Best Practices for Data Integrity
IT 675 Presentation Assignment Rubric: Best Practices for Data Integrity
This presentation assignment is specifically designed to give students the opportunity to present best practices in data integrity. Prompt Imagine that you are training a set of interns in the area of data warehousing. You have decided to start their training with a presentation on the importance of data integrity. Create a six- to eight-slide PowerPoint presentation with “speaker notes” that presents best practices for data integrity. Ensure that these points, at minimum, are discussed: preventing duplicate data and the role of primary/unique record keys. You may also find it helpful to include some key points from this ISACA article: Data Integrity: Information Security’s Poor Relation. The following critical elements will be addressed in this submission:
Summarizes the best practices for data integrity
Identifies ways of preventing duplicate data
Discusses the role of primary/unique record keys
Includes accurate interrelation of sources used (“speaker notes”) to further the overall presentation Guidelines for Submission: In addition to the six- to eight-slide PowerPoint presentation, a slide with “speaker notes” is required for references. Use appropriate APA style citations. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information, review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Best Practices Meets “Proficient” criteria and presentation uses well-chosen examples, including appropriate ancillary materials from scholarly research to support summary
Summarizes the best practices used in data integrity
Summarizes the practices used, but does not explore why these practices are important
Does not summarize the best practices used
20
Preventing Duplicate Data
Meets “Proficient” criteria and presentation includes relevant examples and scholarly research to identify ways to prevent duplicate data
Identifies ways duplicate data can be prevented with specific details
Identifies ways duplicate data can be prevented but does not include specific or relevant details
Does not identify ways duplicate data can be prevented
20
Primary/Unique
Record Keys Meets “Proficient” criteria and discussion includes relevant examples
Discusses the role of primary/unique record keys with specific examples
Discusses the role of primary/unique record keys but does not include specific or relevant examples
Does not discuss the role of primary/unique record keys
20
Sources Meets “Proficient” criteria substantiated with detailed and thorough analysis of the relationship between diverse sources
Accurately interrelates the sources used to further the overall presentation
Interrelates the sources used to further the overall presentation, but information is inaccurate or incomplete
Does not interrelate the sources 20
Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors related to APA style citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format
Submission has no major errors related to APA style citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax
Submission has major errors related to APA style citations, grammar, spelling, or syntax that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to APA style citations, grammar, spelling or syntax that prevent understanding of ideas
20
Earned Total 100%