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Identify a business that has recently experienced challenges / issues or taken advantage of opportunities related to information systems/technology management from any newspaper or journal published in the last ten years.

Outcomes to be assessed: You will:

 Identify a business that has recently experienced challenges / issues or taken advantage of opportunities related to information systems/technology management from any newspaper or journal published in the last ten years.

 Write a report of between 2,000 and 2,200 words as defined by Word Count in Microsoft Word on the chosen business and information systems/technology management issue/opportunity. A word count using Microsoft Word must be included at the end of your report. The word count must not include the table of contents and also references.

 The content of the report must indicate a sound knowledge of the use, and impact, of information systems within the researched organization.

 Quotes from books, articles, the Internet, or any other source may not (in total) comprise more than 10% of the business report and must be correctly referenced in the Harvard style. Where excessive use of quotes, more than 15% of the report, are taken from any sources then a percentage of the marks available will be deducted based on the originality report provided by Turnitin.com. For example, if your originality report is 25% then 10% will be deducted.

Task Description:

 You will complete a case study of an enterprise that has recently experienced issues related to information systems/technology management. You are required to conduct an audit of the management information systems used in a selected enterprise. You will analyse the enterprise’s management information systems in terms of Porters competitive forces model. Describe how the MIS system(s) are used to help the organisation / firm gain a strategic or competitive advantage in the industry.

 Your report should be a synthesis of ideas researched from a variety of sources and expressed in your own words. It should be written in clear English, and be submitted both at the end of the lecture in week 10 in electronic format as a Word document. This electronic file will be checked using TurnitIn for any evidence of plagiarism. You are expected to use references in the normal Harvard referencing style. A cover sheet should be attached to the hard copy confirming that the work is solely your own.