Tailored versus Ready-made Software
Due Date: 11:59 pm EST, Sunday Unit 6 Points: 100 Overview: In your position as the IT manager at your local hospital, the medical staff of the cardiac ward would like to build an expert system for diagnosis. Your preliminary review shows that the financial investment would be considerable. Your IT Director asked you to write a 2-3 page white paper that he will review and submit to the executive team. Instructions: In this paper, you will need to develop the following points:
• Explain the differences among the alternatives to tailored system development, which include:
o outsourcing o licensing ready-made software o using SaaS o encouraging users to develop their applications.
• List the business trade-offs inherent in the various methods of acquiring systems. • Describe which systems acquisition approach is appropriate for the medical staff
of the cardiac ward at your hospital.
Requirements:
• This assignment is a paper consisting of 2-3 pages, using APA formatting and citations.
• Include two references.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.
CIS312 – End-User Computing
Tailored versus Ready-made Software
Evaluation Rubric for Tailored Versus Ready-made Software Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary
(0-23 Points) (24-31 Points) (32-35 Points) (36-40 points) Explanation of Differences of Tailor Made and Ready Made
Explanation is missing and required information and not accurate.
Some explanation is inaccurate and not all required information is included.
Explanation is adequate and includes the required information, though more detail could be added.
Explanation is precise and includes all required information.
(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-17 Points) (18-20 points) List of Business Trade-offs
List is inaccurate and missing information.
Some of the list is inaccurate or missing information and more detail could be included.
List is accurate, though more detail could be included.
List is accurate and thorough, and relevant to the methods of acquiring systems.
Description of Systems Acquisition Approach
Description is inaccurate and not appropriate for the medical situation.
Some of the description is inaccurate and may not be appropriate for the medical situation.
Description is adequate and appropriate for the medical situation, though more detail could be added.
Description is precise and appropriate for the medical situation.
(0-2 points) (3 points) (4 points) (5 points) Resources Does not
include resources from course materials or is not relevant to the topic.
Includes one resource from course materials.
Includes two resources from course materials, though may not be relevant to topic.
Includes two or more resources from course materials or an outside source.
Paper Length
More than three pages.
One page. Two pages. Three pages.
(0-5 points) (6-7 points) (8-9 points) (10 points) Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format
Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.
Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error free.