Concepts and Applications of Information Technology (IFSM201) .docx

Concepts and Applications of Information Technology
(IFSM201)
Class Project
Purpose of this Assignment
The Class Project is the most significant assignment in this
course, Concepts and Applications of
Information Technology. As such, it accounts for 40% of the
course points. This assignment is
comprised of two deliverables; a SWOT Analysis and a
Presentation. The SWOT Analysis is due
in Week 4 (worth 15% of course grade), and the Presentation is
due in Week 8 (worth 25% of
course grade).
This assignment gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your
ability to research, evaluate,
and describe business strategy focused on information
technology tools and services. This
assignment specifically addresses the following course
outcomes:
• Identify the basic components of the information system:
hardware, software, data,
processes, and people, and how these components are used to
support strategic
decision making.

• Apply information technology tools for research, data
gathering and information
analysis, problem-solving, decision-making, and communicating
information that aligns
with business needs and objectives.
Start Here
The Class Project for this course focuses on the evaluation of a
business or organization and
how they might strengthen their operations through technology,
including their information
systems. There are two parts to the Class Project; the SWOT
Analysis and the Presentation. You
will use the same business/organization for both parts; however,
the grade received on the
SWOT Analysis will not affect the grade for the Presentation
(they are separate assignments).
Step 1: Choose a Business or Organization
To begin, choose a business or organization that you would like
to evaluate – it can be where
you work, a school (UMGC), a place of worship, government
entity (e.g., DMV, Secretary of
State, courthouse, etc.), or any other type of organization.
Since the focus of the analysis will

involve information technology, the best type of organization to
choose is one where you can
envision technology playing a key role in improving products,
processes, or services.
*From this point on, the instructions focus on the first
deliverable, the SWOT Analysis*
Step 2: The SWOT Analysis (due week 4)
Now that you have chosen a business or organization for your
Class Project, it is time to
complete the first deliverable – the SWOT analysis. A SWOT
analysis is a framework for
identifying and analyzing an organization's strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats --
SWOT stands for: Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat.
Commonly used by businesses,
this tool focuses on factors that are important to strategic
decision making. These factors
include both internal and external influences on the viability of
the organization.
For more explanations on a SWOT Analysis, go to:
• YouTube “How to Perform a SWOT Analysis”

• Complete Your SWOT Analysis
• Forbes: What Is A SWOT Analysis?
• SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and
Threats
• Refer to the SWOT examples on Heineken and Walt Disney
World (below)
You will use a SWOT analysis to help analyze the current
health of your organization, and (in
week 8), you will identify possible ways the information
technology could be used to make it
stronger.
The SWOT analysis offers a visual way of identifying both the
positive attributes of an
organization, and areas that need to be recognized and
addressed. Thinking of the organization
you chose, start by filling out a simple table listing its internal
strengths and weaknesses, and
external opportunities and threats:
SWOT Table:
Task: List 2-3 Strengths and 2-3 Weaknesses
Strengths and weaknesses are associated with internal resources
and experiences and include:
https://youtu.be/I_6AVRGLXGA
file:///C:/Users/mhansen23/Desktop/Complete%20Your%20SW

OT%20Analysis
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/what-is-swot-analysis/
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-
community-needs-and-resources/swot-analysis/main
• Characteristics of the business that give it an advantage over
others in the industry.
• Positive tangible and intangible attributes, internal to an
organization.
▪ Human resources - staff, volunteers, board members, target
population
▪ Physical resources - location, building, equipment
▪ Financial – products/services, other sources of income
▪ Activities and processes – programs and processes, online
presence
▪ Past experiences - building blocks for learning and success,
your reputation in
the community
Task: List 2-3 Opportunities and 2-3 Threats
Opportunities and threats are factors outside of business
operations that can contribute to
either the make the organization stronger or be troublesome.
The ability of a business to
identify, control, and adapt to these external factors can make it
more profitable:
▪ Market expansion
▪ Complacent/aggressive competition
▪ Changing customer needs and tastes
▪ Economic swings
▪ Changing government deregulations

Step 3: Write the SWOT Analysis
Now that you have identified the organization you will analyze
and completed a SWOT table
listing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for
the organization, it is time to
write the analysis paper that will be submitted to your
instructor/classroom.
The paper should include all of the following:
1. Title page - the title of paper, company/organization name,
your name, course, and
date of submission.
2. Purpose – briefly describe what the SWOT methodology is
and the
business/organization you are focusing on.
3. SWOT Analysis – include a SWOT Analysis table and
describe each quadrant (strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, threats) for your organization. Each
quadrant should be
clearly identified in the analysis and the description should
include the importance of
the attributes to the organization.
4. Conclusion – synthesize the findings from the SWOT
analysis.

