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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HC1041 Information Technology for Business

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:

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