Assessment item 1
Assignment 1
Value: 15%
Due date: 28-Mar-2015
Return date: 19-Apr-2015
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Task
The assessment is based on two blog entries, Blog 1 and Blog 4 which are posted in Resources.
These two blog entries come from a blog based on your text. You are required to answer one question from each blog entry.
Assignment Question 1 (7.5%)
Explain how the implementation of cloud computing relates to an organisations strategy and how it could affect a company’s value chain. Use a recent announcement by a company to illustrate your explanation. Present your answer in essay format (word guide 1000 - 1200 words).
Assignment Question 2 (7.5%)
Your manager has requested a report explaining how ERP can value add. Include in your report any potential risks that should be avoided when implementing a cloud based ERP solution in an organisation. Use the blog post as a starting point . Your report, including executive summary should be maximum length 1200 words.

Rationale
This assignment is designed to enable you to demonstrate your ability to:
• understand and apply foundation principles relating to computerised information systems in contemporary organisations
• explain the role of data analysis tools and data mining;
• to illustrate typical network configurations and identify the components of a network, particularly identifying the role that cloud computing has in a network;
• evaluate accounting information system architecture, particularly identifying the role that cloud computing and ERP have as the basis for an accounting information system;
• identify organisational risk and the impact that cloud computing and ERP systems have on that risk
Marking criteria
Blog 1 Total Marks 7.5
Task specific outcome HD D CR P F
In your submission you: In your submission you: In your submission you: In your submission you: In your submission you:
Clearly explain the impact of cloud computing on corporate strategy and value chain in a presentation format
Weighting 100% Provide a logical explanation of the impact of cloud computing on corporate strategy and value chain, with a relevant illustration that is clearly communicated

A number of impacts are addressed Provide a logical explanation of the impact of cloud computing on corporate strategy and value chain with an example that demonstrates understanding Provide an explanation of the impact of cloud computing on corporate strategy and value chain with or without and an example that demonstrates some understanding Provide a minimal explanation of the impact of cloud computing on corporate strategy and value chain
Little or no attempt to provide an illustration
Assignment Question 2 (7.5%):
Your manager has requested a report explaining how ERP can value add. Using the blog post as a starting point, include in your report the following issues:
• the impact of cloud computing on data analysis within an organisation
• the role that cloud computing can have in an organisation's network
• the role cloud computing has within an Accounting Information System
• any potential risks that should be avoided when implementing a cloud based ERP solution in an organisation
Your report, including executive summary should be maximum length 1200 words.

Task specific outcome HD D CR P F
In your submission you: In your submission you: In your submission you: In your submission you: In your submission you:
Explain the impact of cloud computing on data analysis
Weighting 40% Provide a logical explanation of the impact of cloud computing on data analysis with a relevant illustration that is clearly communicated.
A number of impacts are addressed Provide a logical explanation of the impact of cloud computing on data analysis with an
illustration that demonstrates understanding Provide an explanation of the impact of cloud computing on data analysis with an
illustration that
demonstrates some understanding Provide a minimal explanation of the impact of cloud computing on data analysis. Little or no attempt to
provide an illustration
Describe the role that cloud computing can have in a network
Weighting 20% Clearly communicate the role/s that cloud computing can have in a network Identify roles that cloud computing can play within a network Attempt to identify roles that cloud computing can play within a network Made little or no attempt to consider the role of cloud computing in a network.
Evaluate the role of cloud computing within an accounting information system
Weighting 20% Critically evaluated the role of cloud computing in an accounting information system with clear linkages to Objective 1. Evaluated the role of cloud computing in an accounting information system with clear linkages to Objective 1 Identified the role of cloud computing in an accounting information system Made little or no attempt to identify the role of cloud computing in an accounting information system
Identify the risks in
using cloud computing
Weighting 20% Clearly identified a number of risks in using cloud computing Identified some risks of using cloud computing Made little or no attempt to generate risks