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Assessment 2
Case Study, Semester 1, 2022
Unit
code/name
ICT101 Introduction to Information Technology
Due date Report: Week 10, Friday
Time: 5pm
(Report document (Word Version) and Power Point Slide submission due on Friday,
Week 10 via unit Turnitin Moodle Page)
Presentation: Week 11
Time: Class time
Total marks Report 100 marks
Presentation 100 marks
Weighting: 30% (Report & Presentation)
General
Instruction
for students
See instructions below for each part. This assessment has two components: a report
and a presentation.
This assessment task will be done in groups of 2-3 students.
This assessment is aimed at meeting Unit Learning Outcomes 2-5.
The report and presentation marks combined will be worth 30% of your overall
mark.
The marking rubric contains information about how each part will be assessed.
Scenario
Infuse Technology is a small, but growing, consulting firm who has outgrown their previous office space
and has secured new premises. This move coincides with a scheduled equipment update and you have
been asked to “imagine we’re starting from nothing” and provision all the devices required for their staff
and for the office.
The company currently has a CEO (Chief Executive Officer), a CTO (Chief Technology Officer), and a CMO
(Chief Marketing Officer). They are typically in their own on-premises offices. There are 6 people in sales
who are in the office most of the time, except when they are visiting clients. They share a corner of the
open plan part of the office space. There are 2 people in marketing apart from the CMO, both of whom
are graphic designers (and are always in the office). There is also a project manager, who is always in the
office, and 15 consultants who are rarely in the office (only between consulting engagements, the rest of
the time is spent with clients).
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The office space consists of 3 offices for the “chiefs”, an open plan area for the staff, a board room, and
two small conference rooms where people can do voice and video calls. The office will be connected to
the NBN and is not wired for ethernet, so the CTO only wants wireless devices.
Every consultant needs a reasonably high-powered laptop, but nothing ridiculously overpowered. They
do not need to play games or run virtual machines, but they do need to be able to quickly manipulate
documents and large spreadsheets. There are 6 “hot-seats” available in the office for consultants, when
they need them, and these positions will require a monitor, a laptop dock, mouse, keyboard etc. to make
things easier for them when they are in the office.
The sales team can use desktops, but they will require two monitors each.
The project manager requires a powerful desktop computer and three monitors for her work.
The “chiefs” can have the same hardware configuration as the consultants.
The graphic designers in marketing will need high end Macs with two large screens for their work.
The two small conference rooms need a reasonably sized wall mounted screen, camera, and audio
solution for video conferencing (for up to three people in the room). The board room seats 12 and needs
a large screen on the wall for video conferencing, as well as a camera and audio that will allow the whole
room to be seen and heard (and they, of course, need to be able to hear the people on the video calls).
All the computers will run windows, except the graphic designer’s computers. The CTO wants an Office
365 tenancy to handle email (outlook), conferencing/chat (teams), office applications (Word, PowerPoint,
Excel etc.), and storage (one drive).
Deliverables
Report Due: Week 10, Friday
Time: 5pm
Your group must write a report to management that will outline the software and hardware equipment
you recommend and provide a costing for all they need. You must choose appropriate suppliers and
costing can be done using their standard retail prices. You can ignore labour, delivery, and similar costs
for this report. Similarly, you can ignore furniture costs except where it is directly related to the
equipment choices you are making. For example, you typically will not have to list and cost desks and
chairs, but you may have to list and cost monitor arms if you feel that they are required.
Your report should contain a justification for the software package and equipment and supplier choices
you make. You should also state any assumptions you make with your plans. You should aim to be cost
effective.
Presentation Date: Week 11 in class
Time: Class time
Your report has been read by the management and they want to ask you a few questions. You will need
to prepare a short presentation and no longer than 15 minutes in length. The management will have a
copy of your written report with them, so you do not have to repeat that information on your slides.
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You will be asked a series of questions about your choices, and you should be able to justify all the
decisions you have made. This questioning will last around 5-10 minutes.
Marking Rubric Case Study
Table 1 – Report Rubric
Item Good (9-10) Satisfactory (6-8) Unsatisfactory (3-5) Poor (0-2)
Introduction
(5%)
Clear problem
statements, project
objects, project
scope.
Reasonable
problem
statements, project
objects, project
scope.
Problem statements,
project objects,
project scope not
clearly stated.
Problem
statements,
project objects,
project scope
not given or
unacceptable.
