Assignment: Final ProjectBusiness MemoSelecting the Organization to Study
As you continue exploring topics related to business information systems over the next five weeks many of your assignments will build toward your Final Project which will be due in Week 7. Playing the role of a consultant to the general manager and/or CEO of your organization your goal will be to make recommendations for how business information systems can best support the organizations efforts in building and sustaining a competitive advantage based on the weekly topics and themes:
Your Final Project will include:
As a consultant you will need to understand your organization from various perspectives. Often you will need to make assumptions about systems processes or operations if you are unable to find the exact information. In situations where you do not have access to such information you are encouraged to study other organizations of similar size or in a similar industry that might have made such information public. Then you can draw conclusions about how that organizations choices mirror yours. In other instances you may have to make educated and reasonable assumptions based on what little information you can find or what you think is true. When you make assumptions be sure to document them. The validity of your assumptions could affect the soundness of your recommendations.
Please review the weekly Assignments Discussions and the Final Project Assignment. Also review the Final Project rubrics. Your Instructor will evaluate your work according to the associated rubric(s).
As a first step you will need to select a company out of the three options provided. You will be researching and using this company as your own case study throughout many of the Discussions and Assignments for the balance of the course. Please review the following options to make your selection:
If you have questions about the organization you plan to use please discuss your choice with your Instructor using the Contact the Instructor link in the classroom. Your choice of an organization will be important so that you can maximize your learning throughout this course.
From this point forward for the Final Project this organization will be referred to as your organization.
Once you have selected your organization provide a (business style) memo addressed to the Instructor that does the following:
Refer to the Week 2 Application Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to assess your work.
General Guidance on Assignment Length: Your Week 2 memo to your Instructor describing your chosen organization will typically be 24 pages (12 pages if single spaced) excluding a title page and references (which are not necessary for this application).
Other Important Notes Related to Selecting the Organization You Will Study:
Note: If you are unable to find relevant information you may want to look for similar information at/for other similar publically traded companies. You may find relevant information that will enable you to make appropriate inferences about your organization and make reasonable assumptions so you can proceed with your project.
If you have questions about how to apply what you are learning or how to find the most relevant information for your organizations needs please discuss your choice with your Instructor using the Contact the Instructor link in the classroom.