Unit 8 Information Systems Project

Unit 8 Information Systems Project

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Unit 8 Information Systems Project

Ed-excel International-UK

Unit / Module

Assignment

Lecturer

Student Name

Date Handed Over

Initial Submission Date

Student to Tick if Attempted	Grading
	Opportunity
	P1.1
	P1.2
	P1.3
	P2.1
	P2.2
	P2.3
	P3.1
	P3.2
	P3.3
	P4.1
	P4.2
	P4.3

Unit 8: Information Systems Project

1. Develop a project plan to an agreed specification 

2. Develop a solution using applications software 

3. Implement solution using applications software 

4. Present and evaluate project

Mr. Tharanga Gunarathne

			ID
23/05/2011		Date Due		15/07/2011
		Re-Submission Date
Criteria Met?
		Assessor Feedback
Initially	On
	Resubmission

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• 1 M 2 M 3 D 1 D 2 D 3

Assessed By (Name):
Signature:		Date:
Student Signature & Comments:

Important Information for Students

1. The criteria each task relates to are shown against that task where possible.

2. Please note that plagiarism is treated as a serious offence and therefore the work you produce must be individual and original although may work in groups in some instances (Please refer to Student Handbook on Plagiarism & Cheating).

3. All sources of information must be referenced using “Harvard referencing” where a reference list/Bibliography should be included at the end of the assignment.

4. Please note that the submission date given for this assignment is the final date that you can hand over the assignment. A one week grace period maybe extended with prior approval from the Head of the Department, Faculty of Engineering. However, note that submissions handed in one week late will be graded lower (Please refer to the Student Handbook on Assessments – Late Submissions & Penalties).

5. Assignments returned to students for re-working must be re-submitted within 10 days (Please refer to Student Handbook on Assignments – Re-submission).

6. Failure to re-submit the previously marked assignment with the re-submitted assignment will mean that results cannot be released for the respective unit.

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7. Please read, follow and reference both the contents of the unit outline and the grading criteria of the assignment before completing this assignment.

Plagiarism:

While research and discussion are an essential part of an assignment, the deliberate copying of someone else’s work or unacknowledged copying from printed or electronic sources is NOT permitted. You may be subject to disciplinary procedure if you do this. You should sign this sheet to show that you comply with these regulations.

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Introduction

“In the world of globalization, Information system is such where data are collected, classified and put into process interpreting the result thereon in order to provide an integrated series of information for further conveying and analyzing. In a progressively more strong-willed worldwide atmosphere, Information System plays the role as ‘enabler and facilitator’, which endows with tactical values to the officialdom and considerable step up to the excellence of administration.”

As an IT consultant select an organization to analyze for this assignment. Provide a software solution for the selected organization by considering the following areas.

Deliverable

The following deliverable are required for submission:

• Describe the background of the selected organization in terms of the following key areas; its key products and services, corporate mission and objective and its major business practices.

• A comprehensive report including all the answers to the tasks stated in the body of the assignment.

• Individual oral presentation to demonstrate the software solution by using Power point slides. Presentation must be completed within 10-15 minutes of

• Together with the assignment YOU MUST attach the hard copy of the individual presentation.

Task One

1.1 Identify and agree a project for a suitable problem (P1.1)

1.2 Structure and quantify a project plan modeled on a recognized information system model, using a chosen systems development life cycle (P1.2)

1.3 Evaluate and select suitable applications software to provide a solution to the problem (P1.3)

Task Two

2.1 Identify clear objectives for the business solution design (P2.1)

2.2 Produce a specification for the business solution including complete user requirements and design specifications (P2.2)

2.3 Review, select and use appropriate testing techniques to validate the project (P2.3)

Task Three

3.1 Develop a fully working Information System solution, using applications software by using complex software tools and techniques. (P3.1)

3.2 Apply all verification and testing required at all levels of the system (P3.2)

3.3 Produce documentation for the entire development process (P3.3)

Task Four

4.1 Deliver the project to a third party using electronic, written and oral formats (P4.1)

4.2 State any problems, difficulties, limitations during the design of the business solution and how these were overcome (P4.2)

