Your research report will:
 Identify a business that has recently experienced challenges / issues or taken advantage of opportunities related to information systems/technology management from any newspaper or journal published in the last ten years.
 Write a report of between 2,000 and 2,200 words as defined by Word Count in Microsoft Word on the chosen business and information systems/technology management issue/opportunity. A word count using Microsoft Word must be included at the end of your report. The word count must not include the table of contents and also references.
 The content of the report must indicate a sound knowledge of the use, and impact, of information systems within the researched organization.
 Quotes from books, articles, the Internet, or any other source may not (in total) comprise more than 10% of the business report and must be correctly referenced in the Harvard style. Where excessive use of quotes are taken from any sources or where content is deemed not to be original in the case of excessive copying from any sources then a percentage of the marks available will be deducted based on the originality report provided by Turnitin.com.

Task Description:
 Teams of 2-3 (ideally pairs) will be working on the task throughout the semester in order to submit the Report by week 10. Your group will complete a more in-depth case study based on the oral presentation in week 5. You are required to conduct an audit of the management information systems used in a selected enterprise. You will analyse the enterprise’s management information systems and make recommendations including the strengths and weaknesses that were revealed. Describe how the MIS system(s) are used to help the organisation gain a strategic or competitive advantage in the industry.
 Your report should be a synthesis of ideas researched from a variety of sources and expressed in your own words. It should be written in clear English, and be submitted at the end of the lecture in week 10 in electronic format as either a Word document or a pdf file. This electronic file will be checked using Turnitin for any evidence of plagiarism. You are expected to use references in the normal Harvard referencing style. A cover sheet should be attached to the assignment report confirming that the work is solely your own.