HI5019 STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Trimester 3 2017

Assignment 1 (Literature Review) Individual Assignment (Week 6, Friday 5 pm)

Each student will write a literature review of NOT more than 2500 words. The review should demonstrate that the student has thoroughly researched their topic. Students should use examples of business practice from the scholarly journals papers, conferences, books and professional magazines to support their arguments

The literature review would be on how Strategic Information System help organisations to achieve an alignment between the strategic goals of the organisation and the current and future IT infrastructure of the organisation.

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The literature review will cover:

1. Identification and discussion of the chosen company’s structure, products and services under consideration
2. Operations and functionality: Identify and discuss
   1. The current processes
   2. Any gaps and what is not working properly
   3. Which specific issues that the new system will fix
   4. Criteria that will be used to prove the proposed system meets requirements
3. Discuss what constitutes an Information Systems (IS) Strategy and explain why such strategy is needed as part of the overall organisational
4. Discuss why the organisation may experience difficulties in developing an Information Systems Strategy. As part of your answer you should suggest solutions to the difficulties you
5. With reference to your studies on Information Systems failures:
   1. Analyse the typical problems that might be expected to arise within Information Systems
   2. Illustrate your answer with reference to literature and any relevant
   3. Suggest remedies to the problems you have

Submission Requirements:

Please make sure the submission has the appropriate presentation and writing style. The research should include a list of at least 5 references used in the research report and a bibliography of the wider reading done to familiarize oneself with the topic. All reports must use the Harvard referencing style

Self-check submission allows two attempts and shows the similarity level of your submission contents to other students’ submissions. So please make sure the submission percentage is not high and you’ve paraphrased the contents of your submission in your own English.

You are reminded to read the “Plagiarism” section of the course description. Your research should be a synthesis of ideas from a variety of sources expressed in your own words

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Submission:

• Soft copy to self-check and to Final Submission with signed cover sheet Marking rubric is

Assessment Criteria:

INTERNAL CONTROLS – CASE STUDY #1

• Identify the risks and
• Internal control procedure(s) to mitigate the risk

Characteristics of the Organization

• A small non-profit organization that provides housing for youths with revenues of approximately

$700,000. The organization also provides counseling and offers other services to assist the youths.

• There are 2 funding agreements with the Municipality – 1) for purposes of the housing operations and 2) for community The funding agreements are signed annually. Any excess funding at the end of the Organization’s fiscal year-end has to be repaid to the Municipality. The agreements stipulate that an annual financial statements audit is required.
• Youths are charged for housing and there is a nominal fee for the other services
• 2 paid staff members, a housing manager and community development worker
• The contracted bookkeeper moved down south two months ago
• The Board of Directors is made up of 6 members from the Members have varying degrees of expertise such as social work, fundraising, operations manager, teacher, nursing and a computer programmer

The Organization just hired a new housing manager, Carole. Carole has limited experience in overseeing the operations of a housing organization. Several years ago Carole took a bookkeeping course and has told the Board of Directors that she could also do the bookkeeping. Carole did not inform the Board of Directors that she does not have experience with the Organization’s accounting system.

Since the bookkeeper’s position has been vacant for several months the Organization’s receivables have increased. In addition, during the recent months the Organization has not been operating at capacity.

The Organization accepts cash for rents payments and Carole keeps the cash in the office’s top desk drawer until she is able to deposit it. Carole makes two deposits a month.

Since Carole has a part-time job in the evenings working at a dry-cleaner’s she requests that the Organization consider her contract rather than an employee.

Work was required on the vacant units, such as new carpeting and painting so Carole hired her son and paid him cash from the rent payments she received.

The Organization purchased a new boiler during the year and it was expensed in operations. The Organization’s accounting records showed a large surplus and since the Organization is required to repay surpluses from both housing and community development funding back to the Municipality

Carole decided to renovate the community centre and install new cabinets and purchase new appliances in the amount of $15,000.

The board met monthly to discuss issues affecting the Organization but have not received monthly financial reports in at least six (6) months to review.