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A. Your assignment:
Select a company of your own choice located anywhere in Malaysia and take a close
look at how the company operates by speaking to any representative of the company.
Your task is to prepare a discussion document for the board of directors. This should
be a formal report that includes full referencing of material used. You should include:

1. Discuss the company’s current market and IT position using appropriate

academic models and frameworks to structure and illustrate your discussion.
2. Explain, with the use of academic models and frameworks, how IT can be used
to underpin the business’s future strategy.
3. Make clear, to the directors, why systems risk, security, and recovery are
important to the future of the company. You may wish to use examples from
contemporary computer periodicals to illustrate your answer.
4. Full discussion of any assumptions made.

B. Breakdown of Marks

a) Documentation - 10 %
Materials are presented professionally using correct grammar,
punctuation spelling and length. Addressed report guidelines.

b) Analysis - 10 %
Company background and current situation analysis.

c) Research & References - 10 %

Supporting research clearly explained and presented. Thoroughly
lists references that are relevant to the topic

d) Original Ideas & Critical Thinking - 25%

Clear evidence of original ideas and critical thinking.

e) Argument Coherence - 20 %
Paragraphs are in a logical sequence to the whole and flows
logically into the next.

f) Presentation & Questions - 25 %

Impression of confidence, simplicity, clarity, structure and time
management of the presentation and ability to answer questions

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C. Marking Criteria:

Distinction

Demonstrated comprehensive research with detailed evidence. High level of analysis

performed, exceptional and thorough knowledge and understanding displayed with
regard to application. This includes analysis and evaluation of facts followed by
results of evaluation. Documentation presented in a professional manner, following
proper sequencing and flow. Displayed evidence of critical appraisal.

Credit

Adequate research conducted with fair detail of evidence presented. Moderate level of
understanding, analysis and knowledge displayed. Some level of relevance included
in terms of application. Moderate level of analysis and evaluation of facts followed by
results comparison. Good level of documentation presented. Some level of reflection
was evident in the documentation. Moderate level of critical appraisal.

Pass

Low level research conducted. Some evidence of research displayed. Basic level of
understanding and knowledge analysis displayed. Satisfactory level of
documentation. No evaluation and analysis of facts, no results comparison performed
Satisfactory or low level of reflection displayed. No level of critical appraisal
demonstrated.

D. Report Guidelines:

a) Your report should be a maximum of 3000 words

b) Line spacing: 1.5 lines

c) Font Size: 12 (except titles and headings)
d) Font Type: Times New Roman

E. Submission:

Details of what is to be submitted:

a) One project document (hardcopy and softcopy).

b) You are required to present (approximately 5 minutes) of your assignment in
the class.

c) Submission deadline: 10th April, 2009

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