INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF
MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
KATHMANDU, NEPAL
Qualification
Unit Number & Title
BTEC HND IN COMPUTING
M/615/1641 - Unit 14: Business Intelligence
Student Name
Assessor Name
Safal KC
Assignment Launch Date
Due Date
9 September 2021
8 November 2021
Session/Year
Assignment Title
Completion Date
Assignment Number
1/1
Friendly-Mart Data Management & Decision Making
Assignment submission format
Each student has to submit their assignment as guided in the assignment brief. The students
are guided what sort of information is to produce to meet the criteria targeted. You are
required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work
must be supported with research and referenced using the APA referencing system.
Important: Read the Plagiarism Notice and Requirements at Page 4 & 5
Learning outcomes covered
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LO1 Discuss business processes and the mechanisms used to support business
decision-making
LO2 Compare the tools and technologies associated with business intelligence
functionality
LO3: Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools and technologies
LO4: Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools and technologies for
effective decision- making purposes and the legal/regulatory context in which they
are used
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Scenario 1
Friendly-Mart is a struggling startup company that deals with home cooked food delivery.
Recently when pandemic struck Friendly-Mart tried to work as a grocery online market selling
goods related to provision. To sustain in the market, they even took care of restaurant cooked
food delivery business. As the number of customers is increasing the size of data is also getting
bigger.
The data can be semi-structured, structured or even unstructured. As a business analyst you need
to manage data using different business intelligence tools that help to make better business
decisions. The given data are from the lockdown period where Friendly-Mart tried all the
options. Using the provided data please perform data analysis, data visualization and provide
some decisions to be made by Friendly-Mart to sustain in the market and grow more.
Assignment Task – Part 1
Produce a presentation which
 Examines business process and supporting processes using specific examples
 Shows the differentiate between unstructured and semi-structured data
 Evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of using application software for business
process
Note: you need to produce a written document which summaries your presentation with
references and citations.
Assignment Task – Part 2
Write an article which
 Compares the different types of support available for decision making for decision
making at varying levels within an organization.
 Justifies the key features of business intelligence functionality with reference to
specific examples.
 Compares and contrasts different information systems and technologies that can be
used to support to support organizations at operational, tactical and strategic levels.
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Assignment Task – Part 3
Prepare a report which includes the followings.
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 In order to determine (establish) the concept what business intelligence is, illustrate
the concept with reference to specific examples. And, list out tools and techniques
associated with it.
 Design a business intelligence tools/apps/program that can perform specific task to
support problem solving or decision making for your organization. Ensure how the
design is user friendly and has a functional ability.
 Write a few concluding paragraphs to provide a critical review of the design.
Section 2
 Discuss how business intelligence tools can contribute to effective decision-making.
 Explore the legal issues involved in the secure exploitation of business intelligence
tools.
 Conduct small survey to identify specific examples of organizations that have used
business intelligence tools to enhance or improve their operations.
 Evaluate how organizations could use business intelligence to extend their target
audience.
Pass
Merit
LO1 Discuss business processes and the mechanisms used to
support business decision-making
P1 Examine, using examples,
M1 Differentiate between
the terms ‘Business Process’
unstructured and semiand ‘Supporting Processes’.
structured data within an
organisation.
LO2 Compare the tools and technologies associated with
business intelligence functionality
P2 Compare the types of
M2 Justify, with specific
support available for business
examples, the key features of
decision- making at varying
business intelligence
levels within an organization.
functionality.
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Distinction
LO1
D1 Evaluate the benefits
and drawbacks of using
application software as a
mechanism for business
processing.
LO2
D2 Compare and contrast
range of information
systems and technologies
that can be used to support
organisations at
operational, tactical and
strategic levels
LO3 Demonstrate the use of business intelligence tools and
technologies
P3 Determine, with examples,
M3 Customise the design to
what business intelligence is
ensure that it is user-friendly and
and the tools and techniques
has a functional interface.
associated with it.
P4 Design a business
intelligence tool, application or
interface that can perform a
specific task to support
problem- solving or decisionmaking at an advanced level.
LO4 Discuss the impact of business intelligence tools and
technologies for effective decision-making purposes and the
legal / regulatory context in which they are used
P5 Discuss how business
M4 Conduct research to identify
intelligence tools can
specific examples of
contribute to effective
organisations that have used
decision-making.
business intelligence tools to
enhance or improve operations.
P6 Explore the legal issues
involved in the secure
exploitation of business
intelligence tools.
LO3
D3 Provide a critical
review of the design in
terms of how it meets a
specific user or business
requirement and identify
what customization has
been integrated into the
design.
LO4
D4 Evaluate how
organisations could use
business intelligence to
extend their target
audience and make them
more competitive within
the market, taking security
legislation into
consideration.
Grades Achieved
Note: Refer the unit details provided in your handbook when responding all the tasks above.
Make sure that you have understood and developed your response that matches the highlighted
key words in each task.
Plagiarism Notice
You are remined that there exist Academic Misconduct Policy and Regulation concerning
Cheating and Plagiarism.
Extracts from the Policy:
Section 3.4.1: Allowing others to do assignments / Copying others assignment is an offence
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Section 3.4.2: Plagiarism, using the views, opinion or insights / paraphrasing of another person’s
original phraseology without acknowledgement
Requirements
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It should be the student’s own work – Plagiarism is unacceptable.
Clarity of expression and structure are important features.
Your work should be submitted as a well presented, word-processed document with
headers and footers, and headings and subheadings, and must be submitted in
DOCX/DOC and in PDF formats.
You are expected to undertake research on this subject using resources from the Library,
Books, Research Articles/Journals, and other resources available on the Internet.
Any sources of information should be listed as references at the end of your document
and these sources should be referenced within the text of your document using APA
Referencing style
Your report should be illustrated with screen-prints, images, tables, charts and/or
graphics.
All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman or Arial, font size 12, 1.5
spacing.
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The center policy is that you must submit your work within due date to achieve “Merit”
and “Distinction”. Late submission automatically eliminates your chance of achieving
“Merit and Distinction”. Also, 80% attendance is required to validate this assignment.
I declare that all the work submitted for this assignment is my own work and I understand that if
any part of the work submitted for this assignment is found to be plagiarised, none of the work
submitted will be allowed to count towards the assessment of the assignment.
Assignment Prepared By
Signature
Date
September 5, 2021
Nirajan Rijal
Brief Checked By
Signature
Date
Dhruba Babu Joshi
September 7, 2021
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