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Developing Global Management Competencies

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Learning Outcomes (MLOs)

At the end of the module the student will:

1. Critically analyse and communicate complex issues effectively (BI Strand - assessed in this assignment)

2. Demonstrate decision making, problem solving and project management skills (BI Strand - assessed in this assignment)

3. Have identified their strengths, weaknesses and subsequent areas of development in relation to what employers' seek in postgraduate students and have demonstrated their capability through professional CVs, application forms and a professional online presence (Emotional & Cultural Intelligence Strand)

4. Critically review and develop their inter-personal and intra-personal skills (E&CI Strand)

Assessment Overview

Assignment 1

Group Assessment - Teams (of 4 or 5 students) will be formed at the beginning of the semester and students will remain in these teams throughout the semester for this part of the summative assessment. Once the teams have been created each team will select an organisation (as their client) that they would like to base their work on (the choice will need to be agreed by all team members and the tutor), and will act as a team of consultants who will present their findings to the client in the final presentation. An outline brief is shown below, which is generic in that it applies to whichever organisation the team chooses, but each team must tailor their findings appropriately. Whilst the organisation chosen must be real, teams will not perform primary research with them, but will use secondary sources when carrying out their investigations. In line with this, the presentations will be to members of the teaching team who will act as representatives of the chosen organisation. In other words, the involvement of the organisation is not required, but ethical considerations must be adhered to. It is hoped that this approach will provide flexibility for teams to choose an organisation that is perhaps more closely related to their discipline and/or interests.

Assignment 2

Individual Assessment - this is an individual assignment (2000-word report). The report will be a critical appraisal of project management and planning skills required for the implementation and deployment of a Business Intelligence / Data Analytics System; and a critical appraisal of the skills needed by a Data Analyst to make effective use of the system implemented.

Assignment 1: Outline Brief

Your team of consultants has been contracted by an organisation (the one you and your team choose) to investigate their current situation regarding the potential implementation and deployment of a Business Intelligence (BI) / Data Analytics (DA) system. Your team must investigate the situation with the ultimate aim of considering the feasibility of such a solution using SAS business analytics software, particularly the GUI (Graphical User Interface) frontend - SAS Enterprise Guide (SAS EG). In order to do this, you will need to develop the following documentation in support of the implementation - a business case (with a comprehensive benefit appraisal) and a project charter. You are also required to use SAS EG to demonstrate the capabilities of a BI system.

The company has requested that you deliver your findings to them in a short presentation, which must include the following elements:

A. Intro / Overview giving background and context in relation to the organisation

B. The business case and project initiation plans supported by appropriate documentation i.e. business case, project charter and an outline Gantt chart

C. A data analysis model developed using SAS Enterprise Guide software to demonstrate the capabilities of a BI / DA system e.g. queries, reports, graphical outputs. Note - as stated, this is a demonstration of the capabilities of the BI / DA software and is not an attempt to build a specific model for your client. However, it would be useful to demonstrate reports and outputs that have some relevance and context for your client, and the potential benefits you have promoted. The data you use for the demonstration may be from the sample data sets provided for the workshops or other external sample data sources. You do not need to generate your own data or get data from the client

D. A conclusion providing an overall summary of the key points made and a summing up of the business case provided

The presentation will be to two representatives of the organisation (2 tutors in our case), who will appraise and evaluate your findings, recommendations and accompanying documentation. You should consider the presentation to be like a pitch, where you are trying to demonstrate to the organisation that the proposed implementation will be managed professionally and bring measurable benefits.

The group presentation will take place in the final teaching week workshop sessions. All teams will deliver a 15-minute presentation to at least 2 members of the module team, who will act as representatives of the organisation selected by the team, followed by 5 minutes of questions. Deliverables should include all of the elements mentioned above and any other element deemed appropriate (this will become apparent during the module teaching sessions). Teams should provide appropriate paper handouts at the beginning of the presentation (at least a copy of the slides) and be dressed in a professional manner.

Assignment 2 Brief

As an individual you will write a 2000-word report that must include the following:

A. A short introduction giving background, context and an outline of the report
B. A critical appraisal of the project management and planning skills required for the implementation and deployment of a core business information system in an organisation. You should base your report on the implementation of a Business Intelligence / Data Analytics solution. You may choose to refer to some examples from your group work i.e. skills and documentation used, but
C. A critical appraisal of the skills needed by a Data Analyst within an organisation to make effective and efficient use of the BI / DA system implemented.
D. A conclusion providing an overall summary of the key points made and any recommendations for the successful implementation and use of a BI / DA solution in an organisation
E. The report must be supported by academic references and examples and include a single reference list. See below for further guidelines on formatting and word limits

Your report should conform to the following specification:
- Word-processed in Arial 11pt, 1½ spacing
- Pages should be numbered
- If possible, please print the assignment double-sided
- Do NOT staple the sheets together.
- The assignment should be submitted in a single polypocket.

