Design and Plan for an Information System | Assessment Task

Unit learning outcomes
1.Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding 
Demonstrate a systematic understanding and critical appreciation of the business impact of digital technology and how it should be managed in a variety of business settings, with the aim of maximising a company’s success. 

2.Demonstrate the following skills and abilities 
Critically evaluate and synthesise theories and models in order to manage digital technology appropriately as well as make strategic decisions to foster its positive impact on businesses 

Assessment Task
Note: This Assessment is based on the Report you submitted for assessment 1, and you are to work on the same company you selected for assessment 1.

You are required to critically evaluate the strategic information systems (SIS) opportunities identified in assessment 1. Based on the SIS opportunities identified related to the selected company you are required to Design and propose a plan for an information system which can help solve a problem within the company. Additionally, critically evaluate challenges related to systems design and analysis.

The proposed design and plan should be presented in a form of a 20-minutes video recording presenting multiple project materials/Write ups. The video recording must show students faces in the recordings. Materials/write ups should consist of: 

Concept design write up  
Data/ Information flow diagram
User interface (UI) – Sketches 

Considering the SIS opportunities identified in assessment 1, you are required to propose a Design and plan for an information system. The information systems design and plan should consider the following elements:

Concept Design should include a discussion on the following: 
Specific Data requirements – this should be based on the requirements of the SIS opportunities for your chosen company 
Specific features of the systems (these do not have to be technical) this should be based on the requirements of the SIS opportunities for your chosen company
Indication of Information generated by the System  this should be based on the requirements of the SIS opportunities for your chosen company
Indication of possible users of the system – this should be based on the requirements of the SIS opportunities for your chosen company
Indication of specific hardware requirements and configuration for the system - 

Data/information flow diagram: 
The diagram should show how information/ data is transfer from one point to another in the proposed systems design. 
The diagram should clearly indicate the various types of information/ data being used and transferred within a system
The diagram should clearly indicate a starting and end points of the information/ data flow

User Interface (UI) Sketches:
Possible sketches of what the user interface of the system will look like.
The user interfaces should highlight specific features of the system that users will have access to. 
Create a story board of User interface – if possible

Systems Analysis and Design Challenges

Your work will be marked against the criteria indicated on page 3 of this document

What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

In order to pass Assessment 2 you will need to: 

Demonstrate sufficient ability to critically evaluate challenges related to systems design and analysis or IT project management and how these challenges may be overcome from a managerial perspective. 
 

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

By attending teaching sessions, preparing for and engaging in these sessions, doing wider reading and research, thinking critically and adhering to the assessment brief. 

It is important that the submitted work links to relevant concepts and theories discussed in class or based on relevant sources. You should be able to demonstrate excellent knowledge of Systems analysis and design

It is important that sufficient academic sources are used to support key points of arguments in the report. 

Alignment between discussions and concepts 

Additional details will be provided in organized support sessions during the teaching. Follow the instructions based on the in-class discussions 

How does this assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

The scheduled lessons aim to provide a sound basis to the topic that is being assessed in the assignment. Thus, there is a direct link between the assignment and the content covered in scheduled sessions: Session 5 “Strategic Information systems” and Session 11 “Systems Analysis and Design”