Assignment One 2021_2022 v2

ASSESSMENT AND INTERNAL VERIFICATION FRONT SHEET (Individual Criteria)

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Mr Robert Abdilla
Lecturer Mr Daniel Privitelli
Course BA in Business Enterprise Name &
Title
Surname

Unit Number & Title BCICT-506-1510 IT Support in Management

Assignment Number, Title One, Take Home Assignment
/ Type
Deadline
Date Set 1st March 2022 8th April 2022
Date
Student Class /
ID Number
Name Group

Maximum Mark
Assessment Criteria

K&U 1: Explain uses of business information. 5

K&U 2: Outline characteristics of business information. 5

K&U 3: Identify sources of business information. 5

K&U 4: Categorise different types of business information. 5

K&U 5: Explain the features of management information systems. 5

K&U 6: Explain the importance of management information. 5

A&A 2: Outline the benefits of management information systems. 7

A&A 3: Employ the features of a management information system for decision making. 7

Total Mark 44

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Education Unit.
❖ I declare that I refused the special support offered by the Institute.

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Task One: (K&U1 – 5 marks)

a. Distinguish between data, information and knowledge. (2 marks)

b. Briefly describe three main uses of business information to a manager in an

education institution. (3 marks)

Word Count: maximum 200 words

Task Two: (K&U2 – 5 marks)

Describe five (5) characteristics, including examples, of ‘good information’.

Word Count: maximum 200 words

Task Three: (K&U3 – 5 marks)

a. Highlight the differences between internal and external data sources. (2 marks)

b. Provide 3 examples of internal data sources and another 3 examples of external

data sources. (3 marks)

Word Count: maximum 200 words

Task Four: (K&U4 – 5 marks)

‘Information Systems should be designed and built to support decision making at all
levels of an organisation’.

a. Identify different types of information systems required for each of the three
levels. (2 marks)

b. Briefly describe the different information characteristics and decision-making

requirements for each level. (3 marks)

Word Count: maximum 200 words

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Task Five: (K&U5 – 5 marks)

a. What is the purpose of investing in an information system? (3 marks)

b. Identify and describe the components that comprise an information system. (2

marks)

Word Count: maximum 200 words

Task Six: (K&U6 – 5 marks)

a. Define the importance of Transaction Processing Systems (TPS). (3 marks)

b. Explain why the data collected by TPS is important for the whole organisation. (2
marks)

Word Count: maximum 200 words

Task Seven: (A&A2 – 7 marks)

Distinguish and explain 3 tangible and 4 intangible benefits of business information

systems in the context of a supermarket. (7 marks)

Word Count: maximum 300 words

Task Eight: (A&A3 – 7 marks)

a. Mention the main differences between a ‘Management Information System’ (MIS)

and a Decision Support System (DSS). (5 marks)

b. Distinguish between the ‘goal-seeking analysis and the ‘optimisation analysis’

analytical tools in a Decision Support System (DSS)? (2 marks)

Word Count: maximum 300 words

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