The purpose of assessment in this course is not to test you but to provide you with feedback. We focus on assessment for learning, not so much on assessment of learning, although this needs to be done as well. We want you to think about your learning process, reflect on it, and make adjustments during the semester. Reflection on feedback is a critically important skill for your career development and personal life. Therefore, assessment in this course complements the learning and content and should help you gain knowledge faster. 

In this course, we do not set mandatory tasks except final reflection and oral "exam". You can choose any other tasks you (do not) want to do. However, the fewer tasks you will do, the lower your chance of passing this course. We also decided that we do not want to punish you for your mistakes. Therefore, the grade has a maximum limit of 100 points. However, all the tasks equal 120 points, so even if you do not do everything completely right, you can earn maximum points for the grade. The grading is set as follows:

• A >= 92b
• B >= 84b
• C => 76b
• D => 68b
• E >= 60b

During the semester, you can do the following tasks:

• Mid-term (data to be set on the first class):
  • equals maximum is 10 points;
  • will test the knowledge of mandatory sources, the content of seminars, and the main points of discussion classes;
  • combines closed and open questions and creative tasks;
  • covers the first 6 topics.
• Active participation in classes and preparation for seminars.
  • equals 25 points divided into 12 points for preparation and 13 points for activity
  • seminar participation consists of reading sources and submitting a position paper that will help you to discuss and do tasks during seminars;
  • position papers will be scheduled in the FeedBackFruits app;
  • you will get the percentage of fulfilled criteria and written feedback.
  • Active participation will be rewarded for :
    
    • active discussion during classes (maximum 0.5 points per class; both discussion and seminars);
    • submitting questions for expert discussions (maximum of 0.5 points per "good question");
    • other special activities, tasks, class competitions etc.
  • If you get over 13 points, the points will count towards your grade above E (not for minimal need for a grade).
    
• End-term  (data to be set on the first class)
  • is an open books argumentation online essay;
  • equals a maximum of 25 points;
• • covers all the topics and focuses on integrating knowledge from several topics;
  • allows you to choose one from three questions;
  • šablona zde, příklad eseje zde;
• Team project (max four students) and defence
  • equals 30 points (20p report + 10p defense)
  • describes the information system in a chosen company (best middle-sized business) and suggests improvements in IS;
  • defence date will be chosen in the first class;
  • details below.
• Formative assessment and reflection - odevzdání eseje je POVINNÉ
• equals 30 points (5p reflective recording; 5p reflective diary; 20p reflective essay)
• each position paper will be accompanied by the possibility of reflecting on the topic;
• before reading week, you can submit a reflective recording of the first half of the semester; you will get feedback until the end of the reading week;
  
• after the project defence, you will submit a reflective essay and schedule a reflective discussion;
• the essay will focus on your learning process, how did you improve it during the semester, and what you will do better in the next semester;
• use your reflective diary and recording to formulate the essay; without reflecting during the semester, the essay will be very shallow and not much of use to you;
• reflection has a dedicated section in this syllabus.

Position papers

They are the cornerstone of the whole course. They help you learn the topic and directly impact all the tasks you can do during the semester. The visualization below can help you understand the impact of position papers in the assessment system of this course. The logic behind it is following:

• The position paper will help you to be more active during the seminars and expert discussions.
• You will not need to study for mid-term if you have position papers and notes from seminars and discussions.
• The end-term is a more complex argumentative essay, which is what you train during the semester in position papers.
• In total, position papers have direct impact on 60 points, which is 50 % of all the points you can earn in this course.

Projects

Projects will be done in teams of 4 or fewer students. Your task will be to find a company (middle-sized companies are best for this project) which will provide you with data about their information systems and IS/ICT infrastructure. You will describe, analyse, and suggest potential improvements or additions. In the project, you will use and demonstrate what you learned during the semester and train interpersonal and communication skills needed in your future roles as consultants, project managers, or sales personnel.

The report should be as close to a consulting report as possible. Although you develop the report for the course, you also provide it for the company. On top of the consulting content, you should provide information about the company for us to evaluate it properly. An example of the structure could be as follows:

• Executive summary;
• Company description;
• Methodology;
• Description of current IS/ICT;
• Analysis of IS/ICT;
• Suggestions of changes (including basic cost-benefit analysis);
• Discussion (limits of your approach and data, risks of the feasibility of your suggestions, etc.).

You will present and defend the project upon the agreed date.