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The assignment requires an investigation of the IT infrastructure of a chosen organization, focusing on components such as hardware, software, services, data management, and networking. The report should include sections like an executive summary, organizational profile, strategies for competitive advantage, technology involved, data management methods, and stakeholder identification. Guidelines for formatting, referencing, and structure are provided, along with useful links for writing and plagiarism resources.

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Assignment Details

The project involves studying the IT infrastructure of a relevant information system


(IS)/ information technology (IT) used by selecting any organization of your choice
locally or internationally

The idea is to investigate the selected organization using the main components of IT
(Hardware, software, services, data management and networking). Infrastructure
Investigation, which is in a selected industry, should be carried out by using articles,
websites, books and journal papers and /or interviews. In the report, you are
expected to discuss:

Project Report Structure: Part 1

1. Table of Contents
Make sure the table of contents contains and corresponds to the headings in the text, figures,
and tables.

2. Executive Summary
What does the assignment about, The name and field of the chosen company ,and briefly
explain the distinct features

3. Organizational Profile
Brief background of the business including organization details ,purpose, and organizational
structure

4. Strategies
Discuss different types of strategies for competitive advantages ,and then select and discuss the
most appropriate strategies to improve the performance of the organization .
(You can discuss any points that you learned in this course and it’s related to your selected organization)

5. Technology Involved
How is the organization set up in terms of its IT infrastructure? Discuss the hardware ,software
,telecommunication ,information security , networks ,and other elements .
(You can discuss any points that you learned in this course, and it’s related to your selected
organization)
6. Data Management (2 Marks).
Discuss the methods the organization uses to manage and process data ,and then give one
advantage and one disadvantage of these methods .
(You can discuss any points that you learned in this course (chapter 3) and link it to your selected
organization)

7. Identify the Stakeholders


Who are the main individuals, groups, or departments affected by the information system?
(You can choose any stakeholder who has a major influence on the IS or vice versa. You can choose 1
stakeholder to discuss)

Guidelines for the assignment:

 Use font Times New Roman, 12 font sizes


 Use 1.5 line spacing with adjust to all paragraphs (alignment).
 Use the footer function to insert page number.
 Ensure that you follow the APA style in your project and references.
 The minimum number of required references is 3 for each part (1 and 2).
 Your project report length Part 1 should be between 1500 to 2200 words .
 You must check the spelling and grammar mistakes before submitting the assignment.
 Up to 20% of the total grade will be deducted for providing a poor structure of assignment
(Structure includes these elements paper style, free of spelling and grammar mistakes,
referencing and word count).
 Your file should be saved as Word doc [Example]: [Your Name] [CRN] MIS201 - Project
Assignment Part 1.doc

Useful links:

 http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices/documents/planning-and-preparing-to-write-
assignments.pdf
 APA reference system https://student.unsw.edu.au/apa
 About plagiarism http://wts.indiana.edu/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
 About plagiarism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism

Rainer, R. K., Waston, H. J., & Prince, B. (2017). Management information systems: Moving business
forward (4nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 9781118890486 (hard copy); ISBN:
9781118890431 (e-text).

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