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Management Information System Assignment -
Assignment Details - The project involves studying the IT infrastructure of a relevant information system (IS)/ information technology (IT) used by selecting any organization of your choice locally or internationally
The idea is to investigate the selected organization using the main components of IT (Hardware, software, services, data management and networking). Infrastructure Investigation, which is in a selected industry, should be carried out by using articles, websites, books and journal papers and /or interviews. In the report, you are expected to discuss:
Project Report Structure: Part 1
1. Cover Page
2. Table of Contents
Make sure the table of contents contains and corresponds to the headings in the text, figures, and tables.
3. Executive Summary
What does the assignment about, The name and field of the chosen company, and briefly explain the distinct features.
4. Organizational Profile
Brief background of the business including organization details, purpose, and organizational structure.
5. Strategies
Discuss different types of strategies for competitive advantages, and then select and discuss the most appropriate strategies to improve the performance of the organization.
(You can discuss any points that you learned in this course and its related to your selected organization)
6. Technology Involved
How is the organization set up in terms of its IT infrastructure? Discuss the hardware, software, telecommunication, information security, networks, and other elements.
(You can discuss any points that you learned in this course, and it's related to your selected organization)
7. Data Management
Discuss the methods the organization uses to manage and process data, and then give one advantage and one disadvantage of these methods.
(You can discuss any points that you learned in this course (chapter 3) and link it to your selected organization)
8. Identify the Stakeholders
Who are the main individuals, groups, or departments affected by the information system?
(You can choose any stakeholder who has a major influence on the IS or vice versa. You can choose 1 stakeholder to discuss)
Project Report Structure: Part 2
9. Analysis of Existing System
Analyze the key problems of the existing system used by the company. Also, discuss the Information Systems used within the company for example:
-Transaction processing systems (TPS)
-Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems
-Functional Area Information Systems
-Business intelligence
-DSS
(You can discuss any points that you learned in this course and it's related to your selected organization)
10. System Evaluation
Evaluate the current system that the company use (your chosen company) with one of the following options:
-Success
-Partial failure/partial success
-Total failure
Then, State the reasons for your choice
11. Suggestions for the company
Design or choose a system to help the company solve its main problems. State the following:
-The new system name
-Its features
-Problems that will be solved
12. Conclusion
Summarize your report (including part 1)
13. References
Use APA referencing style format
Project Presentation: Part 3
Make a power-point presentation of your Project work mentioning all the above contents and present in a group
Presentation must have the following format:
-First slide: Group members name and Student id & Title of the Project
-Company Profile
-Strategies
-Technology Involved and Data Management
-Analysis of Existing System
-Evaluation and suggestions
-Conclusion
-References