Points: 150

Assignment 1: The CEO’s Challenge

Unacceptable

Fair

Proficient

Exemplary

Criteria

Below 70% F

70-79% C

80-89% B

90-100% A

1. Identify the main

Inadequate or no

Proposed an

Proposed an

Explained the

functions of your

information system

information system

original information

stylistic choices for

proposed information

system

architecture of

system and why they are

Limited information

Somewhat

information system

important to the

on the system

identified the main

Identified the main

business.

proposed,

functions

functions of the

Connected main

inadequate detail

system

functions of system

Weight: 20%

Importance of main

to business needs

(30 points)

and shadow IT

Main functions and

functions are

Explained the

importance unclear

unclear

importance of each

function to the

business

2. Describe what types of

Inadequate

Described data

Described the data

Explained the

data your information

description of data

types, somewhat

types in the system

system storage and

system will hold and how

types

connected to the

interaction with data

data quality will be

system

Explained how the

ensured.

Inadequate

system would hold

Considered the

connection of data

Somewhat

each data type

impacts of cost and

Weight: 25%

storage to the

explained the data

maintenance on

(37.5 points)

system

storage in system

Proposed how data

data quality

quality would be

Inadequate

Reasonable

ensured

explanation of data

explanation of data

quality measures

quality measures

3. Explain how the

Limited description

Somewhat

Explained how the

Described why

functions you mentioned

of old system, no

explained functions

main functions are

inefficiencies of

are being handled by the

explanation of

handled by the old

being handled by

maintenance in the

old information system,

functions

information system

the old information

old system persist

the problems that occur,

system

and why your information

Inadequate problem

Reasonable

Provided options for

system will handle things

identification with

description of

Described the

keeping the system

better.

old system

problems of the old

problems of the old

separate,

system

system

integrating with old,

Weight: 25%

Limited justification

or scaling up/down

(37.5 points)

based on business

for selecting new

Reasonable

Justified why the

needs

system over the old

justification for how

new system can

one

the new system is

handle things better

better than the old

than the old system

4. Offer evidence of

Inadequate or

Identified one

Identified similar,

Explained what

feasibility: Show that

unsuccessful

similar, successful

successful

makes the

similar information

system selected

information system

information systems

information system

systems have been built

identified similar to

successfully and that

Limited

Somewhat

Demonstrated cost

yours

they save more money

demonstration of

demonstrated cost

savings comparison

than they cost.

cost savings

savings comparison

Demonstrate how

Defended how the

the new system

Weight: 20%

outperforms similar

Inadequate defense

Reasonable

new system could

(30 points)

systems

of the new system

comparison of the

operate similarly to

to others

new system to other

successful systems

systems

5. Clarity, persuasion,

Unclear structure,

Somewhat clear

Clear structure,

No grammatical

proper communication,

not persuasive,

structure, limited

persuasive writing,

errors, plain

writing mechanics, and

major grammatical

persuasion,

minor or no

language,

formatting requirements

errors

grammatical errors,

grammatical errors,

organized by topic,

language too simple

length and format

references business

Weight: 10%

or too wordy

within requirements,

needs, connects to

plain language

technical specs,

(15 points)