ASSESSMENT BRIEF BUS9060 Digital Businesses for Strategic Advantage Assessment 2 – Individual Paper

ASSESSMENT BRIEF

BUS9060

Digital Businesses for Strategic Advantage

Assessment 2 – Individual Paper

Overview of the assessment task

In your individual project you will critique the role of a CIO you are familiar with, or that of a company you are familiar with. There must exist a personal connection. The purpose of this assignment is to get you in the mindset of a CIO, and understand the multiple roles they play in an organisation. Your evaluation of a CIO allows you to understand the various roles in a context to which you can relate.

Assessment instructions

• Choose a CIO from any organisation you have worked with. There must be a personal connection.
• Get approval from instructor.
• Research and understand the milieu the CIO works within.
• Apply the concepts we learn in class.
• Critique the role, detailing how the work is done, and what else may be done to enhance the role and its performance.

Your Individual project output is assessed on your report to the instructor, evaluated based on these aspects:

1. The Context

• Is the introduction to the organisation clear and compelling?
• Are the dynamics of the context well explained?

2. Information Technology

• How is information technology important to the organisation's operation?
• Is IT leader's operational (information technology) role well defined?
• Is IT leader's strategic role (w.r.t. utilization of information) well defined?
• Ideas on how I&T may improve the performance of the organisation.

3. Report Structure

• Is there original thinking? Insights clearly articulated based on analysis.
• Flow and structure of the report.
• Is referencing done well?

Your assessment for each aspect will be a letter grade, given using the following table. The overall grade will be an average of marks associated with the letter grades.

This assessment should incorporate APA 7th referencing style. For support on how to reference see the AIHE Learning Support Hub on canvas for further information.

Use of GenAI is allowed:

This assessment allows the responsible and ethical use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools to assist with preparation. However, students must ensure that their final submission represents their own critical thinking, analysis, and synthesis of information. Any content generated by GenAI must be carefully evaluated for accuracy, appropriately acknowledged, and properly referenced. Students are required to declare the use of GenAI within the assignment. Any submission that includes content created by unauthorised use of artificial intelligence tools is a breach of academic integrity.

Marking Criteria

Please refer to the attached rubric for marking criteria and standards of performance. Constructive feedback will be provided within a timely manner in accordance with AIHE Assessment Procedure.

This assessment is not redeemable unless otherwise specified.

Limits for Assessments

Written submissions that exceed the word limit by more than 10% will cease to be marked from the point at which that limit is exceeded.

Time limits for in-person or video presentations that exceed the allocated time limit by more than 10% will cease to be marked from the point at which that limit is exceeded, and Lecturers may ask students to cease their presentation.

Assessment Variation and Special Consideration

Students may be eligible for a variation to assessment arrangements when unexpected or extenuating circumstances impact on their performance or their ability to complete their assessment tasks by or on the specified date. Students must complete the Application to Vary Assessment with evidence.

Students with identified, special or specific needs may apply for variations to assessment in the subject. Students are required to contact the Student Support Officer or Student Learning Advisor to discuss their specific needs.

Late assignment submission penalties

An assessment task is late for submission when it is not submitted by the due date and time as indicated on Canvas, or by an agreed extension date and time as confirmed by the subject lecturer.

Late assessment tasks will be penalised at the rate of 5% of maximum possible marks, per calendar day (i.e. 24 hours or part thereof). After seven (7) calendar days, assignments will attract zero (0) marks. Assignments submitted at any stage within the first 24 hours after the deadline will be considered to be one day late and therefore subject to the associated penalty. For further detail see: AIHE Assessment Procedure.

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All students must become familiar with, and understand the meaning and consequences of plagiarism, cheating in exams and tests, unauthorised use of artificial intelligence, collusion, contract cheating and other academic offences under the AIHE Academic Integrity Policy.

Rubric Table

Approval Record & Document Control