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Student must include in their answer some supporting elements which may include examples from work, cases studies, lectures, internet search etc. with appropriate referencing. The Assignment consists of two elements. 1. An essay which analyses the current state of Management Information Systems (MIS) and, using some of the themes in the course – 60 Marks 2. A reflective coda which outlines personal understanding of the impact of MIS on job role and how responsibility will be taken to develop personal skills – 30 Marks 3. Both elements of the assignment must be submitted at the same time and in the same manner Assignment Element One TOTAL: 60 marks You will write an essay with the following title. The essay must be written in the third person tense. Management Information Systems face three major challenges to their integrity and coherence. The fragmentation of software solutions driven by AI adoption, burgeoning complexity of regulation and the sophistication of malicious actors. This is how these can be mitigated. You cannot change this essay title as it is the same for all students. The word count for this essay is 2000 words. You are allowed + or – ten percent of this word count. The themes you use should reflect those discussed in the course. Suggested structure for the essay: Introduction – Outlining the structure of the essay and the key themes to be covered. (150 words) Main Body – This covers the main analytical section of the essay and should combine academic theory and illustrative evidence. You should discuss your three key reasons in turn. Reason One and solution, Issue Two and solution, Issue Three and solution. (1250 words) Discussion – This should be the evaluative section of your essay and discuss which of these challenges is the most important and why? (400 words) Conclusion – Finally you should summarise your key conclusions and recommend action that mangers should adopt to meet the challenges of the future. (300 words) References – NB References and in-text citations are NOT included in the word count Assignment Element Two TOTAL: 30 marks You will write a reflective coda which reflects your personal experience of how you use MIS systems and how you will develop and improve your skills in order to improve your future career prospects. The reflective coda should be written in the first person tense. The word count for the reflective coda is 1000 words. You are allowed + or – ten percent of this word count. You should draw some of the themes in the course to inform your reflection and supplement these with your own research. Guidance on writing a reflective coda: The structure of the reflective coda should be kept simple with a brief introduction (100 words) and a summary (100 words). The main body of the coda (900 words) should consist of two or three illustrative examples of your personal experience of using and contributing to MIS processes in your current role or in any previous role. In all cases you must draw upon your own lived experience to provide the illustrative examples of practice used in the coda. Your experiences can be positive, they may be negative or they may be neutral. In all cases these examples of practice are equally valid and all can contribute to a rounded and honest reflection. When reflecting upon your participation in MIS processes you MUST use academic theory to help you reflect on your experience. Some of this theory should use theories presented in the course and you are free to also use relevant theory uncovered by your independent reading and research. Whilst this is a personal reflection you must nevertheless write in accordance with sound academic practice. This includes using valid academic resources, attributing sources and referencing these in the approved format. This is why a reflective coda is an important discipline for a professional manager. Reflective writing tasks are typically used in applied disciplinary fields in professions in which events are “unpredictable and irreversible” and where there are no “controlled conditions for experimentation” (Nesi & Gardner, 2012, p. 222). Students are thus asked “to reflect on past performances in order to improve their future practice” (Nesi & Gardner, 2012, p. 222). These assessments also focus on the ability of students to transform ‘knowledge-in-waiting’ to ‘knowledge-in-use’ Szenes, E., & Tilakaratna, N. (2021). Deconstructing critical reflection in social work and business: Negotiating emotions and opinions in reflective writing. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 49, 100931.
PLAGIARISM Plagiarism is defined as providing material from an uncredited source, or without the acknowledgement of the original author. For longer submissions and reports, students are required to provide an Assignment Cover Sheet, which states that submission is their original work, and has not been submitted for another assignment, either in that course, or another Plagiarism may have many forms including but not limited to: ▪ Outright copying another author’s work without acknowledgement ▪ Cut and paste without the correct citation and acknowledgement. ▪ Copying key words but changing the sentence structure without crediting the original source ▪ Copying the sentence structure but changing some words without crediting the original source ▪ Following the structure or organization of another author’s work, or order of presentation of ideas ▪ Submitting work that was created by an unacknowledged third party (i.e., writing service, or another student) ▪ Copying from published authorities without acknowledgement ▪ Failure to correctly use quotation marks when expressing another author’s idea ▪ Incorrect or improper use of in-text citation and referencing ▪ Missing or incorrectly presented bibliography or reference list ▪ Pretending ownership of another author’s ideas ▪ Making work available to another person for copying ▪ Falsifying results ➢ The plagiarism tolerance for MBA is 8 %. ➢ In cases where the plagiarism percentage exceeds the tolerance, students are given a second chance to rework on their assignments and submit. However, if the percentage continues to exceed the tolerance percentage the student will be awarded one grade