ICT292 Information Systems Management

Written Report (20% of the final mark for the unit)

Select one topic from the list below and prepare a report that addresses the topic. If you would like to write your report on a topic that is not listed below (but of relevance to the unit), please discuss your choice with the teaching staff.

1.    Health Care Information Management
•    How does management of health care information differ from management of business information?
2.    Data Quality Improvement Strategies
•    What strategies can organisations put in place to improve their data quality?
3.    The Cost of Poor Information Management
•    How can the costs of information management be justified in organisations? 
4.    Information Overload
•    Is too much information just as bad as too little? 
5.    The Role of the Business in Information Management
•    Who should have the responsibility for information management? 

 

The following rubric will be used to mark your report:

Content (45%)    Report demonstrates a deep understanding of the chosen topic.  The discussion is very well supported by a wide range of sources.
It includes:
Concise summary of the topic.
Comprehensive review of literature.
Concise and insightful observations and analysis.
Clear and appropriate conclusions    Report demonstrates a good understanding of the chosen topic.
The discussion is well supported by a wide range of sources.

 

It includes:
Clear description of the topic.
Comprehensive review of literature.
Thoughtful observations and analysis.
Clear and appropriate conclusions.

Report demonstrates a reasonable understanding of the chosen topic.
The discussion is mostly supported by a wide range of sources.

 

It includes:
Description of the topic.
Adequate review of literature.
Relevant observations and analysis.
Appropriate conclusions.   

Report demonstrates a very basic understanding of the chosen topic.

 

Sources are only occasionally integrated in the report. There may be some irrelevant information.
It includes most of the required sections, but these are not sufficiently completed. The report may seem fragmented, or difficult to understand the relationships between the sections.

 

Report demonstrates no understanding of the chosen topic, or includes irrelevant information. There is no support from any sources. Some required sections of the report are missing or inadequately completed. It is unclear as to how the sections of the report relate to one another.