Business Planning Skills

Business Planning Skills

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A. A short introduction giving background, context and an outline of the report [10%] B. A critical appraisal of the project management and planning skills required for the implementation and deployment of a core business information system in an organisation. You should base your report on the implementation of a Business Intelligence / Data Analytics solution. You may choose to refer to some examples from your group work i.e. skills and documentation used, but [40%] C. Quotes from interviews and focus groups Please note, in text citations [e.g. (Smith, 2011)] and direct secondary quotations [e.g. “dib-dab nonsense analysis” (Smith, 2011 p.123)] are included in the word count. If the assignment is within +10% of the stated word limit no penalty will apply. If the word limit of the individual report exceeds the +10% limit, 10% of the mark provisionally awarded to the assignment will be deducted. The Turnitin link will be made available on the module’s eLP (Blackboard) site. Group Work (Assignment 1) – each team will be required to submit electronic copies of their presentation, supporting documentation and data analysis model approx. 1 or 2 days prior to the presentation sessions. As stated earlier, any hard copies of documentation teams would like to submit should be handed in at the beginning of the team presentation. Individual Work (Assignment 2) – the assignment must be submitted electronically via the EMA system using Turnitin on the eLP (Blackboard). Summative Feedback – you will be provided with a mark and feedback on your performance, which will include any actions to be taken to improve performance. This will be returned to you via the same system used for submission of the assignment i.e. EMA system. Formative Feedback – all teams should take note of the formative feedback provided during the workshops / seminars throughout the semester in order to feed forward into the final summative presentation and report. Late submission of work Where coursework is submitted without approval, after the published hand-in deadline, the following penalties will apply. For coursework submitted up to 1 working day (24 hours) after the published hand-in deadline without approval, 10% of the total marks available for the assessment (i.e.100%) shall be deducted from the assessment mark. For clarity: a late piece of work that would have scored 65%, 55% or 45% had it been handed in on time will be awarded 55%, 45% or 35% respectively as 10% of the total available marks will have been deducted. The Penalty does not apply to Pass/Fail Modules, i.e. there will be no penalty for late submission if assessments on Pass/Fail are submitted up to 1 working day (24 hours) after the published hand-in deadline. Coursework submitted more than 1 working day (24 hours) after the published hand-in deadline without approval will be regarded as not having been completed. A mark of zero will be awarded for the assessment and the module will be failed, irrespective of the overall module mark. For clarity: if the original hand-in time on a working day is 12noon the 24-hour late submission allowance will end at 12noon on the next working day These provisions apply to all assessments, including those assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. Mapping to Programme Goals and Objectives: This assessment will contribute directly to the following Postgraduate programme goals and objectives