Principles of Information Systems and Data Management, Individual Assignment, KU, Singapore

Assignment Brief

Given a business scenario, students are to perform a variety of SDLC tasks (except programming) and these may include identifying feasibility issues, writing system requirements (about 10), creating the conceptual design and developing test cases

References

You are required to consult and fully reference a MINIMUM of 6 references from 3 different sources of information. Include in-text citations in the essay (e.g., book; www; journal article from the full-text databases; current affairs magazine; newspaper etc.)

Assessment: I: The following is the outline of assessment type and submission deadline.

Assignment Details and Requirements:

You are the System Analyst involved in studying the creation & implementation of a new information system for a Kindergarten in Singapore.

Conduct library / Internet research on the typical operations of your chosen organisation and use the information gathered to write a report. Your report must answer the following questions / sections and include all factors stated below. Each of the 10 points in the table below must be reproduced into your answer, i.e. your answer has 10 sections. You must use terms found within this subject. You are encouraged to look up various textbooks and journals to find these terms and to gain additional knowledge on this subject through exploration. You may need to do independent research and learning if topics are not yet covered.

1 Provide an introduction to the organisation that is relevant to rest of the answers. Suggestion: type of business, core concern, stakeholders.

2 State the main business goal of the new IS. Provide a brief explanation.

3 Draw a flowchart of the main business process that is to be automated. Provide a brief explanation of the flowchart. (Chapter 1 & 8)

4 Identify the classes and give a 1-line description for each class (Write the answer in a table). Draw a simple (domain) class diagram which shows the name, attributes, relationship (including the multiplicity).

5 Compare the choices in systems acquisition for this organisation.

6 Identify 3 objectives for this project (using SMART method). Justify your choices.

7 Prepare a brief feasibility study report for the proposed system.

8 Write a brief statement of requirements (about 1 page long) for this information system. Your answer must include different types of requirements (e.g. functional and non-functional).

9 Draw a use case diagram for this system.

10 Develop a conceptual model for the proposed information system. The conceptual model consists of the following: • Storyboard • Hardware, software, and network components (just a list).

Importance must be placed on how the PISDM principles are cleared outlined and how they are applied in context to the issue.

You are required to consult and fully reference a MINIMUM of 6 references from 3 different sources of information (e.g., book; www; journal article from the full-text databases; current affairs magazine; newspaper etc.). The use of WIKIPEDIA online encyclopaedia is NOT allowed. You must use the APA Referencing system to acknowledge your sources of information (both in-text, and as a reference list at the end).

Instructions:

a) Word limit for the essay is 2000 words (+/- 10%).

b) Please cite your sources in APA citation format.

c) Include in-text citations in the essay and a Reference List (APA Style). You are to provide a minimum of 6 references.

d) Font type – Arial OR Times New Roman, size 12

e) You must double space the paper (with the exception of the Reference List)

f) Ensure proper paragraphing and pagination. You must include a proper introduction and conclusion.

g) As this is an academic essay, you should gather information from a variety of sources, e.g., books, journals, newspapers, online articles, etc. Please ensure that published sources exceed online materials to meet reliability criterion. h)

DO NOT insert any headers or footers (including page numbers) in your assignment as the system will produce an error message. This will affect your plagiarism report and grades. i) The assignment answer must be submitted into the Kaplan eLearn LMS in MS Word or PDF format only