MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA

BIT 2119 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

COURSE WORK

Specification:

When building an information systems application a choice has to be made concerning the
software to be used. Often that choice involves using proprietary software or open source
software. Find a published case study describing the development of an information systems
application using open source software. The application must have been developed within the
past five years.

Based on the case study you must provide:

A description of the organization and the application to be developed (max.100 words),

An explanation of the open source software used and why it was chosen (max.200 words),

A summary of how the application was used in the organization (max.300 words),

A critical analysis of the success (or failure) of the open source software used in the
application (max.900 words).8

Deliverables:

1. A word processed and fully referenced coursework between 1200 and 1500 words.
(Please show at the front of your paper the number of words, excluding references).
2. Either the source of your case study (which must be accessible over the Web) or copy of it

Present your findings using the following document specifications:

Paper size A4
Left margin 1.25, right margin 1.0
Font Times New Roman
Font size 12
Single spacing

NOTE
Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes: copying
information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint
coursework as an individual effort; copying another student’s coursework; stealing or buying
coursework from someone else and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism
will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the
procedures set down by the University.

All material copied or amended from any source (e.g. internet, books) must be placed in
quotation marks and in italics, with a full reference to the source directly underneath
the material.