Assumptions
(5%)
Project
assumptions clearly
stated.
Project
assumptions
adequately stated.
Project assumptions
not clearly stated.
Project
assumptions not
made or
unacceptable.
Technical
Specifications
(25%)
Technical
specifications
adequately
identified and
stated.
Technical
specifications
identified and
stated, but not
complete or
inadequate.
Technical
specifications not
clearly identified and
stated.
Technical
specifications
not stated or
unacceptable.
Price list
(25%)
Price list is
complete,
contemporary, and
competitive.
Suitable suppliers
identified.
Price list is mostly
complete,
contemporary, and
competitive.
Suppliers identified,
but not the most
suitable.
Some prices included,
or prices are out of
date or obviously too
expensive. Few
suppliers identified.
Price list
mostly/wholly
incomplete. No
appropriate
suppliers
identified.
Solution
(10%)
Solution adequately
addresses all
business needs.
Solution adequately
addresses most
business needs.
Solution adequately
addresses some
business needs.
Solution
addresses very
few business
needs or
addresses none.
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Creativity
(10%)
Useful additional
ideas are included
appropriately in the
project.
Additional ideas
are included
appropriately in the
project, but not
very significant.
Additional ideas are
included in the
project, but offer no
significant
improvement to the
project.
No additional
features are
included in the
project.
Report Structure
(10%)
Well presented
report for business
audience with
appropriate
formatting,
language, spelling
etc.
Reasonably
presented report
for business
audience with
appropriate
formatting,
language, spelling
etc.
Poorly presented
report for business
audience with
appropriate
formatting, language,
spelling etc.
Report not
presented or
unacceptable.
Language (10%) Uses a wide range
of vocabulary and
grammatical
structures with full
flexibility and
accuracy
Rare minor errors
occur only as ‘slips’
Uses a wide range
of vocabulary and
grammatical
structures to
convey precise
meanings
The majority of
sentences are errorfree
Uses an adequate
range of vocabulary
and a mix of simple
and complex sentence
forms for
the task
Makes some errors in
spelling, word
formation, grammar
and punctuation but
they do not impede
communication
Uses a limited
range of
vocabulary and
grammatical
structures which
are minimally
adequate for the
task
May make
noticeable errors
in spelling, word
formation,
grammar and
punctuation that
may cause some
difficulty for the
reader
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Table 2 – Presentation Rubric
Item Good (9-10) Satisfactory (6-8) Unsatisfactory (3-5) Poor (0-2)
Presentation
(10%)
Individual
Engaging speaking
style
Good use of voice
and slides
Speaks clearly and
loudly enough;
easy to understand
Uses slides well
Presents poorly,
difficult to
understand.
Uses slides poorly.
Doesn’t speak or
speech is
unacceptable.
Participation in
Group
Presentation
(10%)
Presents for an
appropriate
amount of time in a
useful way.
Presents for too
short or too long a
time.
Presents useless
information. Only
presenting to meet
requirements,
presentation could
have proceeded
without this speaker.
No participation
or unacceptable
participation.
Presentation Aids
(10%)
Group
Correct number of
slides
Useful slides with
well presented
information.
Correct number of
slides
Adequate slides or
useful, but poorly
presented
Incorrect number of
slides.
Poorly presented
slides.
No slides or
unacceptable
slides.
Response to Group responds Group responds Group responds Group fails to
Questions
(50%)
Group
well to difficult
questions from the
marker
demonstrating a
thorough
knowledge of the
material in their
report.
adequately to most
questions from the
marker
demonstrating a
reasonable
knowledge of the
material in their
report.
poorly to some
questions from the
marker demonstrating
an inadequate
knowledge of the
material in their
report.
respond to
questions or
responds
unacceptably.
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Language (20%) Uses a wide range
of vocabulary and
grammatical
structures with full
flexibility and
accuracy
Produces rare
minor errors only as
‘slips’
Pronunciation is
effortless to
understand
Uses a wide range
of vocabulary and
grammatical
structures flexibly
to convey precise
meanings
Mostly produces
error-free
sentences
Pronunciation is
easy to understand
throughout
Can generally be
understood
throughout, though
mispronunciation
reduces clarity at
times
Uses a limited
range of
vocabulary and
grammatical
structures which
are minimally
adequate for the
task
May make
noticeable errors
which cause
some
comprehension
problems
Frequently
mispronounces
words or sounds
which causes
difficulty for the
audience
