Business Information Technology

Group Coursework 30%

Requirements

Name of persons in group ( max 4) Name of Group Leader Name of Group Title of Coursework
Scope Select a publicly quoted company, and using your research skills, evaluate how they use information systems (IS) in their business model. You should look at how they have used IS in the past, how they use it now and formulate some ideas as to how you think they should use IS in the future.

Submission The results of your researches should be presented in a report of NO MORE than 5,000 words. The report and the research should be A GROUP WORK and all your own work with appropriate referencing. When writing your report please bear in mind the topics covered in the course and make sure that your report addresses all those that are applicable. You are also required to make a powerpoint presentation of 10 minutes each. Printed Report + soft copy on CD to be submitted on last day of course Assessment Criteria The report will be marked according to the following criteria: Research (25 marks) Reference to course topics (25 marks) Analysis with Management, Organisation and Technology focus(30 marks) Report (20 marks) Presentation skills (10 marks)

Example Organisations What is a publicly quoted company?

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Any one in which information is available (on the web, for example) Not a small company that it is impossible to determine if they exist or not Nearly all companies have a web presence

Example Systems What Information Systems should I look at? Either Or Focus on one IS in depth Briefly look at all IS in the company What IS is currently in use and how they fit into business model How company operated in the past Attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of their IS Future considerations how should they change?

Example Sources How to find information? Web sites Academic institutions Text books Business publications Professional publications Case studies Interviews

Example Topics How to relate research work to the course?

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What types of IS are you investigating? How do they relate to the organisation and business processes / functions How do they relate to the ideals of IS? Implementation and management Cost of ownership Security Are they justified?

Example Samsonite Europe NV1 Improvements in sales force efficiency List of problems ( e.g too much paper, no timely information, matching invoice with payment etc) Solution? Implement an Information System Pen-based computing

What to include ? Background to company Reason for change Problems and limitations Existing practice business processes What other IS are used by the company? How do IS relate together across functional and managerial areas? How change was implemented New practice modified business processes Evaluation of change is it more efficient? The future is more change required, if so what? How information was obtained Conclusion References to all material Individual work Maximum 5,000 words Presentation max 8-10 slides.

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