Technologies for Business

Learning Outcomes Addressed And Assessed In This Assignment:

• Demonstrate a clear knowledge of the role that information technology and information systems play in the business world
• Display an understanding of IT concepts relevant to business and understand how they relate to each other
• Demonstrate an understanding of information system types, and how they are used to shape business operations and the decision-making process
• Apply practical skills in the most common office applications such as MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint as the industry standard

• ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

  Ina group you are required to develop a report in Microsoft word on the following topic:

  • The relationship between systems and how an organisation operates, plans and functions are inseperable. Discuss.

  In your discussion include briefly :

  • The role and benefits of Information systems
  • The different types of systems that organsiations use
  • Challenges and limitations of information systems

   

  The marking scheme provides guidelines regarding the content and format.  The report should also meet the following criteria:

  • Font – size 12, Time-New Roman
  • Line-Spacing is to be set to 1.5

  The report should be structured according to the layout and structure demonstrated through class examples.

  Marking Scheme:

  Marks will be awarded for MS Word features as follows:   (40)

  • General formatting (10)
  • Outline numbering of all sections and sub-sections (5)
  • The use of styles and formatting for all headings and paragraphs (5)
  • Automatically generated table of contents (5)
  • Use of MS Tools such as tables, charts, pictures and smart art…etc(8)
  • Footer including page number (2)
  • Spelling and grammar check (5) (-1 for each error)

  Marks will be awarded for the Report Content as follows: (60)

  • Cover Page (2)
  • Appropriate  Executive Summary (5)
  • Introductionas per report sample (5)
  • A section entitled “bibliography”, detailing references to all referred works (references are to be described using the Harvard System – as per Moodle/Library) (5)
  • Appropriate Report Contentplus relevant examples(38)
  • Conclusion (5)