Deferred Assessment
User Manual for the Decision Support System (DSS)
This document provides you with information about the requirements for your assessment. Detailed instructions and resources are included for completing the task. The Criterion Reference Assessment (CRA) Rubric that markers use to grade the assessment task is included.
Task overview
Due Date
Assignment Due Date:8December2021
Learning Objective
This assessment relates to the following: Learning Objective 3: apply information systems concepts to identify and resolve organisational problems and to develop ethical considerations within a business context Learning Objective 4: apply information systems skills to develop practical solutions within a business context Learning Objective 5:communicate information systems concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences within a business context.
Task Description
Preamble WHOVIAN PANDORICA https://images.app.goo.gl/VHsgwhtHwCRbdf1e7
The PandoricaOpens aka Exploding TARDIS, Wallpaper Safari. Dr John Smith (“The Doctor”)has been extremely impressed with our computing firm “K-Nine Technologies” development of Whovian Pandorica’sDecision Support System to date.He wishes to implement the system as soon as possible and would like our firm to develop a detailed User Manualto assist the business’s employees to understand and use this new information system. Dr Tara Dis, your supervisor at K-Nine Technologies, has provided you with feedback on your Progress Report Memo and the Decision Support System you have been instrumental in developing (Assignment 1 Feedback). You should read carefully through this feedback and include any changes suggested before developing the User Manual. The User Manual is to be developed for The Doctor and the employees atWhovian Pandorica, you must ensure that the language used in its development is appropriatefor a non-technical audience. Please make sure to include our new business address details in the User Manual: K-Nine Technologies
14 Jodie WhittakerWalk
Toowoomba QLD 4350
Ph: (07) 36286794
Email:enquiries@k9tech.com.au
What you need to do
Task 1: Developing User Manual Structure Dr Tara Dis, your supervisor at K-Nine Technologies, has asked you to develop a User Manualfor The Doctor’s business – Whovian Pandorica. The User Manual must be designed to be displayed (and printed) as a book. Create a single new word document and name the file – [lastname] [initial] _ [student number] _ [course code] _ [assignment number] (eg.NerksF_0050051005_cis1000_assign2.docx). Ensure that the Components of aUser Manual and Common Contents of a User Manualare presented in the order given in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual TheoryLearning Activitiesand User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials. Set up appropriate sections, headings, page headers and footers (including Roman and Arabic page numbering where appropriate) to display the Components of aUser Manualand Common Contents of a User Manualidentified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual TheoryLearning Activitiesand User Manual Practical Learning Activitiesfound in the Study Materials. Do not discuss with your fellow students, nor post any specific User Manual information to the StudyDesk Forums; it may result in academic misconduct.
Task 2: User Manual Contents The User Manual for The Doctor’s business mustcontain the Components of aUser Manualas identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual TheoryLearning Activitiesand User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials, including: front covers, title page, edition notice, license agreement, table of contents (using Word Automatic Table of Contents tool), appendixes (where appropriate), glossary, index, and back cover. Task 3: User Manual Contents: Preface The User Manual for The Doctor’s business mustcontain preface information you believe the client and users need to knowabout the product itselfand an overview of the user manual for the Decision Support System (Assignment 1) as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual TheoryLearning Activitiesand User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials. Task 4: User Manual Contents: Precautionary Information The User Manual for The Doctor’s business mustcontain any precautionary information you believe the client and users need to know such as ethical or privacy concerns that could arise from using the Decision Support System (Assignment 1) as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual TheoryLearning Activitiesand User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials. Task 5: User Manual Contents: Getting-Started Information The User Manual for The Doctor’s business mustcontain any getting-started informationyou believe the client and users need to knowto use the currentDecision Support System (Assignment 1) with the current data.This should be in the form of a written getting-started information tutorial with visual aids (screen captures) as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual TheoryLearning Activitiesand User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials. Task 6: User Manual Contents: About the Product The User Manual for The Doctor’s business mustcontain adescription of the product and a review of its essential features as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual TheoryLearning Activitiesand User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials. Task 7: User Manual Contents: Instructions The User Manual for The Doctor’s business mustcontain a step-by-step set of directions on how to assemble, operate, or troubleshoot the Decision Support System (Assignment 1) using new dataand with visual aids (screen captures) as identified in the Non-Technical Writing: User Manual TheoryLearning Activitiesand User Manual Practical Learning Activities found in the Study Materials. Task 8: Referencing Your User Manualshould include in-text referencingand a List of References, including any references to materials obtained from the textbooks, websites and other reference materials.
