Page 1 of 5 COIS11011—Foundations of Business Computing Assessment details for ALL students Assessment item 2—Part B: Survey of IS Theory—Term 1 2017 Due date: Electronic submission of via Moodle by 11:45 pm AEST, Friday, Week 10, 19 May 2017 ASSESSMENT Weighting: 20% of total unit assessment 2B Length: 3000 words (+/- 10%) Objectives This assessment item relates to unit learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 as listed in unit profile. The main purpose of this assignment is to guide you through an exploration of major topics in Information Systems (IS) to build up your knowledge, and for you to demonstrate that you understand and can explain the basic concepts underlying IS. The use of word processing skills is required in completing the assignment. NOTE: You can use non-Microsoft software, such as Open Office or Star Office, but make sure you save your work in Microsoft Office format and you only submit the doc/docx files. Part B – Theory questions ALL students will complete this part, to be submitted as a word-processed document on the Assignment Submission System available in Moodle (the moodle unit website). You are to research and prepare answers to all questions listed below. You may use quotations or referenced paraphrasing, but you must always summarise your findings and conclusions in your own words. Failure to do this will cost you marks – see marking guide. Answers to each question should be around 300 words (+/-10%). Be succinct and to the point. Sources of information: Do not use direct quotations. Instead, you are required to research, read, understand and then explain in your own words. Any paraphrasing from sources must be correctly referenced in-text and in the References section, using the Harvard referencing standard. Use a variety of web sources, journals and books (avoid using Wikipedia for every question). It is always helpful to read about the same topics from more than one source. The minimum resource to use for all questions is the prescribed textbook. Page 2 of 5 Report document layout and formatting requirements This report should be from the third person point of view, which is standard in business reports. Your report must have the following sections in the order listed:  Title Page - clearly setting out the title of your assessment, your name, your student ID, the unit name, unit code and the name of the lecturer. There must be no graphics or pictures of any kind on the title page. No need to provide ‘executive summary’.  Table of Contents - auto generated using the word processor. The title page and table of contents itself should not appear in the table of contents. The table of contents should be on its own page.  Body (the questions) - this is where you discuss your answers in detail, where appropriate, headings and sub-headings should be included with the logical progression of your answers from one idea to the next. Do not use the word 'Body' as a heading - identify words that relate to your report for the heading.  Hint - you do not have to make the entire question a heading that appears in the Table of Contents. You can use the first sentence of the question as the heading which should appear in the table of contents. Do not attempt to shorten or to re-phrase the question, as this runs the risk of accidentally changing the question. Marking will always be against the original question as published in this specification.  References - include in this section any web site addresses from which you obtained information, as well as information or help you received from any other sources, including the textbook. Remember that only cited sources should be included in a References section. Use the Harvard system of referencing to correctly cite in-text as well as listing in the References. For the purpose of this assignment, avoid using direct citations or quotes. You are to read sources, develop an understanding of the material, and paraphrase using your own words. Unreferenced direct quotations may be treated as plagiarism. If or when you paraphrase an idea, you should certainly use an in-text reference to note the source.  Format - 3000 words (+/-10%) report excluding title page, table of contents and references. Submit one file in MS Word .doc or .docx format. Times New Roman 12pt. The report must have a header and footer as follows: in the header put your student number on the left side of the page and your name on the right side of the page. The footer should have a page number that is centred on the page. The header and footer should appear beginning with the Introduction of the report and continue throughout the rest of the report. There should be no header or footer on the Title page or the Table of Contents. Page 3 of 5 The TEN Questions: 1. Information technology makes it possible to “never be out of touch.” Discuss the pros and cons of always being available to your employers and clients (regardless of where you are or what you are doing.) Source: Chapter 1 2. Describe the five forces in Porter’s competitive forces model and explain how the internet has affected each one. Source: Chapter 2 3. Compare and contrast tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge. Source: Chapter 3 4. Search online for the article from The Atlantic: 'Is Google Making Us Stupid?’ Is Google making us stupid? Support your answer. Source: Chapter 4 5. Will Business Intelligence (BI) replace business analysts? (Hint: See ‘Will Business Intelligence Replace the Business Analyst?’ at http://www.information-management.com/issues/20050201/1018117-1.html and ‘Your Next Business Analyst Will Be a Robot’ at https://www.batimes.com/kupe-kupersmith/your-next-business-analyst-will-be-a-robot.html) Source: Chapter 5 6. Is security a technical issue, a business issue or both? Provide a rationale for your answer. Source: Chapter 7 7. How can an organisation best employ social computing technologies and applications to benefit its business processes? Source: Chapter 8 8. In some cases, individuals engage in cybersquatting so that they can sell the domain names to companies expensively. In other cases, companies engage in cybersquatting by registering domain names that are very similar to their competitors’ domain names in order to generate traffic from people who misspell web addresses. Discuss each practice in terms Page 4 of 5 of its ethical nature and legality. Is there a difference between the two practices? Support your answer. Source: Chapter 9 9. Investigate the role of the web in human resources management. Source: Chapter 11 10. Differentiate between customer-facing CRM applications and customer-touching CRM applications. Source: Chapter 12 Submission Checklist For this assignment, you need to upload ONE file, a word-processor document, and it must be in Microsoft Office format (doc/docx). Do NOT submit any other kinds of file, such as ODS, ODT, PDF, and RTF. Before submitting your work, review the assignment requirements. Have you achieved all of these? Have you included all of the sections of the report? You may wish to check the detailed marking guide for the assignment to verify that your assignment meets the marking criteria. Submit your assignment file electronically by using the assignment upload links provided in the unit website. Page 5 of 5 Marking Guide for Assignment 2 (Part A-10% + Part B-20% = 30%) COIS11011 - Foundations of Business Computing Description Allocated Awarded Comments 1. PART A: Presentation/contribution and attendance in tutorials and lectures Refer to assignment for comments. ON-CAMPUS STUDENTS: Attendance at tutorials/lectures AND participated in class discussion. FLEX STUDENTS: contributed to tutorial discussions in Moodle. Section Total 20 0.00 2. PART B: Format Compliance Title page, text is in TNR / 12-point 2 Header/Footer and page numbering 2 Word Processor generated Table of Contents 2 All sources are accurately documents in Harvard format both in the text and in the reference list. Findings in own words. 2 2 Section Total 10 0.00 3. PART B: Answers to questions Correct/logical answers (2.5 marks per question) 25 Answers are clear. Sentence structure, punctuation, capitalisation, spelling, grammar. 3 2 Section Total 30 0.00 Grand Total 60 0.00 Scaled Marks (Out of 30) 0.00 Late Submission Penalty: No. of Days Late* 0.00 FINAL TOTAL (Out of 30) 0.00 Marked by: *Deduction of 1.5 marks per calendar day late