MIS770 Foundation Skills in Business Analysis Assignment

Particulars 

• Due: Week 5, Saturday 9th April 2022, 8:00 pm (AEST).
• Marks: 20%.
• Words: 2,000 words, plus or minus 20%. (For more information, see Guideline One – Word Count).
• Submission: Electronically on Site. Email submissions will not be accepted. 
• Notes: This assignment is to be completed individually.

Please ensure you are familiar with the Extension Request and the Late Penalties 

rules governing assignments in the Faculty of Business and Law (see details below). 

Assurance of Learning 

This assignment assesses the following Graduate Learning Outcomes and related Unit Learning Outcomes: 

Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO)	Unit Learning Outcome (ULO)
GLO1: Discipline knowledge and capabilities: appropriate to the level of study related to a discipline  or profession	ULO1: Apply the fundamentals of quantitative  reasoning to solve real-world problems

Overview

For this assignment, we will use the ideas and concepts introduced in Module 1 to design a survey that can be used to collect sample survey data. (Note: For the purposes of this assignment, you will only be creating the survey instrument. Your survey is not be used to collect any actual data from the public, nor do you need to  estimate the number of responses you require.) 

Remember, the first step in Data Analysis is to collect sample data that faithfully represents the population we are investigating. To this end, it’s important to ask appropriate questions in our survey such that the data we gather is robust and relevant. 

Scenario 

A mayor of a large Australian capital city wants to investigate how their council could play a key role in enhancing the health and well-being of its residents, in particular, promoting their “Healthy Eating and Obesity Prevention Program”. You have been commissioned by the council to develop a survey that will gauge the  views of all residents aged 14 years and over, in relation to planning and implementing the Healthy Eating and  Obesity Prevention Program such that it is more inclusive for everyone. The survey should contain 20  questions which ought to take a respondent no more than about 5 minutes to complete. You need to be mindful of the council’s purpose for the survey when you are crafting your survey. 

Accordingly, for this survey, there should be no open-ended questions and, where appropriate, answers can be selected from options. (For more information, see Survey Question Hints and Guideline Two – Response  Option Principle).

Requirements 

In this assignment, your tasks will be split into two (2) distinct Parts. The Part A relates to the Survey Questions and Part B to the Collection of the Survey Data (i.e. the methodology and determination of the target audience). 

Part A – Survey Questions 

• Task 1: write/create twenty (20) survey questions that are specifically aligned to the surveys purpose,  i.e. gauging the views of the council’s residents regarding “Healthy Eating and Obesity Prevention”. • Task 2: justify/state the purpose/reason for asking each question (Note: you should relate your answers back to the overall purpose of the survey). 
• Task 3: indicate the type of variable that is most appropriate to your question (For more information, see  Guideline Three – Variable Type) 
• Task 4: indicate the Level (Scale) of Measurement that is applicable to each question (For more  information, see Guideline Four – Level (Scale) of Measurement) 
• Task 5: indicate, in detail, the type of visualisation (i.e. Chart/Table/Graph) you would use to visually represent the data for each question. 

Part B – Collection of Survey Data (Textbook: Berenson et. al. Ch 1) 

• Task 6: indicate the methodology you would adopt to conduct the survey (i.e. how would you propose the data should be collected). 
• Task 7: determine the target audience (i.e., what is your Survey Sampling Method) in order to ensure that your data is representative of the population and then describe your sampling frame. 

Survey Question Hints 

An example of an appropriate Survey Question: 

What is your age in years? 

Note: If you wish, you could also ask this question by prompting the respondent to give an age range such as [19 to less than 25 years]. 

An example of an unacceptable Survey Question: 

What is your name? 

This example fails on multiple counts: 

• There can be “no purpose” in asking this question (see Task 2). 
• It’s likely the interviewee will decline to answer any further questions (for privacy reasons) or they will deliberately answer the remaining questions untruthfully. 
• It would not be possible to represent the data gathered in any meaningful manner (see Task 5). 

Guidelines 

Guideline One – Word Count 

The following word counts are a guide only (however your overall count needs to be within the range 1600 words to 2400 words): 

Part A – Survey Questions 

• Task 1: each survey question you create should be approximately 10 to 20 words (i.e., 200 to 400  words in total for your 20 questions). 
• Task 2: when you explain the purpose of your question, you should allow approximately 30 to 40 words per question (i.e., 600 to 800 words in total for your 20 questions). 
• Task 3: when you indicate the type of variable for each question, you will use a minimal number of words. 
• Task 4: when you indicate the Level (Scale) of Measurement for each question, you will use a minimal number of words. 
• Task 5: when you explain the type of visualisation for your question, you should allow approximately 25 to  35 words per question (i.e., 500 to 700 words in total for your 20 questions).