Reference no: EM132030130

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Reviews

len2030130

6/25/2018 7:15:31 AM

Outcome – C [MLO1] 0-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-20 (D) Delivery of a succinct conclusion, outlining key points and recommendations [20%] Clearly insufficient conclusion with a very poor summary of the key points and recommendations Insufficient conclusion with a poor summary of the key points and recommendations An adequate conclusion providing a reasonable summary of the key points and recommendations for the chosen organisation. A good conclusion providing a well- argued summary of the key points and recommendations for the chosen organisation. A very good conclusion providing a very well-argued summary of the key points and recommendations for the chosen organisation. An excellent conclusion providing an explicit, thoroughly argued summary of the key points and recommendations for the chosen organisation. An outstanding conclusion providing an exemplary and fully argued summary of the key points and recommendations for the chosen organisation.

len2030130

6/25/2018 7:15:22 AM

Outcome – B [MLO2] 0-15 16-19 20-23 24-27 28-31 32-35 36-40 (C) A critical appraisal of the skills needed by a business / data analyst within an organisation to make effective use of the BI / DA system implemented [20%] A completely insufficient understanding of the business / data analyst skills needed for a BI / DA system is demonstrated An insufficient understanding of the business / data analyst skills needed for a BI / DA system is demonstrated An adequate understanding of the business / data analyst skills needed for a BI / DA system is demonstrated A good understanding of the business / data analyst skills needed for a BI / DA system is demonstrated A very good understanding of the business / data analyst skills needed for a BI / DA system is demonstrated An excellent understanding of the business / data analyst skills needed for a BI / DA system is demonstrated An outstanding understanding of the business / data analyst skills needed for a BI / DA system is demonstrated

len2030130

6/25/2018 7:15:09 AM

Outcome - A 0-3 4 5 6 7 8 9-10 (B) A critical appraisal of the project management and planning skills required for the implementation and deployment of a core business information system [40%] Completely insufficient appraisal of project management skills needed to implement a core business information system Insufficient appraisal of project management skills needed to implement a core business information system Adequate appraisal of project management skills needed to implement a core business information system A good appraisal of project management skills needed to implement a core business information system A very good appraisal of project management skills needed to implement a core business information system An excellent appraisal of project management skills needed to implement a core business information system An outstanding appraisal of project management skills needed to implement a core business information system

len2030130

6/25/2018 7:15:00 AM

Performance Area* Student Demonstrates 0-39% Standard Not Met 1 40-49% Standard Not Met 2 50-59% Meets Standard 1 60-69% Meets Standard 2 70-79% Exceeds Standard 1 80-89% Exceeds Standard 2 90-100% Exceeds Standard 3 An adequate introduction, providing some rationale for the presentation, but the evaluative and contextual links could be stronger A good introduction, providing a clear rationale for the presentation, with some good evaluative and contextual links provided. A very good introduction, providing a very clear rationale for the presentation, with some very good evaluative and contextual links provided. An excellent introduction, providing an excellent rationale for the presentation, with excellent evaluative and contextual links. An outstanding introduction, providing an exemplary rationale for the presentation, with outstanding evaluative and contextual links.

len2030130

6/25/2018 7:14:29 AM

Outcome - C 0-11 12-14 15-17 18-20 21-23 (D) Delivery of a succinct conclusion, outlining key points and recommendations [10%] Clearly insufficient conclusion with a very poor summary of the key points and recommendations Insufficient conclusion with a poor summary of the key points and recommendations An adequate conclusion providing a reasonable summary of the key points and recommendations for the chosen organisation. A good conclusion providing a well- argued summary of the key points and recommendations for the chosen organisation. A very good conclusion providing a very well-argued summary of the key points and recommendations for the chosen organisation.

len2030130

6/25/2018 7:14:20 AM

Outcome - B 0-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-50 (C) Delivery of a data analysis model (developed using SAS EG) to demonstrate the capabilities of a BI / DA system [30%] Clearly insufficient understanding of data analysis systems and very little or no use of SAS EG to demonstrate the capabilities of such a system Insufficient understanding of data analysis systems and limited use of SAS EG to demonstrate the capabilities of such a system Adequate understanding of data analysis systems and a reasonable attempt at using SAS EG to demonstrate the capabilities of such a system Good understanding of data analysis systems with good use of SAS EG to demonstrate the capabilities of such a system Very good understanding of data analysis systems with very good use of SAS EG to demonstrate the capabilities of such a system An excellent understanding of data analysis systems with excellent use of SAS EG to demonstrate the capabilities of such a system An outstanding understanding of data analysis systems with exemplary use of SAS EG to demonstrate the capabilities of such a system

len2030130

6/25/2018 7:11:53 AM

BI Assignment 1 (component 2 for overall module assessment, and worth 20% of module mark) - presentation in final teaching week BI Assignment 2 (component 3 for overall module assessment, and worth 50% of module mark) – hand-in date is published by the faculty office (hand in before 12 noon on date published) Performance Area* Student Demonstrates 0-39% Standard Not Met 1 40-49% Standard Not Met 2 50-59% Meets Standard 1 60-69% Meets Standard 2 70-79% Exceeds Standard 1 80-89% Exceeds Standard 2 90-100% Exceeds Standard 3 (A) – Delivery of an introduction to set the scene for the presentation [10%] Clearly insufficient introduction is given, with the rationale and organisational link not explicit or argued. There are large gaps in understanding. Insufficient introduction is given. The rationale and organisational links need to be more explicit. There are gaps in understanding. An adequate introduction, providing some rationale for the presentation, but the evaluative and contextual links could be stronger A good introduction, providing a clear rationale for the presentation, with some good evaluative and contextual links provided.

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