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HC1041 Information Technology for Business HOLMES INSTITUTEFACULTY OFHIGHER EDUCATION Assessment Details and Submission GuidelinesTrimesterT1 2021Unit CodeHC1041Unit TitleInformation Technology for BusinessAssessment TypeIndividual assessmentAssessment TitleReport: IT impact on businessPurpose of theassessment (with ULOMapping)Students are required to research on a real life business and the impact of IT on the chosenbusiness. Moreover, how has Covid-19 impacted the chosen business and its use of IT.1. Students will be able to evaluate and justify theoretical and practical knowledge ofinformation technology in a business context.2. Students will be able to analyse information technology issues in a businessenvironment and provide solutions to these issues using their knowledge ofinformation technology and practical techniques in a business environment.3. Students will be able to apply research skills analysing academic literature andintegrating ideas from the literature to the information technology issues in businessand in preparation for life-long learning.4. Students will be able to understand the ICT profession in information technology.5. Students will be able to communicate using effective oral and written communicationtools, act in a professional manner.6. Students will be able to review and describe the major privacy, legal, ethical and societalissues with respect to managing digital information and information systems.Submission Guidelines All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completedAssignment Cover Page. Submissions made after the due date and time will be penalized perday late (including weekend days) according to Holmes Institute policies. The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm marginson all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page numbers. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the endin a reference list using Harvard referencing style. The SafeAssign similarity score will be used in determining the level, if any, of plagiarism.SafeAssign will check conference web-sites, Journal articles, the Web and your own classmembers’ submissions for plagiarism. You can see your SafeAssign similarity score (ormatch) when you submit your assignment to the appropriate drop-box. If this is a concernyou will have a chance to change your assignment and resubmit. However, resubmission isonly allowed prior to the submission due date and time. After the due date and time haveelapsed your assignment will be graded as late. Submitted assignments that indicate a highlevel of plagiarism will be penalized according to the Holmes Academic Misconduct policy,there will be no exceptions.Weight30% of the total marksTotal Marks30Word limit1500-2000 wordsDue DateWeek 10: May 28, 2021 11:59pm HC1041 Information Technology for BusinessPage 2 of 5PurposeIndividual Assignment SpecificationsThe purpose of this assignment is to find recent news that involves information security breaches, analyzethe chosen news and produce a report.Assignment RequirementsYou are to research a real life business example of your choice and the impact of IT on that business.Important points1) What IT disasters has impact the business? How has this impacted public trust in the organization.2) How did the organization overcome IT disasters and the impact of Covid-19, in the last 12 months.3) What is required to apply IT into your chosen business? (I.e. cost, planning, designing, equipment, installation,training, etc…)4) How does your chosen business use IT? (internally such as employees, and externally such as customers, suppliers)5) What benefits and advantages does IT bring to your chosen business? (I.e. revenue, flexibility, reduces cost, etc….)6) What type of risks does IT bring to your chosen business? (i.e. security, privacy, confidentiality)7) How can your chosen business maintain and monitor IT?Your report will be assessed on the quality of your research and report presentation. Discussion must be relevant toyour chosen business. Your report is to be in the style of a business report. There is a limit of ten pages excludingappendices.You must choose one Australian business or organization from the following industries:• Healthcare• Food processing• Banking and finance• Telecommunications• Library• Transport• Airlines• Printing and publishing• Media• Computer gaming• TourismExamples:Trip Advisor –https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Telstra — https://www.telstra.com.au/Commonwealth Bank of Australia — https://www.commbank.com.au/Qantas — https://www.qantas.com/au/en.htmlPage 5 of 5Marking criteria Marking criteriaWeighting1. Introduction:Clear statement of purpose, clarity of methods and assumptions; systematicapproach to project.5%2. Use of resources:Application of relevant course concepts, tools and frameworks use of evidences,engagement with the literature.25%3. Content:• Balanced coverage of each of the important points,• Richness of analysis;• Flow of ideas;• Validity of objectives,• Use of own insight and originality;• Feasibility of recommendations and implementation consideration60%4. Organization and Presentation:Clarity of structure, quality of presentation, style and readability.Title page, Table of contents, List of abbreviations and/or glossary,Executive summary/abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion Recommendations,Bibliography, Appendices5%5. Citation practice:Appropriate citation of sources and evidences used.5%TOTAL Weight100%Assessment Feedback to the Student (30% Weighting) Page 5 of 5HC1041 Information Technology for Business