4.3 Assess the quality of the product compared to the clients’, original requirements(P4.3)

Grading Criteria

Outcomes	In order to achieve a PASS the learner must:
P1 .1	Identify and agree a project for a suitable problem
P1.2	Structure and quantify a project plan modeled on a recognized information system
	model, using a chosen systems development life cycle
P1.3	Evaluate and select suitable applications software to provide a solution to the
	problem
P2.1	Identify clear objectives for the business solution design
P2.2	Produce a specification for the business solution including complete user
	requirements and design specifications
P2.3	Review, select and use appropriate testing techniques to validate the project
P3.1	Develop a fully working is solution using applications software apply complex software
	tools and techniques, such as macros, programming languages
P3.2	Apply all verification and testing required at all levels of the system
P3.3	Produce documentation for the entire development process
P4.1	Deliver the project to a third party using electronic, written and oral formats
P4.2	State any problems, difficulties, limitations during the design of the business solution and
	how these were overcome
P4.3	Assess the quality of the product compared to the clients original requirements

Merit descriptors		Indicative characteristics					Contextualised Evidence
In order to achieve a merit		The learner’s evidence shows:					To achieve the grade you		will
the learner must:							need to:
M 1. Identify and apply	1.	Effective judgments have been made					An effective approach is
strategies to find	2.	Complex problems with more than one					taken to study and
appropriate solutions		variable have been explored					research on the available
	3.	An	effective approach to study			and	theories and effective
		research has been applied
							judgments have been used
							in evaluating the real
							world situations.
							(Task 1 to Task 4)
M 2. Select/design and apply	1.	Relevant theories and techniques have					The selection of methods is
appropriate		been applied					justified and a range of
methods/techniques	2.	A range of methods and techniques					sources of	information is
		have been applied					used  in	selecting	the
	3.	A range of sources of information has
							appropriate methods.
		been used
	4.	The	selection  of		methods	and	(Task 1 to Task 4)
		techniques/sources has been justified
	5.	The design of methods/techniques has
		been justified
	6.	Complex		information/data has		been
		synthesised and processed
	7.	Appropriate			learning
		methods/techniques			have	been
		applied
M 3. Present and	1.	The	appropriate		structure	and	The report and write ups
communicate		approach has been used					are presented in a clear,
appropriate findings	2.	Coherent,		logical	development  of		structured	format.
		principles/concepts			for the intended		Appropriate	technical
		audience					language is used.
	3.	A range of methods of presentation
		have been used and technical language					(Task 1 to Task 4)
		has been accurately used
	4.	Communication has  taken  place in
		familiar and unfamiliar contexts
	5.	The communication is appropriate for
		familiar and unfamiliar audiences and
		appropriate media have been used

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Distinction descriptors		Indicative characteristics							Contextualised Evidence
In order to achieve a	The learner’s evidence shows:								To achieve the grade you will need
									to:
distinction the learner must:
D 1. Use critical reflection to	1.	Conclusions  have  been  arrived  at							Validity	of	the  selected
evaluate own work and		through synthesis of ideas and						have	method	and	results  are
justify valid conclusions		been justified							justified	with	clearly stated
	2.	The	validity	of	results		has  been		criteria
		evaluated using defined criteria
	3.	Self-criticism of approach has taken							(Task 1 to Task 4)
		place
	4.	Realistic improvements have been
		proposed against defined
		characteristics for success
D 2. Take responsibility for	1.	Autonomy/independence					has	been	Evidence of overall quality
managing and organizing		demonstrated							and proper documentation
activities	2.	Substantial		activities,  projects				or	practices and evidence of
		investigations		have		been	planned,		reasonable effort given for
		managed and organised
									every task
	3.	Activities have been managed
	4.	The	unforeseen			has		been	(Task 1 to Task 4)
		accommodated
	5.	The	importance		of	interdependence
		has been recognised and achieved
D 3. Demonstrate	1.	Ideas	have	been		generated		and	Innovation and creative thoughts
convergent/lateral/creativ		decisions taken							have been applied in presenting
e thinking	2.	Self-evaluation has taken place							the recommendations.
	3.	Convergent and lateral thinking have
		been applied							(Task 1 to Task 3)
	4.	Problems have been solved
	5.	Innovation and creative thought have
		been applied
	6.	Receptiveness to new ideas is evident
	7.	Effective thinking has taken place in
		unfamiliar contexts

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Pass Grade

A grading matrix to achieve Pass grade

Assignment

No.

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P1.3

P2.1

P2.2

P2.3

P3.1

P3.2

P3.3

P4.1

P4.2

P4.3

Assignment

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Merit and Distinction Grades

	A grading matrix to achieve					A grading matrix to achieve
		Merit grade					Distinction grade
Assignment
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	M1		M2		M3	D1		D2		D3
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