Decision making with Technology

ITS 531 Module One Essay Guidelines and Rubric

Topic: Decision-making with Technology

Overview:

In all business areas making decisions is a natural and integral part of any company’s management process. Technology is taking on an
increasingly major role in decision-making today. The sheer amount of data that managers must operate with on a daily basis is absolutely
staggering compared to what they had to work with just a few decades ago. In today’s world, BI-centered tools are a critical component of any
successful company’s strategy. They allow managers to streamline the effort needed to search for, combine and query data to obtain the
information required for good decisions.

 Describe two key system-oriented / technology trends that have brought IS-supported decision making to the forefront of the decision
analysis field in recent years.

 List and describe two capabilities of computing that can facilitate good managerial decision-making.
 How can information systems and tools help overcome the cognitive limits of humans?

Guidelines for Submission: Using APA 6th edition style standards, submit a Word document that is 2-3 pages in length (excluding title page,
references, and appendices) and include at least two credible scholarly references to support your findings. The UC Library is a good place to find
these sources. Be sure to cite and reference your work using the APA guides and essay template that are located in the courseroom.

Include the following critical elements in your essay:

I. System / Technology Trends: Describe two key technology trends that have brought IS-supported decision making to the forefront of the
decision analysis field in recent years. What features of these tools or technologies have help change the industry of DSS?

II. Capabilities: List and briefly describe two capabilities of computing that can facilitate good managerial decision-making in a modern
organization. How do these capabilities help organizations gain an advantage in the business sector?

III. Cognitive ability: Explain how technology and information systems can help organizations overcome limitations in human thinking.

Required elements:
 Please ensure your paper complies APA 6th edition style guidelines. There is an essay template located under the Course Resources link.
 APA basics:

o Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5″ x 11″)
o Use 1″ margins on all sides, first line of all paragraphs is indented ½” from the margin
o Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font

 Follow the outline provided above and use section headers to improve the readability of your paper. If I cannot read and understand it,
you will not earn credit for the content.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

System / Technology Trends

Describe two key system-
oriented / technology trends
that have enable IS-supported
decision

Describes one key system-
oriented / technology trends
that have enable IS-supported
decision

Does not describe two key
system-oriented / technology
trends that have enable IS-
supported decision

30

Capabilities

Describes describe two
capabilities of computing that
can facilitate good managerial
decision-making

Describes one capabilities of
computing that can facilitate
good managerial decision-
making

Does not describe two
capabilities of computing that
can facilitate good managerial
decision-making

30

Cognitive ability

Substantive explanation of
how information systems and
tools help overcome the
cognitive limits of humans

Briefly explains information
systems and tools help
overcome the cognitive limits
of humans

Does not explain how
information systems and tools
help overcome the cognitive
limits of humans

30

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major
errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization.

Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively
impact readability and
articulation of main ideas.

Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent
understanding of ideas.

10

EARNED TOTAL 100%