Information Technolog for business

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HC1041 Information Technology for Business

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines

Trimester T2 2019

Unit Code HC1041

Unit Title Information Technology for Business

Assessment Type Individual assessment

Assessment Title Report: IT impact on business

Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping)

Students are required to research on a real life business and the impact of IT on the chosen

business.

1. Students will be able to evaluate and justify theoretical and practical knowledge of information technology in a business context.

2. Students will be able to analyse information technology issues in a business environment and provide solutions to these issues using their knowledge of information technology and practical techniques in a business environment.

3. Students will be able to apply research skills analysing academic literature and integrating ideas from the literature to the information technology issues in business and in preparation for life-long learning.

4. Students will be able to understand the ICT profession in information technology. 5. Students will be able to communicate using effective oral and written communication

tools, act in a professional manner. 6. Students will be able to review and describe the major privacy, legal, ethical and societal

issues with respect to managing digital information and information systems.

Weight 25% of the total marks

Total Marks 25

Word limit 1500-2000 words

Due Date Week 10

Submission Guidelines  All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page.

 The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page numbers.

 Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using Harvard referencing style.

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Assignment 2 Specifications Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to find recent news that involves information security breaches, analyse

the chosen news and produce a report.

Assignment Requirements

You are to research a real life business example of your choice and the impact of IT on that business.

Important points

1) Does your chosen business need IT? 2) Why IT is important for business survival? 3) What is required to apply IT into your chosen business? (I.e. cost, planning, designing, equipment, installation,

training, etc…)

4) How does your chosen business use IT? (internally such as employees, and externally such as customers, suppliers) 5) What benefits and advantages does IT bring to your chosen business? (I.e. revenue, flexibility, reduces cost, etc….) 6) What type of risks does IT bring to your chosen business? (i.e. security, privacy, confidentiality) 7) How can your chosen business maintain and monitor IT?

Your report will be assessed on the quality of your research and report presentation. Discussion must be relevant to your chosen business. Your report is to be in the style of a business report. There is a limit of ten pages excluding appendices.

You can choose a business from any of the following industries:

• Healthcare

• Food processing

• Banking and finance

• Telecommunications

• Library

• Transport

• Airlines

• Printing and publishing

• Media

• Computer gaming

• tourism

Examples:

Trip Advisor --https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/

Telstra -- https://www.telstra.com.au/

Commonwealth Bank of Australia -- https://www.commbank.com.au/

Qantas -- https://www.qantas.com/au/en.html

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Marking criteria

Marking criteria Weighting

1. Introduction:

Clear statement of purpose, clarity of methods and assumptions; systematic approach to project.

5%

2. Use of resources:

Application of relevant course concepts, tools and frameworks use of evidences, engagement with the literature.

25%

3. Content:

• Balanced coverage of each of the important points,

• Richness of analysis;

• Flow of ideas;

• Validity of objectives,

• Use of own insight and originality;

• Feasibility of recommendations and implementation consideration

60%

4. Organization and Presentation:

Clarity of structure, quality of presentation, style and readability.

Title page, Table of contents, List of abbreviations and/or glossary,

Executive summary/abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion Recommendations, Bibliography, Appendices

5%

5. Citation practice:

Appropriate citation of sources and evidences used.

5%

TOTAL Weight 100%

Assessment Feedback to the Student

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Marking Rubric

Criteria NA Not Satisfacto ry

P C D HD Outstandin g

Introducti on Weight 5.00%

0 % Not

provide

d.

25 %

Provided

but have

not

introduce

d the

topic of

the

report.

50 %

Introduces

the topic

of the

research

report, but

omits a

general

backgroun

d of the

topic

and/or the

overall

"plan" of

the report.

60 %

Satisfactori

ly

introduces

the topic

of the

research

report.

Either

general

backgroun

d or the

report

structure is

missing.

70 %

Satisfactoril

y introduces

the topic of

the

research

report.

Gives a

general

backgroun.

Indicates

the overall

"plan" of

the report.

80 %

Introduces

the topic of

the

research

report in an

engaging

manner

which

arouses the

reader's

interest.

Gives some

general

background

and

indicates

the overall

"plan" of

the report.

100 %

Introduces

the topic of

the

research

report in an

extremely

engaging

manner

which

arouses the

reader's

interest.

Gives a

detailed

general

background

and

indicates

the overall

"plan".

Resource use Weight 25.00%

0 % Not

provide

d.

25 %

Insufficie

nt range

or

number

of

supportiv

e

evidence

used.

50 %

Insufficient

supportive

evidence

used. Not

always

appropriat

e and/or

current.

60 %

Supportive

evidence

used. Not

always

appropriat

e and/or

current.

Minimum

cited.

70 %

Appropriate

and

current,

supportive

evidence

used.

80 %

A sufficient

range of

appropriate

and current

supportive

evidence.

100 %

An

exceptional

number and

range of

appropriate

and current,

supportive

evidence.

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Content Weight 60.00%

0 % Not

provide

d.

25 %

Have not

addresse

d all

seven

points.

50 %

Most of

the seven

points are

addressed

satisfactori

ly.

Minimum

informatio

n

provided.

Discussion

lacks

depth.

60 %

All seven

points are

addressed

satisfactori

ly.

Discussion

is not

specific on

the chosen

business.

Discussion

is too

generic

and lacks

depth.

70 %

All seven

points are

addressed

satisfactoril

y.

Demonstrat

ed good

understandi

ng of the

chosen

business.

Discussion

focuses on

the chosen

business.

80 %

Discussion

of is of high

quality. In-

depth

analysis

provided.

Good

understandi

ng of the

chosen

business.

Good

understandi

ng of the

issues

raised in

the seven

points.

100 %

Exceptional

understandi

ng of the IT

issues

raised in

the seven

points. A

thorough

analysis of

the chosen

business.

Exceptional

research

effort on

both the

business

and the

seven

points.