5. References - cite at least two resources with APA formatted
citation and reference.
Format
• Double spaced. Any 11- or 12-point font.
• Paper should be approximately 3-4 pages in length, excluding
title page and references.
• Cite at least two resources with APA formatted citation and
reference. Incorporate at
least two resources correctly; one reference should be from the
course materials and
one reference should be external. An external resource is a
resource other than those
provided in the class or textbook. Incorporate properly
formatted APA citations in the
text of your document for each reference used. Then, place an
APA style reference
page at the end of your document.
• Consider your audience – you are writing in the role of a
business analyst and your
audience is upper management of the organization.
• Compare your work to the Grading Rubric below to be sure
you have met content and
quality criteria.

• Submit your paper as a Word or PDF document to the
appropriate folder under
Activities and Assessments > Assignments in the classroom.
SWOT Analysis – Examples
Read the following: Heineken and Walt Disney World SWOT
Analysis
Now, let’s take the information from the article and create
SWOT tables for Heineken and Walt Disney
World.
SWOT Table – Heineken:
SWOT Table – Disney World:
https://bizfluent.com/about-6849194-walt-disney-world-swot-
analysis.html

GRADING RUBRIC:
Criteria Weight
(points)
Excellent (90-100) Very Good (80-
89%)
Good (70-79%) Needs
Development
(<70%)
Purpose 1 The purpose of the
SWOT analysis is
clear and sets the
stage for the
remainder of the
paper.
The purpose of the
SWOT analysis is
clear but does not
set the stage for
the remainder of
the paper.
The purpose of
the SWOT
analysis is
unclear and
does not set the
stage for the
remainder of the
paper.

The purpose of
the SWOT
analysis is
missing.
SWOT
Table
5 SWOT table includes
2-3 examples of all
four quadrants
(strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities,
threats).
SWOT table
includes 2-3
examples of three
quadrants
(strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities,
threats).
SWOT table
includes 2-3
examples of two
quadrants
(strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities,
threats).
SWOT table

includes 2-3
examples of only
one quadrant
(strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities,
threats), or is
missing.
SWOT
Analysis
5 The attributes in all
four quadrants
(strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities,
threats) are
described clearly and
their importance to
the organization are
evident.
Most of the
attributes in all
four quadrants
(strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities,
threats) are
described clearly
and their
importance to the
organization are
evident.

Some of the
attributes in all
four quadrants
(strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities,
threats) are
described clearly
and their
importance to
the organization
are evident.
Very few or
none of the
attributes in all
four quadrants
(strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities,
threats) are
described clearly
and their
importance to
the organization
are evident.
Conclusion 2 Conclusions tie the
purpose and SWOT
Analysis together in a
succinct and clear
manner.
Conclusions loosely
tie the
purpose and SWOT

Analysis together.
Conclusion are
not clear on the
purpose or
findings of the
SWOT Analysis.
Conclusions do
not synthesize
the purpose and
SWOT analysis
or are missing.
Paper format
and writing
mechanics
2 Paper is formatted to
meet all expectations
and there are no
issues with spelling,
grammar, or other
mechanics.
A couple of issues
with formatting /
writing mechanics.
3-5 issues with
formatting /
writing
mechanics.
Numerous issues
with formatting

/ writing
mechanics.
Course: NURS 2700 Foundations of Nursing/Health Promotion
Title of Assignment: Written Scholarly Paper:
Self Care and Professional Development
·
Clear Thinking: thinking through reasoning, creating,
and reflecting
·
Effective Communication: integrating information with
experience and expressing insights
·
Accepting Diversity: understanding and respecting
individuals and local, regional, national, and global
communities
·
Ethical Decision Making: maintaining responsibility for
environmental, political, economic, social, and personal
concerns
Purpose of Learning Activity:
Program Student Learning Outcome #1
: Demonstrate reflection, self-analysis, self-care, and
lifelong learning into nursing practice.

