University of Ballarat

School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering

ITECH6210 IT MANAGEMENT

Team assignment
TEAM ASSIGNMENT
PRESENTATION

CONSISTS

OF

TEAM

REPORT

AND

TEAM

TEAM REPORT
Weighting: 20% for Team Report
REQUIRED
Form a team of between 2 3 members. Write a team report of about 5000 words on
a business prevalent in the Digital Economy. The business can be Australian or
International, and should have a Web presence. Examples of relevant businesses
include; Facebook, Alibaba, IBM, e-Bay etc. Each team nominates three different
businesses to the lecturer or tutor, and then the lecturer or tutor will decide the
business after discussing with the team.
The report should cover the following areas of IT Management in relation to the
business selected.

Digital Economy and management of IT:

business characteristics;
business pressures;
Relevant or potential new technologies.

E-Business and online social networks services

E-commerce management
Impacts of online social networks on the business
Combining e-business and online social networks

Enterprise systems:
managing the supply chain;
software integration;
enterprise resource planning;
partner relationship management.

IT planning and processes;

approach to IT planning;
methodology adopted in IT strategy and planning;

Business Intelligence and Decision Supported Systems (DSS)

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University of Ballarat
School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering

ITECH6210 IT MANAGEMENT

Intelligent methods used;

How the company used DSS in digital economy;

Each team is expected to present their report findings to as part of the Team Report
Presentation assessment task during week 11.
Reference should be made to the underpinning of IT management theories and their
relevance to the business selected. Where an area of IT Management is unable to be
established, students should recommend suggested or probable strategies based on
theories and practises adopted by similar organisations. This should be clearly
illustrated and supported by relevant references.
You are reminded to read the Plagiarism section of the course description. Your
essay should be a synthesis of ideas from a variety of sources expressed in your
own words.

All reports must use the APA referencing style.

University Referencing/Citation Style Guide:
The University has published a style guide to help students correctly reference and
cite information they use in assignments (American Psychological Association (APA)
citation style,
http://www.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/student/learning_support/generalguide/print/ch06s0
4.shtml or Australian citation style
Reports are to be presented in hard copy in size 12 Times New Roman Font and
double spaced. Your report should include a list of references used in the essay and
a bibliography of the wider reading you have done to familiarize yourself on the topic.
Report Submission: Hard-copy to tutors/lecturers assignment box. Double-sided
printing for the hard-copy is encouraged in order to save paper. Declaration should
be done to declare how much (percentage) each of the team has contributed to the
report.
A passing grade will be awarded to assignments adequately addressing all
assessment criteria. Higher grades require better quality and more effort. For
example, a minimum is set on the wider reading required. A student reading vastly
more than this minimum will be better prepared to discuss the issues in depth and
consequently their report is likely to be of a higher quality. So before submitting,
please read through the assessment criteria very carefully.

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Assessment Criteria for Team Report:

Team Name:
Student Names:
Student IDs:
Tutors Name:
Score

Very Good (5)

Good (4)

Satisfactory (3)

Unsatisfactory (0)

Presentation
/Layout

Information is well
organized, well written,
and proper grammar
and punctuation are
used throughout.
Correct layout used.

Information is
organized, well written,
with proper grammar
and punctuation.
Correct layout used.

Information is somewhat
organized, proper
grammar and
punctuation mostly
used. Correct layout
used.

Information is somewhat
organized, but proper
grammar and
punctuation not always
used. Some elements of
layout incorrect.

Structure guidelines
enhanced

Structure guidelines
followed exactly

Structure guidelines
mostly followed.

Some elements of
structure omitted

Introduces the topic of

the report in an
extremely engaging
manner which arouses
the reader's interest.
Gives a detailed general
background and
indicates the overall
"plan" of the paper.
All topics discussed in
depth. Displays deep
analysis of issues with
no irrelevant info.

Introduces the topic of

the report in an
engaging manner which
arouses the reader's
interest.
Gives some general
background and
indicates the overall
"plan" of the paper.
Consistently detailed
discussion. Displays
sound understanding
with some analysis of
issues and no irrelevant
information

Satisfactorily introduces
the topic of the report.
Gives a general
background.
Indicates the overall
"plan" of the paper.

Introduces the topic of

the report, but omits a
general background of
the topic and/or the
overall "plan" of the
paper.

Most topics are

adequately discussed.
Displays some
understanding and
analysis of issues.

Logical arrangement of
topics, with very well
connected paragraphs.
Good linking sentences
used. Evidence of full
engagement with group
discussions.

Logical arrangement of
topics with some
connection between
adjoining paragraphs.
Some use of linking
sentences. Some
evidence of
engagement with group
discussions.
A good summary of the
main points.
A good final comment
on the subject, based
on the information
provided.

Somewhat logical
arrangement of topics
but with little connection
between adjoining
paragraphs.
Little evidence of
engagement with group
discussions

Inadequate discussion
of issues Little/no
demonstrated
understanding or
analysis of most issues
and/or some irrelevant
information.
Arrangement of topics
not logical &/or no
connection between
adjoining paragraphs.
No evidence of
engagement with group
discussions

Satisfactory summary of
the main points.
A final comment on the
subject, but introduced
new material.

Poor/no summary of the

main points.
A poor final comment on
the subject and/or new
material introduced.

Mostly correct
referencing (APA). All
quoted material in
quotes &acknowledged.
All paraphrased material
acknowledged.
Mostly correct setting
out reference list.

Mostly correct
referencing (APA )
Some problems with
quoted material and
paraphrased material
Some problems with the
reference list.

Not all material correctly

acknowledged.
Some problems with the
reference list.

/10 marks
Structure
/10 marks
Introduction

/10 marks
Discussion of
topic

/20 marks
Development of
Discussion

/25 marks
Conclusion

/10 marks
Referencing

/15 marks
SubTotal-1

An interesting, well
written summary of the
main points.
An excellent final
comment on the
subject, based on the
information provided.
Correct referencing
(APA). All quoted
material in quotes and
acknowledged. All
paraphrased material
acknowledged.
Correctly set out
reference list.

/5 marks

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Team Report Presentation

Weighting: 10% for Team Presentation
Students are expected to create and present a 10-15 minute overview of the findings
from their Team Report.
Student IDs:

Assessment Criteria:
Criteria

Marks

Introduction

/10

Clarity

/10

Timing (10-15 minutes)

/10

Organisation/content

/30

Conclusion

/10

Presentation Style

/10
SubTotal-2

/80

General Comments:

Team assignment Total = SubTotal-1 + SubTotal-2.

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