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BISM7202 Information Systems for Management 代写

BISM7202 Information Systems for Management
Semester 2, 2017
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Assessment Guideline:
Using IT to enhance
Business Processes
Summary
Type:  Individual Report
Learning Objectives Assessed:  1, 2, 3, 4
Due Date:  10:00pm 8 th September
Deliverable:  A Written Assignment submitted via TurnItIn
Weight:  20%
Task Description
The essay is 800 to 1200 words in length. Strict word limits apply (see Rubric). The
assignment is worth 20 marks that equates to 20% of the overall grade achievable in this
course. The assignment MUST be done individually. This is NOT a collaborative
assignment.
Please be aware of the University's Statute regarding academic integrity, plagiarism and the
submission of your own work.
Please note you can resubmit your assignment as many times as you like prior to the
deadline. We will only mark the latest version of the assignment submitted up until the due
date.
Requirements
Context
This component of the assignment requires you to write a brief essay of 800-1200 words. The
broad topic of this essay is “Using IT to enhance Business Processes”. This is an individual
component – group work or any collaboration on the written component is not permitted.
Informally, business processes are the ‘things the organisation does’. These organisational
activities are what create business value for the organisation. The way in which the
organisation carries out these activities are critical to the business’s success. A business that
is inefficient and/or ineffective in comparison to its competitors will likely not survive in the
market. Information technology (and, more broadly, information systems) can be used to
improve organisational performance.
With this in mind, you are required to research and write an individual essay on how IT can
potentially enhance business processes. In your essay:
• Define and describe business processes and their role in the organisation.
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• Consider how IT and information systems can enhance these business processes (e.g.
make them more efficient and effective)
• At a high level, assess and compare the ways in which IT enhances business processes
to identify the way that you consider the most important.
• Reflect on the relevance of this insight in the context of your possible future career.
The essay should have an abstract, an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. The
introduction should be short and identify the purpose, scope, and structure of the essay. The
conclusions should be short and summarize the points you have made in your essay and their
relevance.
You are to refer to external sources (for example, journal articles) to support your
observations. These sources are to be cited using one of the approved referencing styles.
Given its reflective nature, you may choose to write this essay in the first person.
Guidelines
Additional Guidelines – Please Read Carefully
Word limit:  1000 words +/- 20 % (= 800-1200 words)
If you stay under or go over the world limit, you can ONLY get 8/20
marks as set out on the last row in the marking rubric (see below
regarding what is included in the Word Count).
Weighting:  20%
Due Date:  Submit by 10:00pm on 8 th September 2017.
Sections:  There are four main sections in your essay: Introduction, Background,
Assessment and Comparison, and Conclusion.
You may use headings in your essay to clearly identify each section.
Abstract:  An abstract is a brief summary of the overall essay, and a reader uses
an abstract to quickly ascertain the purpose of the paper. The abstract
should cover the whole paper and reports what the paper is for, what you
did, and the conclusion.
An abstract is different to the introduction in that an introduction
provides the rationale for the paper and be a forward-looking statement
as to what you intend to achieve in the paper, whereas the abstract
reports what was achieved. Note that an introduction supports its
statements with citations whereas an abstract does not.
An abstract also differs from the executive summary in that an
executive summary is intended to communicate the key points of a
document (usually, a report rather than an essay). The executive
summary can be read on its own and acted upon.
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Introduction:  In your opening introduction, briefly introduce the topic, the purpose
and motivation for your essay, and provide ‘signposting’ for the
remainder of the essay.
Definitions and other statements should be supported with citations from
the academic literature, not a webpage.
Background:  Define and describe business processes and discuss the relationship
between IT and business process enhancement (i.e. the means by which
IT may enhance business processes).
Support your definition, description, and discussion with citations from
the academic literature, not a webpage.
Assessment and
Comparison:
Of the means by which IT may enhance business processes, identify the
means that you consider the most important and provide your rationale
for this choice.
Support your rationale with relevant citations from the academic
literature, not a webpage.
Conclusion:  In the conclusion to your essay, summarise the insights you identified in
the essay and reflect on the relevance of these insights and the use of IT
to enhance business processes for yourself in your prospective future
career.
Support your statements with relevant citations from the academic
literature, not a webpage.
References:
• In your essay be sure to cite a range of different sources from the
academic literature that are quality sources identified from your
own research activities and that are relevant to your essay.
• Use the approved referencing styles APA 6 th , Chicago Footnote, or
Harvard Referencing to cite your sources. The UQ Library provides
“How To” guides for writing that you can use.
