D5 Assignment Decision Support and Expert Systems

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST, Sunday Unit 5 Points: 100 Overview: In a meeting with your executives, your CIO expressed interest in exploring Decision Support Systems and Expert Systems. To address this need, 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:

• List and explain the phases in decision making, and how a decision support system will add a competitive advantage to your hospital.

• Describe the typical software components that decision support systems comprise and their fields of application in your hospital.

• Describe the adoption of a medical expert system, and if it could be beneficial to the doctors 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

Decision Support and Expert Systems

Evaluation Rubric for Decision Support and Expert Systems Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary

(0-11 Points) (12-15 Points) (16-17 Points) (18-20 points) Explanation of Phases of Decision Making

Phases and explanation are missing or inaccurate.

Some phases are not included, and explanation could have more details.

All phases are listed, but explanation could have included more detail.

All phases are listed, and explanation is detailed.

Advantages of a Decision Support System

Advantages are missing or not relevant to the hospital setting, and supporting details are not included.

Some advantages are not relevant to the hospital settings and more supporting details could be included.

Advantages are relevant to the hospital setting, but more supporting details could be included.

Advantages are insightful, supported with details and relevant to the hospital setting.

Software Components of Decision Support Systems and Application

Description of software and application use is missing or inaccurate.

Description of software and application use is lacking important information.

Description of software and application use is adequate, though more information could be added.

Description of software and application use is thorough and precise.

Adoption of Expert Systems and Benefits

Process of adoption and the benefits are missing and not relevant for the hospital setting.

Process of adoption and the benefits are lacking important information and may not be relevant for the hospital setting.

Process of adoption and the benefits are adequate, though more information could be added.

Process of adoption and the benefits are explicit and relevant to the hospital setting.

(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 at least one resource from course materials.

Includes at least two resources from course materials.

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 Errors impede Significant errors Few errors that Writing and

Professional Writing and APA Format

professional presentation; guidelines not followed.

that do not impede professional presentation.

do not impede professional presentation.

format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error free.