is to provide a report to the board of directors, which will answer the following 5 questions.
Do not forget to cite your sources and to add a list of reference in the end of the assignment.
Question 1:
a. Write a brief description of organization you What do they do? Where are they based? What products, services, and markets are they involved in?
B. Include your web address so the marker can track it, and include a screenshot of your homepage for visual appeal.
Websites and other online sources can give you a very good idea of what the organization actually does, but to answer the remaining questions in this assignment, you need to use your imagination to You may need to fill in the blanks. This is not a problem. Just fully document your own assumptions and fully reference any third-party sources you use for additional background information.
In short, start the assignment by clearly and fully introducing your selected case study so that the marker can fully understand your subsequent work and thus ensure that you get maximum credit for all your hard work. (400 words) (10 marks)
Question 2 (LO1)
For your chosen company:
a. List and describe the various functional business units and the internal structure of the
b. Illustrate the linkages between the different business
c. Provide an organisation chart and data flow diagrams to represent the dependence of each of the business units to each other and the direction of data flows within the organisation and provide the reasons behind this (700 words) (20 marks) (LO1)
Question 3 (LO2)
Your chosen organisation has contacted you and wants to contract you as an MIS consultant. They have some issues with their decision-making process and direction as a company. I’m glad I’m here! When attending a company board meeting, you should:
A. Explain the key concepts and differences between the three data types: operational, tactical, and strategic.
B. Clarify how these three levels impact and help the selected company’s business unit hierarchy
We recommend presenting this analysis as a table or matrix to facilitate comparison. A well-annotated diagram is also a good idea. (700 words) (25 points)
Question 4 (LO3, 4)
In the same meeting, it may prove useful to advise the board on how appropriate technological solutions can be leveraged to benefit. Define and explain the following key concepts:
A. Business database and CRM technology and products
B. Data Warehousing, Data Mining, and Data Analytics (“Big Data”) Options
C. Cloud-based and outsourced data management platforms and services
D Web-based and mobile (24/7) access to all these platforms
Now that you have defined and explained the concepts, choose the two that you think will be most beneficial to your chosen company. Explain why you chose them and present a convincing case to the board of their potential benefits. (600 words) (25 points)
Question 5 (LO5)
Your final task will be to advise this case study committee on the professional, ethical, legal and social aspects of the implementation and use of MIS platforms and IT systems. (600 words) (20 points)
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