ASSIGNMENTS 1 and 2 SPECIFICATION
Assignment 1 (30%) (1500 words maximum)
This assignment continuous on from the journals you have produced earlier.
You are expected to write a thoroughly analysed report on the following.
The organization you have selected for the journals 1 and 2 will be used to complete assignments 1 and 2. Assume that you have been hired as a consultant to the selected organization/Business. The Executive Team requested you to investigate the issues identified in journal one to further explore how using digital innovations can mitigate such issues.
The CIO is very interested to understand the current development (NBN) in the industry in terms of digital innovations and how these innovations would influence strategic planning processes in the organization/business. Your task is to provide a comprehensive report as to how these digital innovations would directly influence their strategic planning processes.
For the purpose of this assignment, you may choose innovative processes or innovative digital technologies or a combination of both. Your scope is to identify various elements of strategic planning processes applicable to the chosen organization/business (you will need to search very specific literature in this domain), and then discuss how the innovative processes or/and innovative technologies will help to influence the strategic planning processes.
Assignment 2 (30%) (1500 words maximum)
This assignment is continuing from the first assignment and your task is to write a report on the following aspects.
Following on from the previous assignment, the CIO was comfortable with what has been proposed by you in the first assignment and would like to see three key elements to be investigated and reported further.
1. What type of cost considerations should the organization need to implement the suggestions made by you in the first assignment?
2. What process and procedural considerations should the organization need to understand to implement your solution?
3. What are the potential security risks in implementation, and how do you plan to mitigate such risks?
For the purpose of this assignment, you will have to recap your previous assignment and then provide a well researched and informed report.
Marking criteria for final report (Assignment 1)
Marking criteria Maximum Mark Mark Awarded
ACTIVITY ONE
2 Title page, executive summary, table of contents and overall presentations 2.5
3 Background and introductions 2.5
4 Briefly investigate and describe the available emerging technologies and applications available within the business environment of your choice. 10
5 Briefly synthesize the concept of the above mentioned emerging technologies and discuss the significance and suitability of these emerging technologies for the profitable and/or not-for-profit business of your selection. 20
6 Identify and justify some of the barriers and drivers of the above mentioned emerging technologies. 25
7 Identify some key areas where the above mentioned emerging technologies are useful in the selected business/organization. Why or why not? 25
8 Develop a one-page checklist to indicate their combined strengths and weaknesses. 10
9 Conclusions and recommendations 5
Total marks for assignment 1 (A) = 100
Ma rks can be deducted for the following errors:
1 Problems with format and structure of report –20
2 Lack of referencing (Harvard referencing format is the acceptable standard) –20
3 Spelling, grammar and expression errors –10
4 Indication of plagiarism/collusion –100
5 Inappropriate use of in-text references –20
6 Late Submission as per USQ/FBL policies and procedures
If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval of the examiner, then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each day late up to ten days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded. The assignments and their due dates are listed in the study schedule to give you some forewarning so that you may organize your study program. –100
7 TURNITIN report NOT submitted
Normally, it is hard to put the percentage number correctly as it all depends on the actual report contents produced by the TRUNITIN application. As a general rule, less than 15% is acceptable. It is the student’s responsibility to have the report ready before the due date. –20
Total deduction (B) = Max. –100
Final mark (A – B) = /100
Overall Comments
Marking criteria for final major report (Assignment 2)
Marking criteria Maximum Mark Mark Awarded
ACTIVITY TWO
Title page, executive summary, table of contents and overall presentations 2.5
Background and introductions 2.5
Discuss why the emerging technologies are implemented or should be implemented and how to integrate and manage them in the selected organization. 20
Discuss what new elements or changes to the existing organizational procedures/processes are needed to successfully implement the emerging technologies. 20
What factors will enable the acceptance of the implementation? 10
What factors will prohibit the acceptance of the implementation? 10
Prepare guidelines describing how the selected business/organization measures the success or failure of the implementations of the above mentioned emerging technologies. 15
Develop a one page checklist required in order to ensure a smooth transition from the current system to the new system? 10
Conclusions and recommendations 5
Total marks for assignment 2 (A) = 100
Marks can be deducted for the following errors:
Problems with format and structure –20
Lack of referencing (Harvard referencing format is the acceptable standard) –20
Spelling, grammar and expression errors –10
Indication of plagiarism/collusion –100
Inappropriate use of in-text references –20
Late Submission as per USQ/FBL policies and procedures
If students submit assignments after the due date without prior approval of the examiner, then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for the assignment may apply for each day late up to ten days at which time a mark of zero may be recorded. The assignments and their due dates are listed in the study schedule to give you some forewarning so that you may organize your study program. –100
TURNITIN report NOT submitted
Normally, it is hard to put the percentage number correctly as it all depends on the actual report contents produced by the TRUNITIN application. As a general rule, less than 15% is acceptable. It is the student’s responsibility to have the report ready before the due date. –20
Total deduction (B) = Max. –100
Final mark (A – B) = /100
Overall Comments