Project For Managent Information Sys.

16 Jun Project For Managent Information Sys.

Project Overview
In this course project, you will play the role of an MIS consultant for an online grocery store. You will address the necessary information technology needs and projects that the company must undertake to be successful.

For your project, you will need to choose one of the following companies:

Peapod.com – www.peapod.com
Safeway.com – www.shop.safeway.com
Both online stores will require you to put in a zip code to browse their website. You will need to “browse as a guest.” Before browsing as a guest, you will need to type in a zip code. Please use the following zip codes:

For Peapod, use – 60446
For Safeway, use – 90210
Case Study
Please read the following case study before you begin your project.

Online Groceries

*Before you begin this assignment, make sure that you carefully read the instructions outlined on the Project Introduction page of this module. Make sure to also read the case study “Online Groceries”before you begin. You are a management information systems consultant for the online grocery store that you’ve chosen for your project. To begin your project, please do the following:

Provide a description of the company
Explain the company’s purpose, mission, and structure.
Research information on the web and the Rasmussen Online Library to gain further insight into the company.
Describe the organization’s system in terms of inputs, processes, and outputs.
Describe how the company is organized, its people, and technology features; also, the importance of an MIS system to the company.
Your paper must be a minimum of 3 full pages long.
You will need to include a minimum of 2 credible sources for your research, with 1 being an academic source, such as a book or an academic scholarly journal. Academic scholarly journals can be accessed through the Rasmussen Online Library. For business sources, ProQuest and EBSCO Host are helpful.
Include an APA formatted title page and reference page.
*Remember to use proper tone in your paper. You are speaking from a “consultant” point of view. Your audience is the Leadership Team for the online grocery store.

*Make sure to write your paper utilizing proper APA formatting guidelines, and to include an APA formatted title page. Use NoodleBib to document your sources and to complete your APA formatted reference page and in-text citations.

*A note about credible sources: Credible sources are reliable, accurate, and trustworthy. These sources are written by authors respected in their fields of study. You want to identify sources where the author of the article is listed, if they’ve referenced other information, the sources should be cited so that you can check for the accuracy of and support what they have written. Wikipedia is not considered a credible source. For more information on credible sources, please visit the Rasmussen Online Library.

Here is the Rubric

Total Points Possible

100

Insufficient/Not Evident

Progressing

Competent

Exemplary

Earned Points

Provided a description of the company

Explain the company’s purpose, mission, and structure

(20 Max Point Value)

(0-5 pts.) Content was not included or incomplete, and/or extremely inaccurate

(6-11 pts.)

Question is only partially addressed: Content shows a basic understanding of key ideas, yet includes some inaccuracies

(12-15 pts.)

Question is mostly addressed; Content meets criteria with minimal errors, is accurate and shows a clear understanding through appropriate examples and explanations.

(16-20 pts.)

Question is fully and accurately addressed.Content meets or exceeds criteria, is accurate and shows an extraordinary understanding through rich examples and explanations

Describe the organization’s system in terms of inputs, processes, and outputs (20 Max Point Value)

(0-5 pts.) Content was not included or incomplete, and/or extremely inaccurate.

(6-11 pts.)

Question is only partially addressed: Content shows a basic understanding of key ideas, yet includes some inaccuracies

(12-15 pts.)

Question is mostly addressed; Content meets criteria with minimal errors, is accurate and shows a clear understanding through appropriate examples and explanations

(16-20 pts.)

Question is fully and accurately addressed.Content meets or exceeds criteria, is accurate and shows an extraordinary understanding through rich examples and explanations

Describe how the company is organized, its people, and technology features; also, the importance of an MIS system to the company (20 Max Point Value).

(0-5 pts.) Content was not included or incomplete, and/or extremely inaccurate.

(6-11 pts.)

Question is only partially addressed: Content shows a basic understanding of key ideas, yet includes some inaccuracies

(12-15 pts.)

Question is mostly addressed; Content meets criteria with minimal errors, is accurate and shows a clear understanding through appropriate examples and explanations

(16-20 pts.)

Question is fully and accurately addressed.Content meets or exceeds criteria, is accurate and shows an extraordinary understanding through rich examples and explanations

Paper meets minimum 3 page length requirement. Included an APA formatted title page

(10 Max Point Value)

(0-2pts.)

Paper not submitted. No title page submitted.

(3-6pts.)

Paper is less than 1page long and/ or no APA title page provided.

(7-8 pts.)

Paper is less than 3 pages long, but at least 2 and/or no APA title page provided.

(9-10 pts.)

Paper is a minimum of 3 pages long. APA formatted title page provided

Demonstrates effective usage of English grammar and mechanics. (10 Max Point Value)

(0pts.)

More than 10 errors in English grammar and mechanics observed.

(3-6pts.)

6-10 errors in English grammar and mechanics.

(7-8 pts.)

3-5 errors in English grammar and mechanics.

(9-10 pts.)

0-2 errors in English grammar and mechanics.

Transferrable Skills

Communication:Used proper tone in paper. Spoke from a “consultant” point of view. Kept in mind that audience was the Leadership Team for the online grocery store (5 Max Point Value)

(0pts.)

Did not use proper tone and did not structure paper according to proper audience.

(__1-2_pts.)

Used proper tone somewhat, but paper wasn’t fully structured properly with audience in mind.

(__3-4_pts.)

Used proper tone mostly. Paper mostly structured properly according to stated audience.

(_5_pts.)

Used proper tone. Paper structured properly according to stated audience.

Information Literacy: Included a minimum of 2 credible sources for research, with 1 being an academic source, such as a book or an academic scholarly journal (10 Max Point Value).

(0pts.)

No sources were submitted

(3-6pts.)

Less than 2sources and/or sources are not credible. Missing 1scholarly sources

(7-8 pts.)

2 credible sources were submitted, but 1 was not a scholarly source

(9-10 pts.)

Included a minimum of 2 credible sources for research, with 1 being an academic source, such as a book or an academic scholarly journal

Information Literacy: Use APA documentation style to cite sources. (5 Max Point Value)

(0pts.)

No elements of APA formatting used.

(__1-2_pts.) Some elements of APA formatting used.

(__3-4_pts.)

Most elements of APA formatting used.

(_5_pts.)

All required elements of APA formatting are used.