Competencies Addressed:
·
1B: Construct lifelong learning approaches to support
excellence in nursing.
· 1D: Utilize nursing values, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
needed to model professional nursing practice.
· 1F: Differentiate historical and contemporary issues in
nursing.
· 1G: Identify nursing values that are significant to becoming a
professional nurse.
· 1H: Explain how care for vulnerable populations is impacted
by attitudes, values and expectations.
· 1I: Develop a professional development plan inclusive of
practice excellence, life-long learning, and professional
engagement.
·
1K: Recognize the significance of spiritual beliefs and
values to promote health.
Course Outcomes/Upon completion of this assignment the
student will:
· #2: Demonstrate an awareness of the role of the professional
nurse within organizational systems.
· #7: Describe behavioral change techniques to promote health
and manage illness in the professional nurse.
· #8: Reflect on personal and professional actions based on a set
of shared core nursing values.
Suggested reading to prepare for self-assessment: APA
Publication Manual &
ANA Scope and Standards of Practice –
Lifelong learning and professional development

To prepare for completion of the scholarly paper:
1. Investigate the organizational philosophy, mission and vision
of several healthcare
facilities including hospitals, residential care centers and
community care organizations.
Registered Nurses must be employed at your chosen
organization.
2. Locate an organization that aligns with your own personal
values. This may be a
facility located in your local community, across the country or
around the world.
To complete the paper, include a discussion of the following
(make each a paragraph and
do not change the order of paragraphs or combine).
· Discuss and
differentiate an historical and contemporary issue(s) in
the nursing profession. This could be one issue that has
changed over time
(or) a discussion of an important historical issue in
nursing as well as a more current issue.
· Examine and identify nursing
values, knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to model
professional nursing practice. How will
your values be integrated into your chosen
organization? How do your values link or tie to your
organization to be a ‘successful’ nurse in this organization? Be
sure to identify your chosen organization by name.

· Identify your
lifelong learning approach(es) (approach to learning
over your lifetime) that will support both excellence in nursing
and your chosen organization’s philosophy, mission,
and values. Do not include the entire mission statement of your
organization, although you may refer to important parts of it.
· Discuss how an individual’s
spiritual beliefs and values are significant to promoting
health.
· Explain
how care for vulnerable populations is impacted or
affected by attitudes, values, and expectations of the nurse, the
patient, or both.
· Consider your self-care. Describe a
technique for behavioral change to promote your health
OR manage illness. Identify how this could impact care for
others as a professional nurse.
· Describe what
nursing practice excellence means to you.
Develop/discuss your plan for professional development that
includes short-term and a long-term goals and addresses
practice excellence, life-long learning, professional
engagement, and self-care.
Required components of the
Written Scholarly Paper:

·
Body of the paper: The body of the paper will be
roughly 3-4 pages in length, including an introduction and
conclusion. (Introductions and conclusions should broadly
summarize and should be roughly 3-5 sentences at most.)
Headers and indentations must align with APA 7th edition
guidelines.
·
References: A reference page must be included in the
submitted paper. A minimum of
three scholarly journals (4 for full points) must be cited
and appear on the reference page.
NOTE: journals older than 5 years unless speaking to
something historical are not acceptable in APA Scholarly
Nursing Papers.
·
APA formatting: The paper must adhere to APA 7th
edition guidelines - including spelling, grammar, and
punctuation. Format your paper appropriately with Times New
Roman size 12 font and 1-inch margins.
·
Please Note – The Written Scholarly paper with any
plagiarized and/or self-plagiarized material may receive 0 out of
30 points at discretion of faculty after all factors are
considered.

3
Scholarly Paper Fall 2022
NURS 2700 Written Scholarly Rubric
Exemplary
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
Organization & clarity
Ideas are expressed with clarity, succinctly. Focused, vivid
language used to convey ideas. Flow of document is logical;
builds toward conclusions with little extraneous information/
content; conclusions are clearly stated. Includes introduction,
body and conclusion.
Relevant ideas are presented clearly and succinctly; flow is
logical. Paper is well organized and includes introduction, body
and conclusion. Conclusion is clearly stated.
Relevant ideas are presented, but thoughts could be more
organized to demonstrate logical flow. Requires some effort to
follow ideas across the document to determine writer’s
conclusions. Includes introduction, body and conclusion.
Logical flow is minimally evident; ideas presented in
disorganized manner. Lacks clarity. No introduction or
conclusions stated.
Concepts are focused, information is correct, words flow in
logical order (introduction, body, and conclusion).
Concepts are focused, information is correct, but words do not
always flow or seem in logical order. A couple of concepts may
not be developed.
Concepts are present but not focused, information is mostly

correct. A bit of a struggle to read and difficult to see a flow to
the concepts.
Concepts are not present,
or information is not correct. Writing is not
cohesive. Information is not in student’s own words. Difficult to
read.
3
2 – 3
1 – 2
0 – 1
Comments
Exemplary
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
Use of Evidence-based sources
Exceeds required number of relevant, credible, and scholarly
evidence-based references. Those selected vary in type and
include seminal sources on the topic. References included are
beyond those provided.
Cites required number of relevant, credible, and scholarly
evidence-based references representing varied types of sources.
References included are beyond those provided.
Cites minimum number of required scholarly, evidence-based
references. References included are beyond those provided.

