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CIS5309 – Management of Business Networks and the Cloud Semester 3, 2020 Industry research paper 1 – First assignment specification Course objectives Alignment Course objectives met by this assignment include: R1 R2 1. Identify and analyse problems associated with the introduction of data communications and telecommunications technology 2. Synthesize reasoned arguments for the use of data communications and telecommunications for gain 3. Participate in strategic planning for data communications and telecommunications 4. Understand the important role of management in data communications and telecommunications. Why this assessment While the 1980s are generally considered the decade of the microcomputer and the workstation, the last decade of the twentieth century has been dominated by the merger of communications and the computer in the networked enterprise. The potential of this technology change and its applications will only be optimally exploited with the full support, encouragement and initiative of management and the application of appropriate management skills. This assessment builds on the student's prerequisite knowledge of communications hardware, software and distributed systems by developing management paradigms for coordination, control of business data communications and telecommunications. In addition, the knowledge you have gained from the topics we have covered in week 1 to week 6 will allow you to review the companies in your case study from a technical standpoint to define their current state from business communications and networks perspective. Rationale for this Research Paper In order for you to be able to identify and analyse problems associated with the introduction of data communications and telecommunications technology in the business environment. It is required that two (2) organisations are selected by each student which are of different size and scale. Additionally, preferably from different industries. This specific strategy allows students to have a comparative and clear identification and description of network usage and clear understanding of differentiation of networks between the two selected organisations by the students. It is anticipated this strategy will allow students to review two organizations at varying scale and in different business context between a large and mature organisation vs a smaller organisation. (For e.g Apple vs Bank of Melbourne) Due date: 6th January 2021 Value: 25% (marked out of 100) Structure: Word Limit: Industry research paper 3000 words CIS5309 – Management of Business Networks and the Cloud Semester 3, 2020 Big organisations might have different technology and business drivers’ vs smaller ones. Additionally, different organisations are structured differently as well. This exercise of selecting an organisation will allow you to see how these companies are structured. (For e.g some might have less departments and less roles while others might have different and leaner structure) In any industry, organisations cab categorised as small, medium and large. Which really means is that small could be a company with 0-10 employees, medium could be 11-250 and large could be 251-10000+. Within these sizes they can be a local company, regional and global. So, how do you go about selection of two companies? Please consider the following suggestions: Tip: If you are unsure about the companies you want to pick, refer to your peers and lecturer to sort help guidance. Your Task Using the course material and information available through peer review publications you are now required to make further assumptions about the two selected organizations and write an industry research paper that will describe the integrations and use business communications technologies and business systems. • Business Communications Technologies: Tools & technologies in use for improved business communications and productivity (For e.g. Email systems, messengers, video conferencing etc) and • Busines Systems: Business systems such as used for file sharing, security, archiving, document management systems, databases, project management servers, risk management systems, workflow tools, customer relationship management systems etc) While the textbook provides you with technical information of network operation, you need to take the holistic view of how the networks can provide and help the management of the selected organisations. (For e.g if a company is global as in several countries and regions then rather than flying people over to various locations they can still achieve same work productivity and results using zoom and other such tools that are dependent on their network capabilities) vs a smaller company which allows their sales staff that are in the field to come to office to upload the day’s orders from clients vs having a secured network connection over tablets where Selecting company •Think organically in your own natural market (Company you work or worked for? Your friends works at? Company you would like to work at in future? Your bank? University? Hospital? Internet provider? Your Internet provider? Your mobile phone provider? Access to information •Are you able to find information related to this assignment for this company?Sources could be their website? Industry reports available through library? Whitepapers available online for similar companies? if you are not able to get all the information can you make safe assumptions. What to know about company •Some basic info about strategy, vision etc can be retrieved from their website. • Other information can be retrieved from their publicly available strategic plan or industry article about their management structure, their business drivers, their challenges and they market they operate in. • Can you find out by research what kind of technology are they using in the company to manage their data and networks? Outcome •Would you be able to critical evaluation and analysis of the two organisations networks using book, journal article, report, news article on the internet); using sources to support description of the network-related elements of these two organisations CIS5309 – Management of Business Networks and the Cloud Semester 3, 2020 they can log into the ordering system and log the order directly from customer site). You need to differentiate the use of the networks between these two organisations. A larger organisation would have more complexity due to the factors such as (mix of legacy and new technologies present in company, licensing issues, firewalls, decommissioning of old infrastructure, staff that is resistant to changes etc). A smaller organisation may not have the necessary infrastructure as one would expect. (For e.g. in order to take advantage of internet of things and other smart technologies you require higher bandwidth, low latencies etc. while they might have an aspiration yet they might not have the infrastructure (Wired or wireless). Other information about this assessment In this conceptual paper we are particularly looking for you to apply the course material as well as the published material to your description of the network-related elements in selected two companies. Network elements relate to networking standards they are using, how they are managing their networks and its security and are they using wired or wireless LANs and any specific network application they are using etc. Your research paper needs to demonstrate the principles you have learned from module topics around standards, network management and security related to various technologies discussed such as ethernet, IoT transmissions, Internet and Wi-Fi. Organise your research paper in the following way: • Title (you are required to provide your paper’s title) • Your name and student number • Table of content • Abstract (about 100 words) • Introduction & background (Tell us about the companies and why you selected them. Tell us about its strategic vision and its extent of business (local, regional, global-about 500 words) • Body context (you could divide into several sub-sections if required such as below: (about 2000 words) o Company A (~700 words) ▪ Technology (i.e which technologies being used) ▪ Technology features (i.e what are key features of that technology) ▪ Technology standards (i.e overview of technology standards applicable 802.11 etc.) ▪ Network management (i.e overview of how they manage their networks) ▪ Security (i.e overview of how they manage their security for networks) ▪ SWOT Analyses (i.e summary of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats you notice from above review of the company from technology standpoint) o Company B (~700 words) ▪ Technology (i.e which technologies being used) ▪ Technology features (i.e what are key features of that technology) ▪ Technology standards (i.e overview of technology standards applicable 802.11 etc.) ▪ Network management (i.e overview of how they manage their networks) ▪ Security (i.e overview of how they manage their security for networks) ▪ SWOT Analyses (i.e summary of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats you notice from above review of the company from technology standpoint) o Industry Research (~600 words) Using USQ online library conduct research related to above technologies and how they are applied to industry that you have chosen. Give an overview of findings and best practices you came across o Visuals are encouraged with proper citations. CIS5309 – Management of Business Networks and the Cloud Semester 3, 2020 • Conclusion (~400 words) • References. Submission link for assignment 1 All the assignment one files should be submitted through the following link by the due date. The course team do not accept any assignment submitted through email. https://usqstudydesk.usq.edu.au/m2/mod/assign/view.php?id=1640426 Note: the above link is available on the study desk through UConnect Marking Criteria: A1 • Structured Development of research paper (30) • Depth of research/ critical reflection (30) • Understanding of key ideas and concepts (30) • Evidence of support (10) Important assessment information Attendance requirements: It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily: To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.) Penalties for late submission of required work: 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