Assessment details
Assessment 1: Report
This assessment is for these students only: Gold Coast; New Zealand – MIT; Online;
Papua New Guinea; SCU Melbourne; SCU Perth; SCU Sydney; Singapore – MDIS.
Assignment 1
Due: Thursday 7 December 2017
Length: 2,500 words
Weighting: 25%
For this assignment you will have to prepare a paper that critically discusses how
organisations apply the strategic use of IS/IT to achieve IS/IT-enabled innovation. Some
aspects and issues you may discuss in your paper could include (but are not limited to):
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Discuss at least 4 examples of the use of IS/IT for innovation. Highlight some success factors or some lessons learned (i.e., what went wrong?) for your examples. Discuss the impacts of internal factors (e.g., organisational, individual, and management factors) and external factors (e.g., market, industry, social, economic, technological and political/policy factors) on the success (or the failure) of IS/IT enabled innovation. Suggest recommendations and guidelines for helping organisations succeed in their |
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efforts to embark on using IS/IT for innovation with good explanation and discussion.
You should apply relevant knowledge discussed in your unit. You should prepare for this
assignment by reviewing the literature (i.e. by using ProQuest 5000 and Science Direct
databases at http://www.scu.edu.au/library/index.php/) and searching the World Wide Web
(i.e. via Google). You should show evidence that you have read at least 10 references, which
must be published after January 2012, in the literature (including references from academic
and professional publications) to prepare this assignment. A variety of references are
expected including books, refereed journals, case studies, newspapers, magazines and
electronic references.
Format for Assignment 1
You will be marked on communication as well as content. This is done to emphasise the
importance of aiming for effective communication as well as good content – not only here in
a university assignment, but also in your day-to-day work. After all, if you do not
communicate and present your ideas well, it is much harder to have your ideas accepted by
busy colleagues or executives.
Your assignment should contain:
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Title page Table of contents Introduction Main body of report with suitable headings and subheadings Conclusions |
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Reference list Appendices (if relevant). |
References: Harvard Referencing Style is required in this subject. Please visit SCU Library
website for information (URL: http://www.scu.edu.au/library/finding_info/citing_info.html).
You can also contact SCU librarians for assistance.
Marking criteria for Assignment 1
The following specific marking criteria will be used for marking Assignment 1:
| Category | Specific criteria | Maximum marks |
| MC 1: Content – clear understanding of issues (18 Marks) |
Critically discuss at least 4 examples of organisational attempts at achieving IS/IT enabled innovation. |
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| Critically discuss the success factors and lessons learned |
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| Critically discuss the impacts of internal and external factors on the success (or the failure) of IS/IT enabled innovation |
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| Suggest recommendations and guidelines for helping organizations succeed in their efforts of embarking on using IS/IT for innovation with good explanation and discussion |
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| MC 2: Quality (2 Marks) |
Quality of content (use of study materials; use of proper terminology; depth; originality) |
2 |
| MC 3: Use of multiple sources of information and Referencing (3 Marks) |
Good research effort evidenced by at least 10 references from a variety of sources; Good integration of references into your discussion; Proper practice of in-text citation and provision of all the cited references in the reference list via applying Harvard Referencing Style |
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| MC 4: Communication and Presentation (2 Marks) |
Good structure of the report; Professionally formatted and presented; Being able to clearly express ideas; Clarity of communication with good flow, reasoning and argument; Concise but not over simplifying; Spelling and grammar (use of spell-Checker!) |
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| Total marks | 25 |
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