Question 1: You have been asked to conduct a survey of your fellow colleagues to gauge their use of social media at the work place. Explain the following:

a) Population

b) Sampling techniques

You must draw upon relevant theory, concepts and models and appropriate organisational examples. In order to complete this task you will need to consider as a first step the factors outlined in the course materials, referring as a start to Primary Sources in the Introduction to Business Analysis unit and add relevant external academic sources to your answer.

Question 2: What is the difference between primary and secondary data? What are the main advantages and disadvantages of primary and secondary data?

You must draw upon examples from your own organisation or one with which you are familiar to support your answer. In order to complete this task you will need to consider the factors outlined in the course materials, referring as a start to the lessons Primary Sources and Secondary sources in the Introduction to Business Analysis unit and add relevant academic sources to your answer.

Question 3: Drawing upon examples from your own organisation, or one with which you are familiar select an appropriate recorded measure for five equal periods (such as turnover, profit, available from annual reports etc) and having obtained values over the 5 equal time periods calculate the following:

a) the mean

b) the mode

c) the standard deviation

You must include all of your manual calculations. Use an Excel spread sheet to verify your calculations and embed a copy of this spread sheet in your answer. Present the original data in a suitable graph. In order to complete this task you will need to consider as a first step the factors outlined in the course materials, referring as a start to the Techniques to Analyse Data Unit and add relevant external sources to your answer.

Question 4: What is the role of management information systems within organisations in general and in your own organisation?

You must draw upon relevant theory, concepts and appropriate organisational examples to inform your answer. In order to complete this task you will need to consider the factors outlined in the course materials, referring as a start to the Management Information Systems unit and add relevant external academic sources to your answer.