ITSU3008

Project 1

Assignment 4
Systems Design Report

ITSU3008 Assignment 4

Objective(s)
This assessment item relates to the unit learning outcomes as in the unit descriptor. This
assessment is designed to improve student Planning skills and to give students experience in
researching a topic and creating a plan for the project.

INSTRUCTIONS

These instructions apply to Assignment 4 – Systems Design Report

Assignment 4 - Systems Design Report (30% - Group 6%, Individual 24%) Due Week 11

For this component you will be required to address the Systems Design of your project. This
Assignment will focus on the report compilation and report layout, executive summary,
network architecture/Architectural Diagram, Project Flow chart and ER Diagram/ protocols and
technologies.

The report must follow the template provided on the LMS. Citation of sources is mandatory
and must be in the IEEE style.

The IEEE SRS template is available in the supplementary material section on the Moodle, the document
will assist you in creating the assignment.


What to Submit.

Submit your report to the Moodle drop-box for Assignment 4. Note that this will be a turn-it-in
drop box and as such you will be provided with a similarity score. This will be taken into account
when grading the assignment. Note that incidents of plagiarism will be penalized. If your
similarity score is high you can re-submit your report, but re-submissions are only allowed up to
the due date. If you submit your assignment after the due date and time re-submissions will
not be allowed.

Please Note: All work is due by the due date and time. Late submissions will be penalized at the
rate of 10% per day including weekends.

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ITSU3008 Assignment 4


Marking Guide: 75 Marks

Task Description Marks
Report Layout The report style, language and structure should be appropriate. 15
and Report All assignments need to be compiled and in a single final report
Compilation and any given suggestions need to be incorporated.
Executive The section should include the executive summary of the project, 10
Summary the summary should discuss the social and ethical aspects of the
project.
Network The projects in the networking stream are required to design the 15
Architecture/ network architecture.
Architectural The projects in the application development stream are required
Diagram to design the architectural diagram.
Project Flow The section should include the project flow chart. 15
Chart
ER Diagram/ The section should include the ER diagram for all application 15
Protocols and development streams and networking streams where applicable.
Technologies Networking Projects where ER Diagram is not applicable students
are required to discuss protocols and technologies.
References Follow the IEEE style 5

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