• Quality: Given the cross-disciplinary nature of this topic, your essay
should cite a minimum of 5 journal articles ranked B, A or A* at the
Australian Business Deans Council List (see
http://www.abdc.edu.au/master-journal-list.php). Sources provided
in the electronic course profile do not count as a source identified
from your own research activity.
• Relevant: The cited source must clearly support the point made in
the essay.
• As a guide, it is likely that you will need a maximum of 15 journal
articles to support your essay (e.g., published academic papers,
company reports, conference papers).
• For conference papers, see http://aisnet.org/page/Conferences
• Include quotation marks when quoting directly; also include the page
or line number for any direct quotes.
• You can submit your work multiple times prior to submission in
order to obtain a Turnitin report to be sure there are no concerns
regarding accidental plagiarism.
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Formatting and professionalism
The essay is to be written to a professional standard. This requires a formal writing style – do
not use dot points, and adopt a professional tone.
The essay must be consistent with the University’s policies on academic integrity, plagiarism,
and consequences as noted below.
The essay should be typed (in Times Roman 12-point font or larger, single-spaced) and the
Word Count should be in the range of 800 to 1,200 words in total length.
The Word Count excludes the title page, abstract, tables, footnotes and references. The
word limit must be observed as noted in the Rubric or the assessment will be affected.
No appendices are to be provided. Tables in the essay should not exceed one page.
The following referencing styles are approved for this essay:
• APA 6 th
• Chicago Footnote
• Harvard referencing styles
You must be consistent with the reference style, and include for journal papers author, title,
journal name, volume, number, and number of pages. For all other sources, provide as much
as information (conference dates and location) as possible. You are to provide a written list of
sources referred to in your essay after the conclusion under the heading “References” or
“Bibliography”.
The UQ Library provides “How To” guides for writing and referencing that you can use.
You must include a title page with identifying details including the following: student
number, full name, date, title, selected referencing style, and word count.
Submission
To be done through Blackboard Assignment Submission and TurnItIn as indicated in
Learn.UQ.
Acceptable submission formats are Microsoft Word and PDF formats. The files MUST be
named in the format of BISM7202_StudentLastName_StudentID.pdf (or a. docx or .doc
extension). If your ID is 41724943 and your surname is Smith, the name of your files would
be BISM7202_Smith_41724943.pdf. The written assignment file should not be zipped.
Plagiarism
It is understandable that students talk with each other regularly, and discuss problems and
potential solutions. However, it is expected that the submitted assignment is a unique
document – all parts of the assignment are to be completed solely by the individual student.
In cases where an assignment is perceived to not be a unique work, a loss of marks and other
implications can result.
For further information about academic integrity, plagiarism and consequences, please visit
http://ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/3.60.04-student-integrity-and-misconduct.
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Consultation sessions
To ensure that an equal and sufficient amount of time is allocated for every student who
attends consultation sessions regarding the practical aspects of BISM7202, the average
consultation time (during busy consultation times) will be limited to 5 minutes per student.
The main aim of this restriction during busy periods is to ensure student equity and minimise
waiting time. However, in circumstances where no other students are waiting, longer
consultation times will be provided.
Tutors have advised you of their consultation times during tutorials – these details are also
available on the BISM7202 Blackboard site under “Contacts”.
Important date
Submission Date: 10:00pm 8 th September 2017
For each calendar day (i.e. including Saturdays and Sundays) after the submission deadline, a
penalty of 5% of the total possible assignment marks will be deducted until the assignment is
submitted.
Deadline extensions
An extension to the assignment deadline will only be considered for legitimate reasons and
with substantive evidence (e.g. medical certificate). A written (email) extension application
must be submitted to the course coordinator, Dr Micheal Axelsen, at least 24 hours prior to
the submission date.
Requests based on busy schedules, other commitments, machine downtime, unexpected work
pressure, corrupt disks, etc. are not sufficient bases for requesting an extension – please refer
to the BEL Faculty’s late assignment policy and the Electronic Course Profile for this course.
Marking Rubric
Your report will be graded on its structure, rationale, arguments, use of academic
support/sources, and overall presentation quality.
This assignment is worth 20 marks.
The marking rubric on the next page is designed to reflect a marking schema of 100
points that are scaled back to 20 marks. Part marks are rounded to the nearest half
mark.
For further details on how you will be assessed, refer to the marking rubric (next page).
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BISM7202: MARKING RUBRIC – USING IT TO ENHANCE BUSINESS PROCESSES ASSIGNMENT
Assessed out of 100 points and scaled back to 20 marks (part marks are rounded to the nearest half mark).
Criteria  Fail  Below Expectations  Meets Expectations  Very Good  Outstanding
Introduction,
motivation, and
signposting
(10 points)
You have not identified the
objectives and scope of the
essay.