Provides information not from credible, scholarly sources.
References included are beyond those provided.
Includes 4 or more non classroom (scholarly journals)
information or textbook evidence-based resources. Most areas
cited when needed.
Includes 3 non classroom (scholarly journals) information or
textbook evidence-based resources. Occasional area not cited
when needed.
Includes 1–2 non classroom (scholarly journals) information or
textbook evidence-based resources. Has description and
information communication strategies but has not searched far.
Several areas not cited.
Information not from a credible source, or quotes are used with
few of the student’s own words to connect them. Numerous
areas not cited.
3
2 – 3
1 – 2
0 – 1
Comments
Exemplary
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
Synthesis
Integrates findings from all sources into coherent statement
regarding what is known about topic/issue. Addresses all
aspects of the findings.

Integrates findings from all sources into coherent statement
regarding what is currently known about topic/issue. Addresses
most aspects of the findings; may not address findings
comprehensively.
Offers information but does not connect findings from different
sources to generate a clear statement of what is known.
Offers opinions, no exploration of evidence base.
Integrates concepts well.
Integrates information but does not address all of what was
assigned.
Has minimal information. Does not connect information into a
clear statement of understanding.
Does not integrate the information. Offers opinions and not
evidence.
3
2 – 3
1 – 2
0 – 1
Comments
Exemplary
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
Discussion/ Position
Identifies implications of findings on the topic to nursing
practice based on evidence; identifies personal position

including pros and cons for position taken. Identifies gaps in
evidence that could be addressed to strengthen existing
evidence-base.
Thoughtful identification of implications of findings on the
topic to nursing practice based on evidence; identifies personal
position. Includes pros and cons supported by evidence for
position taken.
Thoughtful identification of implications of findings on the
topic to nursing practice based on evidence; expands discussion
to identify personal position. Includes supporting evidence for
position taken.
Unable to identify implications on the topic for nursing
practice. Limited discussion; Does not clearly state own
position about the topic.
13 - 15
9 – 13
5 – 9
0 – 5
Comments
Exemplary
Proficient
Developing
Unacceptable
Mechanics of Writing
Integrates creative approach that enhances the presentation and
is appropriate to the audience. Entire text flows smoothly with

clear transitions. Entire document is well organized. Sentence
structure varies appropriately. No errors in grammar and/or
punctuation.
Entire text flows smoothly with clear transitions. Entire
document is well organized. Sentence structure varies
appropriately. No errors in grammar and/or punctuation.
Writes in complete sentences. Most paragraphs contain one
central idea. Evidence that the paper has been proofread before
submission. Occasional errors in grammar and/or punctuation.
Writes in incomplete, run-on or fragmented sentences.
Paragraphs are poorly constructed.
Paper could have benefitted from more careful proofreading and
editing. Multiple errors of grammar and/or punctuation.
Less than three unique errors in spelling, grammar and/or
punctuation.
Three to five unique errors in spelling, grammar and/or
punctuation.
Six to seven unique errors in spelling, grammar and/or
punctuation.
More than seven unique errors of spelling, grammar and/or
punctuation.
3
2 – 3
1 – 2
0 – 1
Comments
Exemplary
Proficient

Developing
Unacceptable
Use of APA
Document complies with APA format and guidelines with less
than three unique errors.
Document complies with APA format and guidelines with three
to five unique errors.
Limited compliance with APA format and guidelines with six to
seven unique errors.
Document does not comply with APA format and guidelines
with more than seven unique errors.
APA format is accurate in presentation of paper, spacing,
citations, and references.
APA format is apparent. May have 1 error in spacing, citations
or references.
APA format is poor. Up to 2 – 3 errors in spacing, citations or
references.
Does not follow APA formatting guidelines. Has more than 3
errors in spacing, citations or references.
3
2 - 3
1 – 2
0 – 1
Comments
SCORE_ /30

Competencies
Met:
Not Met:
*Must resubmit*
· 1B: Construct lifelong learning approaches to support
excellence in nursing.
· 1D: Utilize nursing values, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
needed to model professional nursing practice.
· 1F: Differentiate historical and contemporary issues in
nursing.
· 1G: Identify nursing values that are significant to becoming a
professional nurse.
· 1H: Explain how care for vulnerable populations is impacted
by attitudes, values and expectations.
· 1I: Develop a professional development plan inclusive of
practice excellence, life-long learning, and professional
engagement.
· 1K: Recognize the significance of spiritual beliefs and values
to promote health.

Updated 7/2022
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