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P a g e | 1 DEN203 - Individual Assessment Briefing Document Overview Students must write a report about leading retail companies like Walmart, Amazon and Costco, and discuss the following: 1. Contemporary IT Management issues the organisation(s) experiences, their impact and solutions 2. Risk management processes in the organisation(s). 3. The value the organisation(s) can achieve from aligning IS/IT solutions with business operations and strategy. Students will be assessed on the following criteria: • Evidence and depth of research (20%) • Relevance of content (20%) • Application of concepts and principles to solution (20%) • Clarity of Structure (10%) • Writing to the audience (15%) • Correct referencing (15%) Details about each criterion can be checked by assessing the marking guide listed in the document. It is very important to note that research is a key criterion that will influence the mark you earn. The best research is where students make their arguments by using peer-reviewed journal articles. While using a minimum of six (6) sources is expected, students will only achieve a top mark in their research component when they adequately use between ten (10) and fifteen (15) quality research sources. Kindly note that using WIKIPEDIA and other online encyclopedia is not allowed and may result in being given a fail grade for the task. Important Information • Please include SISTC’s assessment cover page at the beginning of the submitted work. • The assessment must be APA referenced, typed Calibri 12 font, double spaced and delivered by using the appropriate headings and sub headings. • Referencing is only considered adequate when the sources that are used in the work are acknowledged both in-text and in the references list at the end of the essay. • The assessment’s length is 1600 words (+/-) 10% including references. • The assessment is worth 20% of your overall subject mark. P a g e | 2 • A word document of your assessment must be submitted to Moodle by Sunday the 1st of May 2022 at 11:59PM. Files that are not submitted in word will not be accepted. • You do not need to print and submit a hard copy of your essay. • Submitting your work late will attract a 10% reduction of mark for each day beyond the due date. A delay of more than 10 days will result in being granted a 0. • It is recommended to plan time appropriately and start your assessment early which will give you time to gain feedback from your tutor and do well. Additional Important Formatting Guidelines All undergraduate essay and research report style assignments should be formatted using the following rules: Margins: 2.54 left, right, top and bottom (this is the pre-set default margin setting in Word). Indenting: Each new paragraph should be indented one Tab space. Justification: No justification of text on right hand margin. Justify the left side of text in the body of essay/report except for indents required for the first lines of each new paragraph (see presentation format exemplar). Header: Your name and student number are to be inserted into the header of the document along with the assessment name (e.g. critical report). Footer: Page numbers should be inserted in bottom centre of the footer. Assignment Title: Please include an assessment title or heading (e.g. Annotated Bibliography, Case Study Report) in Arial 14 point bold Word Count: Word counts will comprise ALL text material contained in the body of the written assignment. This will include in-text citations, quotations, and any headings (if used). This will also include any information presented in tables or figures which are included WITHIN the body of the assignment. Information included outside of the main body of the assignment (e.g. coversheet, title page, reference list, preparation table) will NOT contribute to the word count. Please Note: You must adhere to the stipulated word count for your assignment. Assignments which go over this stated limit may be penalised, and the marker may cease to read your paper once the word count has been reached. Headings: Headings are generally used more in research reports than in essays. The following rules should be followed to format headings if used. Level of Heading Format 1 Centred, Boldface, Uppercase and Lowercase Heading P a g e | 3 2 Flush left, boldface, Upper and Lowercase Heading 3 Indented, boldface, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. 4 Indented, boldface, italicised, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period. The above table has been adapted from the APA Style Guide to Electronic References (2012). Use of numbers in assignment text: • Numbers between zero and nine should be represented in words. For example: There were six experimental groups in the trial. • Numbers ten and above should be represented in numerical format. For example: A total of 24 participants took part in the pilot. • Write out all numbers at the start of a sentence. For example: Twenty students completed the task. Tables: Table title is ABOVE the table. Table 1. Write title here. Table Heading- Horizontal Table Heading Table Body Table Body Figure: Figure title is BELOW the table. Figure 1. Write title here. Sample 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr P a g e | 4 Assessment 1 (Individual) - Marking Rubric: Criteria Fail Pass Credit Distinction High Distinction (0 - 49%) (50 - 64%) (65 - 74%) (75 - 84%) (85 - 100%) Evidence and depth of research (20%) Less than 6 appropriate and relevant titles read. At least 6-8 appropriate and relevant titles read. At least 8-10 appropriate and relevant titles read. Extensive reading of more than 10 appropriate and relevant titles. 15 or more relevant titles read. Relevance of content (20%) Incomplete description of contemporary IT Management issues, their impact and solutions, risk management processes and the value from aligning IS/IT solutions with business operations and strategy. An adequate description of contemporary IT Management issues, their impact and solutions, risk management processes and the value from aligning IS/IT solutions with business operations and strategy. Accurate description and analysis of contemporary IT Management issues, their impact and solutions, risk management processes and the value from aligning IS/IT solutions with business operations and strategy. Very accurate description and analysis of contemporary IT Management issues, their impact and solutions, risk management processes and the value from aligning IS/IT solutions with business operations and strategy. Exacting description and analysis of contemporary IT Management issues, their impact and solutions, risk management processes and the value from aligning IS/IT solutions with business operations and strategy. Applicatio n of concepts and principles to solution (20%) Solution is not adequately supported with theory and/or use of appropriate models. Some assumptions are made but are not noted. Solution is adequately supported with theory and/or use of appropriate models. Some assumptions are made but not all are noted. Solution is well supported with theory and/or use of appropriate models. Some assumptions are made but not all are clearly noted. Solution is very well supported with theory and/or use of appropriate models. All assumptions made are clearly noted. Solution is extremely well supported with theory and/or use of appropriate models. All assumptions made are clearly noted. Clarity of Structure (10%) The structure of the report is unclear and is not logical. It does not address the main issues. Use of headings and charts unsatisfactory. The structure of the report is clear and logical in parts. It addresses most main issues. Use of headings and charts could have been improved. The structure of the report is clear, easy to read and logical, directly addressing most main issues. Suitable headings used and some use of graphics/charts. The structure of the report is clear, easy to read and logical, directly addressing all main issues. Suitable headings used throughout. Good use of graphics/charts.. The structure of the report is clear, easy to read and logical, directly addressing all main issues and providing other relevant insights. Suitable headers used throughout. Powerful use of graphics/charts Writing to the audience (15%) Too much use of technical jargon. A large number of spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors. Some over-use of technical jargon. Several spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors. Appropriate use of technical jargon. Some spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors. Appropriate use of technical jargon. No spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors. Use of technical jargon minimised and defined when necessary. No spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors. Correct referencing (15%) Referencing not done to APA Referencing standard. Over-use of direct quotes. Range of sources used is not appropriate and/or