Assignment title: Information
Literature Review:
Emergent technologies supporting strategic priorities
Required Length: 2000 words
Marks Allocated: 50%
Details
The topic: review frameworks, processes and criteria for assessing emergent
technologies that will support your company’s (or an organisation that you are familiar
with) strategic priorities.
This review should include a comparison of two frameworks for assessing emergent
technologies, and a critique of processes and criteria that your employer (or an
organisation that you are familiar with) use for assessing emergent technology
initiatives, compared with industry best practice that you have researched.
Conduct a critical evaluation of relevant existing literature. This literature review
should focus on relevant texts and other references relating to (for example) “assessing
emergent technologies for business value”.
Issues to consider are:
a) History of the development of the literature re assessing emergent technologies
b) Key themes within the literature re best practice processes and criteria
c) Consistent recommendations that you identify re how to assess how emergent
technologies which will support strategic priorities
I am expecting a comprehensive review of the relevant literature, and will evaluate how
you critique the various viewpoints.
Please study the marking guide before you start planning work for this
assignment.
Guidelines for your Report Layout
Your report should be presented in a structured format with adequate cited
evidence from literature sources (journal articles, refereed conference
proceedings and academic books). The evaluation criteria for this assignment
are as follows:
1. Presentation and Report format (20%)
Your report should be structured with an introduction, body and conclusion. You will
receive marks for the layout, clarity of presentation and logical structure.
2. Evidence and arguments (60%)
This section should include a clear statement of issues, and your discussion should use
evidence from literature to support your views. You will receive marks for the flow of
logical arguments, and validity of recommendations and conclusions you make.
3. Reference and citation (20%)
Your selection of references, correct bibliographic format and adequate citation of
references are important for this portion of the marks. You must specify any
references that you have used using the recommended Swinburne referencing system
which can be found at the following site: