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TMIS101 - Management Information Systems
Major Assignment - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems and their use in businesses?
Due Week 10 (Friday, 11:55pm, May 12, 2017) Submit your assignment (soft copy only) to Turnitin on Moodle Link to submit assignment to Turnitin is available on the course site on Moodle
Value: 20 percent of final marks
Background and Your Mission AI systems are relatively new approaches to solving business problems. Consider the differences and similarities among the four techniques discussed in this course (Ref. Chapter 4 of the textbook). What are the difficulties with new Information Technology (IT) approaches in general? For each of the systems discussed, identify some advantages and disadvantages of AI systems over traditional business processes. Say you were selling specialty teas and had brick and click stores. Would you use the same type of AI systems for each part of your business? In what way would you use them or why would you not? Is there a place for decision support and artificial intelligence techniques in small specialty businesses? In what way would decision support add value? Can you think of how a Decision Support System (DSS) or an AI system would be value reducing (in terms of Porter’s value chain theory)?
Instructions / Rules You are to complete the tasks listed above and submit your answers as a report (2000 (±10%) words, excluding executive summary and reference list).
1. The report should have appropriate headings and subheadings.
2. In your report include references to other websites and articles.
3. Ensure you have an appropriate Executive Summary.
4. This work should be in one document in Microsoft Word format (.doc file). This assignment should be typed using times new roman font size 12, single spacing with appropriate headings and attention to spelling and grammar.
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5. You should read additional material which should be included your sources in a list of references at the end of your assignment.
Normal University referencing rules apply.
Students should use the Harvard (Author-Date) Style because it is the common style used in the risk management discipline.
6. You are able to use any e.g. graphics you want. Feel free to be creative.
7. Whilst the assignment should follow academic standards in relation to nonplagiarism, recognition of sources etc.; the report presented should be of a professional (business) standard in terms of content and layout. It should include:
A Table of Contents
An Executive Summary
Appropriate use of headings, sub headings etc.
Single spacing and no ‘widows and orphans’ (paragraphs that go over a page)
8. The assignment is due in week 10, otherwise it will be considered late (this attracts a 10% per day penalty or part thereof).
9. You should submit only soft copy of the assignment, hard (printed) copy is not required.
10. Your assignment must have a title page with the following information: 1. Your name, 2. Student ID, 3. Assignment name/title 4. Unit name, 5. Lecturer/tutor’s name. 11. Please also attach a copy of the Report Rubric (page 5 of this document) as the last page of your report 12. Please ensure a thorough edit and spell check using English (Australian). Minor errors, typographical mistakes and poor spelling detract from the quality of any report will be penalized.
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TMIS101 - Management Information Systems Assignment Rubric
Major Assignment - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems and their use in businesses?
Due Week 10 (Friday, 11:55pm, May 12, 2017) Submit your assignment (soft copy only) to Turnitin on Moodle Link to submit assignment to Turnitin is available on the course site on Moodle
Value: 20 percent of final marks
Fail (0-49) Pass (50-64) Credit (65-74) Distinction (75-84) High Distinction (85-100) Total
Organisation/ Structure
Lack of focus with no purpose or context. Inappropriately structured. 012.25 marks
Clear purpose and context. Weak paragraph structure. Good use of headings and subheadings. 12.516 marks
Appropriate use of structure. Information is presented in a logical sequence that clearly addresses the questions asked. 16.25-18.5 marks
Student presents information in logical, structure which audience can follow with some additional interest 18.75-21 marks
Student presents information in logical, interesting and entertaining structure which audience can follow. 21.25-25marks
/25
Subject Knowledge and use of Information Systems concepts
Inaccurate use of Information Systems concepts. Lack of assertions, development and/or support. 0-12.25 marks
Limited grasp of Information Systems concepts. Assertions exist but are not supported or developed adequately. 12.5-16 marks
Accurate but limited use of Information Systems concepts. Developed and supported assumptions. 16.25-18.5 marks
Clear and competent use of Information Systems concepts. Developed and supported assumptions. 18.75-21 marks
Especially skilful identification and analysis of Information Systems concepts. Fully developed and supported assertions. 21.25-25marks
/25
Focus on Assigned Topic (answered the question asked)
No attempt to link assessment task to the Topic. 0-12.25 marks
Some of the task is related to the Topic but a reader does not learn much about the Topic. 12.5-16 marks
Most of the work is related to the Topic but occasionally wanders off into other unrelated areas. The reader can still learn something about the Topic. 16.25-18.5 marks
All of the work is related to the Topic and the reader learns something more about the Topic. 18.75-21 marks
The entire work is related to the Topic and challenges the reader with new insights. 21.25-25marks
/25
Research and Referencing and Mechanics and Language
No evidence of additional research or reading. Students work has spelling and grammatical errors. Poor referencing. 0-12.25 marks
Some research and additional references although poor quality or not related to the Topic. Spelling and grammatical errors. Limited referencing. 12.5-16 marks
Evidence of research and reading with some quality references mostly related to the Topic. Some spelling and grammatical errors. Some errors with referencing. 16.25-18.5 marks
Evidence of research and reading with some quality references all related to the Topic. Some errors with spelling/grammar or referencing. 18.75-21 marks
Evidence of wide reading/research and inclusion of quality references (including academic references) related to the Topic. No spelling or grammatical errors. Referencing is appropriate. 21.25-25marks
/25
Total Points: /100 /20