ICT508 Management Information Systems

Assessment 2 – Group Report and Presentation

Overview

This assessment focuses on the critical analysis of IS and IT and on their related ethical, social, organisational, and technical issues. It also focuses on the identification of solutions and the demonstration of strong presentation skills when conveying those solutions.

TimelinesandExpectations

StudentsmustsubmitaworddocumentoftheirassessmentandpresentationviaTurnitInonMoodle by Sunday, 2 June 2024, 11:00pm.

LearningOutcomesAssessed

Thefollowingcourselearningoutcomesareassessedbycompletingthisassessmenttask:

L02. Demonstrated high level of capacity in the critical analysis of information systems and information technology issues, the development of business-driven solutions by applying relevant models and tools, and the evaluation of the potential value of proposedsolutions.

LO3. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively as a professional and function as an effective leader or member of a team.

LO4. Demonstrated high level of capacity in the critical analysis of the ethical, social, organisational, and technical issues that may prevent the implementation of information systems and the development of potential solutions to overcome these issues.

Assessment Details

A Helping Hand is an Australian charity that helps people in Australia and overseas. Their work in Australia involves serving hot meals to the homeless, providing food packs to families in need and companionshiptosickchildren and theelderly.Overseas, thecharityemploysanurse tosupportthe Naga Community in the Philippines and runs an Operational Therapy Centre to help children. The charity also runs a yearly mission where volunteers travel to various countries to deliver medical aid and support the vulnerable.

Althoughthecharityisverysuccessfulinservingtheneedy,itsoperationisinefficientduetoitslimited use of IS/IT solutions. You must work with your group to:

1. Identifyandanalysetwo(2)IS/ITissuesthatnon-for-profitorganisationsexperience.
2.  DiscusstheprocessthatshouldbeusedwhenattemptingtodeliverbusinessdrivenIS/IT solutions, a model and a tool that can aid in this delivery and how you can use them.
3. ResearchcontemporaryIS/ITsolutionsanddiscusshowthecharityshouldusethemtoimprove efficiency.
4.  Discusstheethical,social,organisational,andculturalissuesthatcouldpreventthe implementation of solutions in the industry and ways to address them.

Studentswillbeassessedonthefollowingcriteria:

• Evidenceanddepthofresearch (20%)
• Relevanceofcontent(20%)
• Applicationofconceptsandsolutions (20%)
• ClarityofStructure (10%)
• Writingtotheaudience(15%)
• Correctreferencing(15%)

Thereportcomponentisworth30%oftheoverallmarkandwillbemarkedusingtherubricdiscussed at the end of the document.

Itisveryimportanttonotethatresearchisakeycriterionthatwillinfluencethemarkyouearn.The bestresearchiswherestudentsmaketheirargumentsbyusingpeer-reviewedjournalarticles.While usingaminimumofsix(6)sourcesisexpected,studentswillonlyachieveatopmarkintheirresearch component when they adequately use over twenty (20) quality research sources.

Kindly note that using WIKIPEDIA and other online encyclopaedia is not allowed and may result in being given a fail grade for the task. Furthermore, the team leader must insert in the report a % indicatingthecontributionofeachteammember. Memberswhodonotdotheirfairshareofthe work will be penalised.

Further to the above, there is a recorded video presentation component and an in-person presentation as per the details shown below:

• Thepresentationmustbesupportedbyappropriatevisualaids.
• Aminimumof5slidesandamaximumof10slidesisallowed.
• Theallowedpresentationtimeis~15minutes (forrecordedvideo)and5minutes(forin person) for each group.
• Allgroupmembersarerequiredtopresent.
• Optimisetheoralpresentationgradebynotsimplyreadingthewrittenreportbutalso presenting conclusions drawn from the analysis.
• Demonstratepositiveverbalandnon-verbalcommunicationskills.

The presentation component is worth 10% of the overall mark and will be marked using the rubric discussed at the end of the document.

Important Additional Information

• PleaseincludeSISTC’sassessmentcoverpageatthebeginningofthesubmittedwork.
• TheassessmentmustbeAPAreferenced,typedCalibri12font,doublespacedand delivered by using the appropriate headings and subheadings.
• Referencingisonlyconsideredadequatewhenthesourcesthatareusedintheworkare acknowledged both in-text and in the references list at the end of the essay.
• Theassessment’slengthis3000words(+/-)10%includingreferences.
• Theassessmentisworth30%ofyouroverallsubjectmark,includingpresentation.
• Thisisagroup-basedassignment.Minimum2studentsandmaximum4studentsineach group.
• ACoverletterincludingthenameofallteammembersshouldbesubmittedwiththe assignment.
• A~15minutes recordedvideopresentationisrequiredtobesubmittedbyeachgroup.All team members should contribute to the recorded video presentation.
• A5-minutespresentationonweek12isrequiredforeachgroup.Allteammembersshould participate in the presentation.
• Aworddocumentandrecordedvideopresentationofyourassessmentmustbesubmitted to Moodle by Sunday, 2 June 2024, 11:00pm. The word file should be submitted in word format.
• Youdonotneedtoprintandsubmitahardcopyofyourreportandpresentation.
• Submittingyourworklatewillattractareductionofmarkforeachdaybeyondthedue date.
• Itisrecommendedtoplantimeappropriatelyandstartyourassessmentearlywhichwill give you time to gain feedback from your tutor and do well.

Submission

AllassessmentsmustbesubmittedthroughTurnitinonMoodle.

MarkingCriteria/Rubric

Refertotheattachedmarkingguidebelow:

Feedback

Feedback will be supplied through Moodle. AuthoritativeresultswillbepublishedonMoodle.

AcademicMisconduct

Tosubmityourassessmenttask,youmustindicatethatyouhavereadandunderstood,andcomply with,theSydneyInternationalSchoolofTechnologyandCommerceAcademicIntegrityandStudent Plagiarism policies and procedures.

Youmustalsoagreethatyourworkhasnotbeenoutsourcedandisentirelyyourownexceptwhere work quoted is duly acknowledged. Additionally, you must agree that your work has not been submitted for assessment in any other course or program.

Group Report Marking Guide–Marks 100

Weighting: 20% AssessmentCriteria:

Group Presentation Marking Guide–Marks100

Weighting: 10% Assessment Criteria: