Assignment Details

The project involves studying the IT infrastructure of a relevant information system (IS)/ information technology (IT) used by selecting any organization of your choice locally or internationally

The idea is to investigate the selected organization using the main components of IT (Hardware, software, services, data management and networking). Infrastructure Investigation, which is in a selected industry, should be carried out by using articles, websites, books and journal papers and /or interviews. In the report, you are expected to discuss:

Guidelines for the assignment:

Make sure to include the with all information required. One mark will be deducted if there is no

Use 1.5 line spacing with adjust to all paragraphs (alignment).

Use the footer function to insert page number.

The minimum number of required references is 5.

Your project report length Part 1 & Part 2 should be between 2500 to 3000 in total.

You must check the spelling and grammar mistakes before submitting the assignment.

Up to 20% of the total grade will be deducted for providing a poor structure of assignment. Structure includes these elements paper style, free of spelling and grammar mistakes, referencing and word count.

Project Report Structure: Part 1 Submission: End of week 7 Saturday 17th of October 2020 Marks: 12 Cover Page This must contain topic title, student names and Students 113, section number and course name. (you can nd the cover page in the blackboard) Table of Contents (0.5 mark). Make sure the table of contents contains and corresponds to the headings in the text, gures, and tables. Executive Summary (1.5 marks). What does the assignment about, briey explain the distinct features Organizational Profile (2 marks). Brief background of the business including organization details, purpose, and organizational structure. Strategies (3 marks). Discuss different types of strategies for competitive advantages and then select and discuss the most appropriate strategies to improve the performance of the organization. Hint: You can discuss any points that you learned in this course and its related to your selected organization 6. Technology Involved (5 marks). How is the organization set up in terms of its IT infrastructure? Discuss the hardware, software, telecommunication, information security, networks, and other elements. Hint: You can discuss any goints that you learned in this course and its related to your selected organization Project Report Structure: Part 2 Submission: End of week 12 Saturday 21th of November 2020 Analysis of Existing System (5 marks). Analyze the key problems of the existing system used by the company. Also discuss the Information Systems used Within the company for example: Transaction processing systems (TPS) Enterprise Resource Flaming (ERP) Systems Functional Area Information Systems Business intelligence DSS Hint: You can discuss any points that you learned in this course and its related to your selected organization 8. Possible Solutions and Suggestions for the company (1 mark). What are your suggestions to help the organization in solving the key problems. 9. Conclusion (1.5 mark). Summarize your report 10. References (0.5 mark). Use APA referencin_ s le format