Part B – Collection of Survey Data 

• Task 6: when you explain your methodology, use approximately 100 to 200 words. • Task 7: when you explain your Survey Sampling Method, use approximately 200 to 300 words. 

Therefore, if you follow the above guidelines, your assignment should be no less than 1600 words and no more than 2400 words overall (i.e., 2000 words, plus or minus 20%). 

Guideline Two – Response Option Principle 

Ensure your questions are constructed such that any possible answer is both: 

1. Mutually Exclusive (i.e., the users response cannot be applied to more than 1 option), and b. Collectively Exhaustive (i.e., the options provided cover all possible answers). 

Guideline Three – Variable Type 

When you design your twenty (20) questions, not only do you need to indicate the type of variable that is most  appropriate to your question, but you must also adhere to the following minimum counts for these variables: 

1. 5 Categorical questions. 
2. 5 Numeric questions, of which at least: 
3. 2 need to be Discrete, and 
4. 2 need to be Continuous. 

Guideline Four – Level (Scale) of Measurement 

For each question, you must nominate which of the following Level (Scale) of Measurement applies: 

1. Nominal. 
2. Ordinal. 
3. Interval. 
4. Ratio. 

Submission 

Your completed work should be a single Word document divided into two sections: 

Part A. Survey Questions 

Your results should be listed question by question (e.g., for question 1, you will list Tasks 1 to 5). 

Part B. Collection of Survey Data 

There is no need to have a Table of Contents; an Executive Summary; an Introduction; or, a Conclusion. You must, however, include a section containing your references (this section not included in the word count). 

The assignment is to be submitted to the MIS770 assignment drop box before 8 pm on  Saturday 9th April, 2022. Please ensure you include your name and student details in your Word document as well as naming the file in the following format: yourstudentid_A1.docx. Failure to follow this naming convention may lead to a delay in receiving feedback and marks.  

Referencing 

In this assignment, you must reference all sources used in your assignment, including words and ideas, facts,  images, videos, audio, websites, statistics, diagrams and data. There are many different types and styles of referencing and we recommend that you use the Harvard method. To assist you, the University has provided the online guide to referencing. There is also a resource called “Academic integrity and referencing guide” in the Unit’s “Assessment Task 1” folder.

Faculty of Business and Law Assignment Extension Procedures 

Information for students seeking an extension BEFORE the due date 

If you wish to seek an extension for this assignment prior to the due date, you need to apply via the online  Assignment Extension Tool in MIS770 unit site. You must provide a reason for the extension as well as your supporting documentation and a draft of your assignment. This needs to occur as soon as you become aware that you will have difficulty in meeting the due date. 

Students who request an extension due to Covid are required to provide evidence of a positive PCR test or a  reply notification that they have registered a positive RAT test where possible (i.e. for students located in  Australia) or other evidence (for students located offshore). 

Please note: Unit Chairs can only grant extensions up to two weeks beyond the original due date. If you require more than two weeks, or have already been provided an extension by the Unit Chair and require additional time, you must apply for Special Consideration via StudentConnect within 3 business days of the due date. 

Conditions under which an extension will normally be considered include: 

• Medical – to cover medical conditions of a serious nature, e.g., hospitalisation, serious injury or chronic illness. 

Note: temporary minor ailments such as headaches, colds and minor gastric upsets are generally regarded as not serious medical conditions. 

• Compassionate – e.g., death of a close family member, significant family and relationship problems. • Hardship/Trauma – e.g., sudden loss or gain of employment, severe disruption to domestic arrangements, victim of crime. 

Note: misreading the due date, assignment anxiety or travel will not be accepted as grounds for consideration. Information for students seeking an extension AFTER the due date 

If the due date has passed; you require more than two weeks extension, or you have already been provided with an extension and require additional time, you must apply for Special Consideration via StudentConnect.  Please be aware that applications are governed by university procedures and must be submitted within three business days of the due date or extension due date. 

Please be aware that in most instances the maximum amount of time that can be granted for an assignment extension via the Special Consideration process is three weeks after the due date, as Unit Chairs are required to have all assignments submitted before results/feedback can be released back to students. 

Penalties for late submission 

The following marking penalties will apply if you submit your assessment task after Saturday 9th April 2022,  11:59 pm (AEST) without an approved extension: 

• 5% will be deducted from available marks for each day, or part thereof, up to five days. • Work that is submitted more than five days after the due date will not be marked; you will receive 0% for the task. 

Note: 'Day' means calendar day. 

The Unit Chair may refuse to accept a late submission where it is unreasonable or impracticable to assess the task after the due date. 

Additional information: For advice regarding academic misconduct, special consideration, extensions, and assessment feedback, please refer to the document “Rights and responsibilities as a student” in the “Unit Guide and Information” folder under the “Content” section.

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