Assessment topic
The purpose of Assessment 2 is
to evaluate your ability to develop a
comprehensive implementation proposal for an information system that uses a systems
approach.
The proposal should be targeted at a potential ‘sponsor’ organisation (your workplace) that will
need to be convinced of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the proposed new system.
Part A of the proposal (Assessment 2) focuses on understanding your organisation (or the
organisation you have chosen) and exploring the opportunity for IS/IT improvement (e.g.,
selecting an information system to support organisational strategic objectives)
Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Executive Information Systems, Enterprise
Portals, Data Warehouse & Data Mining Applications, Enterprise Collaboration Systems,
Knowledge Management Systems, among others) that you have studied in this unit.
Alternatively, you may wish to combine features of several systems.
For the purposes of both Part A and Part B of the proposal, the IS/IT improvement should not
focus on Apps, mobile devices, social media or similar aspects. If you are unsure, then consult
Your assignment should describe the steps of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
discussed in Topic 3 of the subject. The proposed system must address an identifiable problem/
opportunity that exists in the sponsor organisation (your workplace) and relate to particular
aspects of the organisation’s overall strategic directions. It is important that you select the
features of your system carefully and justify your selection. Do not just use (be critical of the
use of) the standard features of a commercially available software package. For the purposes of
this assignment, try to keep the system that you are proposing to a manageable size.
Your proposed system could help the ‘sponsor’ organisation by:
• improving an existing manual information system
• introducing a new information system
• creating a new business opportunity
• improving organisational productivity.
The sponsor is generally a senior person within the organisation who has the authority to
approve such projects.
Format for Assessment 2
The format of the formal assignment will be:
• Title page
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Body of your assignment with suitable headings and subheadings
• Conclusions
• Reference list (Harvard referencing style is required)
• Appendices (including a background of the organisation for your unit assessor!).
References:
Harvard Referencing Style is required in this subject