Briefly describe history and companys main operations

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Task:

Form a group of 3-5 students, choose a business organisation operating in Oman, do a research, compile a report, in which following points should be revealed:

1. Company profile: briefly describe history, company's main operations and identify company's competitive advantages.

2.
a. Choose any functional area of the company and investigate how such function is supported by IT/IS: what kind of IT/IS are used by the company to support particular function.

b. Identify how competitive advantage of the company is gained by the use of IT/IS.

c. Evaluate the role of IT/IS in the company by analysing the use of IT/IS in particular function and its reflection on company' performance.

3. If you were business development consultant for this company, which managerial approach for the IS/IT function you would recommend to boost the company performance?

4. Elaborate on the process of determining IT/IS strategy for the business.

Part I

Group Report. Max. Marks: 80 (to scale down to 40% of group assessment total marks)

Group report should disclose consolidated results of group work on the task.

The group report will consist of 2-part submission. The first submission (proposal submission) will be in Week

10. Provided template shall be provided. Submission shall be through Moodle only. Allowed similarity index is 30% only (7% from individual source).

Proposal will carry a maximum of 100 marks (scale down to 10% of the total group assessment marks).

1. The choice of organisation should be approved by the instructor.

2. For the assignment students are expected to refer to secondary and primary data, but for the interview students should get prior approval from the instructor.

3. Total words count should not exceed 3000 words.

4. The report should contain:
- cover page, which indicates title, names of students, name of instructor and date and place of submission (students can use provided template);
- table of content;
- introduction, which discloses the goal of the report, indicates objectives, explains the main
methods and data used for the research, briefly describes structure of the report;
- discussion, description of main points with proper in-text references;

- conclusions that reveal main findings regarding each point and challenges faced during completing the assignment;
- list of references with in-text citations (using CU Harvard style of referencing);
- appendices if needed (appendices are not included in the main report words count);
- individual reflection - a report of at least 500 words.

5. The report should be done in Word, font size 12, font style Times New Roman, text color black, colors can be used ONLY in appendices, main body of the report should be black and white.

6. Report should be submitted through Moodle ONLY on time, any delay will lead to marks loose

Part II

Presentation. Max. Marks 100 (to scale down to 50% of the total group assessment marks)

Each group shall make a presentation for 15-25 minutes. Presentation shall reveal the group work results and disclose contribution of each student.
A Power Point presentation may be made. However, the slides should be made according to the following instructions:
- avoid too many font styles & colors, needless animation and not-related pictures like flowers, butterflies, birds, kids, animals, etc.;
- avoid overloading slides with too much of text;
- avoid overloading slides with too much of pictures;
- avoid putting too many details for one issue;
- avoid too general statement (like discussion);
- disclose all findings from the group research, don't make empty slides with only headings.
- reflect the logic of the report;
- make clear structure of slides;
- attract attention of the audience, make it interesting;
- apply creative approach.
Presentation is schedule on week 13 during classtime. Student that is not present during the group presentation will get zero mark for the presentation.

Part III

Reflection on self/ individual contribution Max. Marks 100 (to scale down to 10% of group assessment marks)
The students have to submit a reflection on their assignment (at least 500 words). The reflection should cover the following:

1) What was the objective of the group work done?

2) What was the students contribution in group work?

3) What did the student learn from the assessment? An indepth answer with analysis is expected from the student to qualify for marks above 70%.

If the answer is superficial only covering the questions or excerpts from the group report, Only 50% of the marks are allotted.

Brief discussion about the company (at most 2 paragraphs).

Please provide some background about the company (approximately 300 words).

The group plan of action to complete the assessment (how data gathering will be conducted, maximum of two paragraphs).

Timeline and work breakdown (Gantt Chart):

References (at least 5, in CU Harvard Referencing style)

Reference no: EM131304997

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Reviews

len1304997

12/8/2016 1:40:22 AM

Content of overall presentation (all points revealed fully in presentation) 10 Understanding of respective part (the content of each part displayed and revealed) 30 Confidence and clarity of speech and ability to present effectively 30 Creativity (original way of delivering the information, additional materials provided, activities/games exercised) 20 Technical aspects of slide show (length and logic of slides, animation and effects used, relevant pictures and appropriate format used) 10 Total for presentation (To scale down to 50% of group assessment marks) 100

len1304997

12/8/2016 1:40:10 AM

Company profile: history, operations, competitive advantages Role of IT/IS in particular function and its reflection on company performance Suggested managerial approach Process of determining IT/IS strategy for the business 10 20 10 10 Format of the report (title, table of contents, spelling & grammar, etc.) 5 marks Conclusions: reflect summary of all findings 5 marks Referencing: Coventry-Harvard style applied, the required standards are met 5 marks

len1304997

12/8/2016 1:40:03 AM

Proposal a) Brief discussion about the company b) Group plan of action (in 2 paragraphs) c) Timeline and work breakdown d) References Introduction: goal and objectives are clear, data sources and structure of report are outlined. 10 marks 2.5 marks 2.5 marks 2.5 marks 2.5 marks Extent of research using appropriate sources and statistics 5 marks Discussion: 50 marks

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