You have not indicated the
purpose of the essay or why it is
interesting.
You have not indicated the
structure of the essay in the
introduction.
You have struggled to
identify the objectives and
scope of the essay.
You have struggled to
indicate the purpose of the
essay or why it is
interesting.
You have struggled to
indicate the structure of the
essay in the introduction.
You have identified the
objectives and scope of the
essay.
You have indicated the purpose
of the essay or why it is
interesting.
You have indicated the
structure of the essay in the
introduction using
signposting.
You have made a solid attempt
to identify the scope and
objective of the essay by
defining the topic and the aim
of the essay well.
You have made a solid attempt
to indicate the purpose of the
essay or why it is interesting.
You have made a solid
attempt to indicate the
structure of the essay in the
introduction using
signposting.
You have made identified the
scope and objective of the
essay by defining the topic
and the aim of the essay
clearly and very well.
You have indicated the
purpose of the essay or why
it is interesting very well.
You have indicated the
structure of the essay in the
introduction very well using
signposting.
Definition and
description of
business
processes
(10 points)
You have not defined business
processes.
No example business process
is provided.
You have not described
business processes.
You have defined business
processes but the
definition is incomplete or
inaccurate.
A poor or irrelevant
example business process
is provided.
You have described
business processes but the
description is incomplete
or inaccurate.
You have defined business
processes.
An example business process
is provided.
You have described business
processes.
You have provided a solid
definition for business
processes.
A very good example of a
business process is provided.
You have provided a solid
description of business
processes.
You have provided a solid
definition for business
processes.
A very good example of a
business process is provided
in context
You have provided a solid
description of business
processes and discussed
their relationship to business
performance and success.
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Criteria  Fail  Below Expectations  Meets Expectations  Very Good  Outstanding
Relationship
between IT and
business process
enhancement
(10 points)
You have not defined and
described the types of IT that
can enhance business
processes.
You have not identified ways
in which IT enhances business
processes.
You have not provided
practical examples of how IT
enhances business processes.
Your definition and
description of the types of
IT that can enhance
business processes is
unclear and confusing.
You have identified ways
in which IT enhances
business processes but
these are unclear or
confusing.
You have provided poor
examples of how IT
enhances business
processes.
You have clearly defined and
described the types of IT that
can enhance business
processes.
You have clearly identified
ways in which IT enhances
business processes.
You have provided adequate
practical examples of how IT
enhances business processes.
You have provided solid
definitions and descriptions of
the types of IT that can
enhance business processes.
You have clearly identified
ways in which IT enhances
business processes and the
relevance is clear.
You have provided strong
practical examples of how IT
enhances business processes.
You have defined and
described the types of IT
that can enhance business
processes very well.
You have identified ways in
which IT enhances business
processes very well and the
relevance is clear.
You have provided excellent
practical examples of how
IT enhances business
processes.
Assessment and
comparison of
ways to enhance
business
processes
(30 points)
No criteria are identified to use
as a basis for the assessment
and comparison.
The relevance of the chosen
criteria is not apparent.
The assessment of each means
by which IT enhances business
processes is incomplete or
inaccurate.
The ‘best’ means by which IT
enhances business processes
according to the selected
criteria is not identified.
Weak criteria are
identified to use as a basis
for the assessment and
comparison.

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The relevance of the
chosen criteria is weak.
The assessment of each
means by which IT
enhances business
processes lacks depth and
is incomplete.
The ‘best’ means by which
IT enhances business
processes according to the
selected criteria is unclear.
Criteria are identified to use as
a basis for the assessment and
comparison.
The relevance of the chosen
criteria is clear.
The assessment of each means
by which IT enhances
business processes is
complete.
The rationale for the ‘best’
means by which IT enhances
business processes according
to the selected criteria is clear.
Strong criteria are identified to
use as a basis for the
assessment and comparison.
The relevance of the chosen
criteria is clear and the
rationale is strong.
The assessment of each means
by which IT enhances
business processes is complete
and relevant.
The rationale for the ‘best’
means by which IT enhances
business processes according
to the selected criteria is solid.
Excellent criteria are
identified to use as a basis
for the assessment and
comparison.
The relevance of the chosen
criteria is clear and the
rationale is excellent.
The assessment of each
means by which IT
enhances business processes
is excellent.
The rationale for the ‘best’
means by which IT
enhances business processes
according to the selected
criteria is excellent.
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Criteria  Fail  Below Expectations  Meets Expectations  Very Good  Outstanding
Conclusion,
summary of
insights, and
reflections on
relevance
(20 points)
No abstract is provided.
