Assignment : Assessment Specification

Course Objectives

The assessment tasks specified in this document address a number of the objectives of this course; these being:

• use a range of effective communication strategies;

• deliver effective oral presentations to an audience;

• write professional letters, memos and reports using correct grammar and spelling;

• work independently and in teams; and

• adapt a communication strategy to suit the audience.

Group Formation

Students will be placed into groups of size 4-5 during their normal tutorial session. Groups will be provided with the opportunity to work on their assignments within the normal tutorial and laboratory time.

It is expected that students will also have to work outside of class in order to complete the tasks. Each student is expected to write an annotated biography on three resources related to their section of their team's topic. The three resources used for the annotated bibliographies should be one book, one journal or conference paper and one website.

Topics

All of the three assessment items listed above will use only one topic. Thiswill be allocated fromthe following:

1) Legal and ethical implications of technology;

2) Social media networking;

3) Green IT;

4) Data Security.

5) Privacy in the information age;

Annotated bibliography

Tasks

1) The group is required to develop an initial mind map on the topic that they have chosen. The mind map will be basis for the annotated bibliography evaluating the resources investigated and will be further developed in the Group Report task.

2) Each member of the group should be allocated one part of the mind map for their individual work. Please note that all branches of the mind map DO NOT have to be investigated.

3) Each member of the group is required to work by themselves to create an annotated bibliography using the templates provided in this document.

4) Three different types of resourcesare to be used; these being a journal article, a book, and an academically suitable website (ie NOT Wikipedia). You are only required to complete one of each type for the assignment, however you may elect to complete more to assist you with your group report.

5) Your annotated bibliography should include a summary of the resource, an evaluation and the reason(s) why the resource has been selected for use. Writing should be completed using correct spelling and grammatically correct paragraphs. Bullet points/lists should be used sparingly. Overuse of bullet points and/or lists will result in marks being deducted. As a guide, each annotated bibliography should be approximately one (1) page in length.

6) Your annotated bibliography should be completed using the templates provided at the end of this document.