_________________________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS Students are advised to go through assessment requirements, assessment objectives, essay requirements, description of tasks, mark distribution, feedback to students, guidelines, late submission policy, rules, regulations and plagiarism policy carefully. If you have any questions, please ask (during class timings or office hours). CASE STUDY A local retail business selling products to age group of 16 – 30 years is thinking of going online and developing an e-Commerce strategy. They require some advice as to how other organisations use e-Commerce so that they can make an informed decision. They need you to describe the technologies required for an e-commerce system and to explain to them:  the impact of e-Commerce on an organisation  the risks of e-Commerce on an organisation  any regulations governing e-Commerce  the social implications of e-Commerce on society The business would like you to plan an e-Commerce strategy for them. ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS Task 1: E-commerce? You must research how at least 3 different types of organisations (e.g. retail, entertainment, service, education) use e-Commerce and feedback to the client on the:  technologies required to support an e-Commerce system  impact of introducing an e-Commerce system  potential risks to an organisation of using an e-Commerce system  different regulations that govern e-Commerce  social implications of e-Commerce on society This could be evidenced as a report. COMP (1008) (CW2) Page 1 of 6 E-Commerce – COMP 1008 – SPRING– 16 – R–CW2 Task 2: Planning E-commerce Strategy You need to create an e-Commerce strategy for the retail business to include the core considerations for structure, hosting and advertising. This could be evidenced as a report. ASEESEEMENT OBJECTIVES: This assessment is designed to assess students' ability to:  Produce a concise critique of academic literature  Demonstrate systematic understanding of the core concepts of business models and critical awareness of factors which give rise to the need for a more strategic approach to the models  Conduct a critical appraisal of the organizational examples in relation to their business environment and apply the strategic concepts (tools and techniques) towards developing and formulating in-depth analysis of situations that will generate effective internet decisions and strategies  Apply a disciplined approach to the analysis of e-commerce models and their solutions in terms of appropriate strategy development  Assess a range of contemporary developments in e-commerce and the application  Draw appropriate conclusions to e-commerce -based issues in a creative manner  Use of CU Harvard referencing style to cite and reference academic sources  State the number of words used at the end of the assignment. You may include diagrams, figures, appendices etc. DESCRIPTION OF TASKS & MARKS DISTRIBUTION The mark allocation for the assignment will be as follows: Proposal Submission: Submit a work proposal for this assignment by the end of week 6th, which must include:  Understanding of deliverables – a detail description of deliverables.  General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to all tasks.  Resources identified. (3 marks) TASK1: Expectation: 1. Discuss the technologies required for an e-Commerce system. (2 Marks) 2. Explain the impact of introducing an e-Commerce system on an organisation? (2 Marks) COMP (1008) (CW2) Page 2 of 6 E-Commerce – COMP 1008 – SPRING– 16 – R–CW2 3. Identify and provide a detailed description of how an organisation can promote their business using e-Commerce. (3 Marks) 4. Explain the solutions to the potential risks to an organisation of using e-Commerce. (3 Marks) 5. Provide a detailed description of the risks, as well as two preventative methods for each outlined risk. (4 Marks) 6. Review and explain the different regulations that govern e-Commerce websites? (3 Marks) TASK 2: Expectation: 1. critically evaluated the e-Commerce strategy. (2 Marks) 2. Provide a comprehensive comparison of the benefits and drawbacks to an organization? (3 Marks) Note: For the assignment, student may write about 2500 words. Students are invited to discuss during class hours or office hours. Presentation & Discussion Guidelines:  Zero marks will be awarded if student is absent for presentation.  You will present and discuss your proposal in class according to a schedule that will be announced by the instructor. The presentations will be done using the same document. There is no need to prepare Power-point slides. The presentation should not exceed 20 minutes, and additional 5 minutes will be given to discussions. The presentations will be scheduled on Weeks 13 and 14. COMP (1008) (CW2) Page 3 of 6 E-Commerce – COMP 1008 – SPRING– 16 – R–CW2 Deliverables Expectation 0-3 Marks Proposal Submission of Work proposal Deliverables Expectation 0 1 2 Marks Task 1 Discuss the technologies required for an e- Commerce system E-Commerce (COMP 1008) ASSESSMENT SHEET  Understanding of deliverables – a detail description of deliverables  General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to all tasks  Resources identified Uncompleted/ Plagiarized report Name and type of Technologies Deliverables Expectation 0 1 2 Marks Task 1 Explain the impact of introducing an e-Commerce system on an organization? Uncompleted/ Plagiarized report The data and information are accurate, relevant and duly composed The literature is accurate, relevant and duly composed Deliverables Expectation 0 1-2 3 Marks Task 1 Identify and provide a Points about impact of introducing an e-Commerce system. Good analysis covering 5 of the mentioned areas Deliverables Expectation 0 1-2 3 Marks Task 1 Explain the solutions to the detailed description of how an organization can promote their business using e- Commerce. potential risks to an organization of using e- Commerce. Uncompleted/ Plagiarized report The Identification is accurate, relevant and duly composed Uncompleted/ Plagiarized report Deliverables Expectation 0 1-3 4 Marks Task 1 Provide a detailed Uncompleted/ Plagiarized report 3-4 feasible recommendatio ns with well justified solutions Description of at least 5 risks associated with preventative methods Explanation of regulations (minimum 3) The recommendations are accurate, relevant and duly composed and is well supported with in- text references The Description is accurate, relevant and duly composed description of the risks, as well as two preventative methods for each outlined risk. Deliverables Expectation 0 1 2-3 Marks Task 1 Review and explain the different regulations that govern e-Commerce websites Uncompleted/ Plagiarized report The Description is accurate, relevant and duly composed Deliverables Expectation 0 1 2 Marks Task 2 critically evaluated the e- Uncompleted/ Any specific The Description