No conclusion is present or the
essay ends abruptly.
No summary of the highlights
of the essay is provided.
No reflection on the relevance
of the assessment to a
prospective future career is
provided.
An abstract is provided but
it is weak and incomplete.
The conclusion is very
brief and does not address
the full scope of the essay.
An inadequate summary of
the highlights of the essay
is provided.
The reflection on the
relevance of the
assessment to a
prospective future career
lacks depth and is
incomplete.
An abstract is provided that is
succinct and clear.
The conclusion is succinct and
addresses most of the scope of
the essay.
Relevant highlights of the
essay are provided.
The reflection on the
relevance of the assessment to
a prospective future career is
complete.
An abstract is provided that is
succinct, clear and address the
full scope of the essay.
The conclusion is succinct and
addresses all of the scope of
the essay.
Relevant highlights of the
essay are provided.
The reflection on the
relevance of the assessment to
a prospective future career is
complete and supported by
argument.
An abstract is provided that
is succinct, thoughtful, and
addresses the full scope of
the essay.
The conclusion is a succinct
and thoughtful summary.
Relevant and clear
highlights of the essay are
provided.
The reflection on the
relevance of the assessment
to a prospective future
career is complete,
supported by argument, and
thoughtful.
Quality of
academic
sources and
referencing
(10 points)
There is little, if any, credible
evidence used to support your
thoughts (<5 sources from
academic literature cited).
The evidence used to support
your thoughts is not relevant.
Your sources have not been
referenced throughout the
essay.
There are excessive errors in
referencing in the essay.
Your IS domain sources
are not always useful,
resulting in arguments that
lack depth (<5 sources
from B, A, or A* journals)
The evidence used to
support your thoughts is
not clearly relevant.
Some sources are
referenced throughout the
essay.
There are some major
errors in your referencing
of sources.
You have included evidence
from some useful IS domain
sources (at least 5 sources
from B, A, or A* journals).
The evidence used to support
your thoughts is clearly
relevant.
Most sources are referenced
throughout the essay.
In most cases, sources are
correctly referenced and/or
have minor errors only.
Your arguments and thoughts

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are supported by credible
evidence from a range of
useful IS domain sources (and
no more than 15 sources are
cited).
The evidence used to support
your thoughts are clearly
relevant and useful (and no
more than 15 sources are
cited)
All sources are referenced
throughout the essay.
With some exceptions,
sources are correctly
referenced and/or have minor
errors only.
Your arguments and
thoughts are supported by
highly credible evidence
from a range of relevant IS
domain sources.
The evidence used to
support your thoughts are
clearly relevant and useful
(and no more than 15
sources are cited)
All sources are referenced
throughout the essay and the
sources are used very well.
With very few exceptions,
sources are correctly
referenced and/or have
minor errors only.
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Criteria  Fail  Below Expectations  Meets Expectations  Very Good  Outstanding
Professional
writing and
presentation
(10 points)
Your writing is mostly not
professional in tone and
presentation.
There are major spelling and
grammatical errors throughout.
Your written expression does
not indicate a logic/flow
between each section of the
essay.
No title page is provided with
the needed information.
Your writing at times is
not professional in tone
and presentation.
There are major spelling
and grammatical errors
present.
Your written expression
has an inadequate level of
logic/flow between each
section of the essay.
The title page omits key
information.
Your writing is mostly
professional in tone and
presentation.
There are some spelling and
grammatical errors present.

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Your written expression
provides an adequate
indication of the logic/flow
between each section of the
essay.
The title page omits some key
information.
Your writing is professional in
tone and presentation.
There are few spelling and
grammatical errors present.
Your written expression
provides a strong indication of
the logic/flow between each
section of the essay.
The title page is almost
complete.
Your writing is professional
in tone and presented in an
outstanding manner.
There are only occasional
spelling and grammatical
errors present.
Your written expression
provides a strong and
coherent indication of the
logic/flow between each
section of the essay that has
enabled key arguments to
fully develop.
The title page is complete.
Word Limit
This criteria
means the
following:
The word limit has not been adhered to.
If you stay under or go over the world limit, you can
ONLY get 8/20 marks based on this row in the marking
rubric.
The word limit has been adhered to.
If you are within the world limit, you can achieve 20/20 marks depending on the points
given in the other rubrics.
Note: The maximal achievable points of 100 points are converted to a 20 marks scale (part marks are rounded up or down to the nearest half mark).
For example, on this basis:
• 100 points = 20 marks out of 20
• 50 points = 10 marks out of 20
• 52 points = 10 marks out of 20
• 53 points = 10½ marks out of 20
• 67 points – 13½ marks out of 20
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