KXO222
KXO222
Business & Information Analysis
AIEN-SOU Semester 2 (UTas semester 1), 2011
Assignment 2: Problem Definition
Due Date and Time:Friday, 15th April, 2011: 10:00pm (Shanghai-time)
Length of Report: 1,000 words
Assignment weight: 10% (of Total Marks for the unit)
Submission: Via MyLO
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Assignment Type: Individual
Task Description (Assignment Requirements)
Carry out a present state / desired state analysis and provide a Duncker diagram for the following problem: “I want a high-paying job, but I do not have the required qualifications or experience”.
Directions
Write a report that uses a present state / desired state analysis and a Duncker diagram to help you define the problem you would have in getting your ideal high-paying job. In other words, what are the issues that would prevent you from apply for, and being offered, your ideal job in 2011, and what solutions are there so that at some time in the future you would be the one employers would choose.
N OTE:This is assignment is meant to be useful for you as you continue to plan for your future career, however, you are free to ‘dream’ a little by aiming for a job that you might never realistically achieve. The main thing is that your analysis should be logical and ‘achievable’.
It is expected that you only include general information about yourself – there is no expectation that you will include
personal information that you would consider private.
Examples of high-paying Information Systems careers: Information Systems Manager; Information Technology Business Analyst; Project Manager; Chief Information Officer; Information Systems Security Manager; Information Systems
Professor / Lecturer; Data Quality Manager; Business Intelligence Manager, Systems Analyst, and so on.
The high-paying job or career does not have to be related to Information Systems or Business.
N OTE:You may use the report template provided, or you are free you provide your own; however, a coversheet must be included. There is no need to include an executive summary.
Submission of Assignment
Your completed solution must be submitted with an Assignment Cover Sheet by the deadline shown above. Assignments must be submitted electronically via MyLO (https://www.wendangku.net/doc/113390578.html,.au) as a Microsoft Word document (in English). Name
your Word file using the following format:
Chen_Su_1xx005.doc.
In submitting your assignment you are agreeing that you have read the Plagiarism section below, and that your
assignment submission complies with the assignment requirement that it is your own work.
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Mark Allocation
Your submitted work for this assignment will be assessed against criteria that are related to the learning outcomes for this unit. The table on the following pages indicates the criteria, and your work will be judged against these performance standards.
Penalties
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criteria HD (High Distinction) DN (Distinction) CR (Credit) PP (Pass) NN (Fail) In your report, you: In your report, you: In your report, you: In your report, you: In your report, you:
Present State Desired State weighting 25% Demonstrated your thorough
knowledge of the present state /
desired state technique by:
! describing the two states in
full detail
! demonstrating the reworking
of the statements until all
issues in the present state are
addressed in the desired state
Demonstrated your extensive
knowledge of the present state /
desired state technique by:
! describing the two states in
detail
! demonstrating the reworking
of the statements until the
major issues in the present
state are addressed in the
desired state
Demonstrated your knowledge
of the present state / desired
state technique by:
! describing the two states in
reasonable detail
! demonstrating the
reworking of the
statements until most
issues in the present state
are addressed in the
desired state
Demonstrated your partial
knowledge of the present state
/ desired state technique by:
! describing the two states in
basic detail
! demonstrating the
reworking of the statements
until some issues in the
present state are addressed
in the desired state
Made simplistic statements
that demonstrated little or no
knowledge of present state /
desired state techniques by:
! providing no demonstration
of the reworking of the
statements
! not addressing issues in
the desired state that are in
the present state
Duncker Diagram weighting 40%Demonstrated your thorough
knowledge of the Duncker
diagrams technique by:
! providing fully detailed &
logical pathways for both
sides
! providing functional & specific
solutions that are both feasible
& logical
Demonstrated your extensive
knowledge of the Duncker
diagrams technique by:
! providing detailed & logical
pathways for both sides
! providing functional &
specific solutions that are
both feasible & logical
Demonstrated your knowledge
of the Duncker diagrams
technique by:
! providing reasonably
detailed & logical pathways
for both sides
! providing functional &
specific solutions are that
are both reasonably
feasible & logical
Demonstrated your partial
knowledge of the Duncker
diagrams technique by:
! providing pathways that
include some basic details
& demonstrate some
logicial thought
! providing some functional &
specific solutions are
feasible & logical
Failed to demonstrate an
acceptable level of knowledge
of the Duncker diagrams
techniques by:
! not providing detailed & / or
not logical pathways
! not providing functional &
specific solutions that are
feasible & / or logical
Analysis weighting 20%Demonstrated your thorough
analysis of the outcomes of the
present state / desired state &
Duncker diagrams techniques by:
! writing a new problem
statement
Demonstrated your extensive
analysis of the outcomes of the
present state / desired state &
Duncker diagrams techniques
by:
!writing a fully revised
problem statement with some
major changes
Demonstrated your analysis of
the outcomes of the present
state / desired state &
Duncker diagrams techniques
by:
!writing a revised problem
statement with some
significant changes
Demonstrated your partial
analysis of the outcomes of the
present state / desired state &
Duncker diagrams techniques
by:
!writing a revised problem
statement with some minor
changes
Failed to demonstrated an
acceptable level of analysis of
the outcomes of the present
state / desired state &
Duncker diagrams techniques
by:
! not writing a new or revised
problem statement
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criteria HD (High Distinction) DN (Distinction) CR (Credit) PP (Pass) NN (Fail) In your report, you: In your report, you: In your report, you: In your report, you: In your report, you:
Communicate in academic writing Weighting 15% Logically and succinctly
structured the content to create a
coherent report by:
! using formal academic
language
!consistently adhering to the
English conventions of
grammar, paragraphing,
punctuation, spelling
!accurately and consistently
adhering to either APA or
Harvard referencing
conventions, in both the text
and the reference list
!explicitly acknowledging all
sources throughout the report
Logically structured the content
to create a coherent report by:
! mainly adhering to the
English conventions of
grammar, paragraphing,
punctuation, spelling
! almost always accurately and
consistently adhering to
either APA or Harvard
referencing conventions, in
both the text and the
reference list
!explicitly acknowledging
most sources throughout the
report
Structured the content to
create an report that had
coherent sections by:
! mostly using formal
academic language
! mostly following the
English conventions of
grammar, paragraphing,
punctuation, spelling
! accurately following, for the
most part, either APA or
Harvard referencing
conventions in both the text
and the reference list
!acknowledging most
sources throughout the
report
Partially structured the content
into loosely-linked rudimentary
paragraphs by:
! sometimes using formal
academic language
! mostly following the
English conventions of
grammar, paragraphing,
punctuation, spelling
! following some of either
APA or Harvard referencing
conventions in both the text
and the reference list
!acknowledging some
sources throughout the
report
Made some statements that
occasionally related to the
topic by:
! using only informal
language
! occasionally using the
English conventions of
grammar, punctuation,
spelling
! occasionally referencing a
source of information
!acknowledging some
sources in your writing
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