Business information systems

IT503: Principles of Information Technology

Assignment Unit 1

Unit 1 Assignment Prepare: Academic Research Throughout the course, you will be required to perform research, write reports, and make recommendations. Within each assignment, certain terms will be emphasized in italics. These are recommended search terms to help you find appropriate articles to use within your papers. You may use these to search in the KU library or on the Internet. When selecting an article to use to support your paper, remember to look for quality articles. Additionally, please make sure that all in-text citations and references are in APA format. Before beginning your research, please review the following articles in the Writing Center: Academic Research Sources for Graduate Students Writing a Research Paper Conducting Research Top Ten Mistakes in Academic Research Basic Citation Guidelines Finding Scholarly Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Practice After reviewing the content above, complete the following Unit 1 Practice Activity before starting your assignment. Unit 1 Learning Journal To help you prepare for this assignment, please complete this week’s Learning Journal activity.

• In this activity, you will find and summarize an article on this week’s topic: business information systems

Assignment Instructions Data Is the New Currency Within the business world, data (search term “big data”) and how it is used can make or break a company. In order to better understand the relationship between data and business intelligence write a business report (search term “business report template”) to the CEO of a company explaining the difference between data, information and knowledge. Next, explain what an information system is and how it can be used to

IT503: Principles of Information Technology

Assignment Unit 1

support a business. Then, research information systems used for data mining, business intelligence system, knowledge management and/or business analytics. Identify three specific products (for example Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation Suite) and explain the benefits and drawbacks of each. Finally, recommend one of the three products as a potential solution for the business.

• Your response should be at least 1200 words • Written in proper APA format using one inch margins, Times New Roman 12

point font, double spaced, and in text citations and a reference page. • Please make sure that you include several references other than your book.

Submitting your work: Submit your Assignment to the appropriate Dropbox. In your file name, be sure to include the unit number and your last name.

Assignment Criteria Points possible Points earned by student

Student uses appropriate report format 0-10

Student distinguishes between data, information, and knowledge

0-15

Student defines information system 0-10 Student explains how information systems can be used to support business

0-15

Student identifies three different information system products

0-15

Student explains benefits and drawbacks of each system

0-24

Student recommends an appropriate system 0-11

Column Totals 100 Less deduction taken for spelling, grammar and APA errors

New total after deductions