ASSIGNMENT 3 Group Assignment
This assignment will demonstrate students’ ability, as team members, to show their research and presentation skills through the in-depth exploration of selected aspects of data transmissions including network protocols, hardware, and their social impact.
Prior to the commencement of the group assignment, students will need to submit a research proposal clarify their individual role and responsibilities and will confirm this with the lecturer. An individual mark will be assigned to each student, for their part of the assignment.
Due date: Thursday 21st May 2020, 6.00pm REVISED from 30/03/2020: students will need to submit only the written report. See the new rubric for the assessment.
Weighting: 50%
Length and/or format: Written: 2000 words maximum
Purpose: To develop students’ knowledge of the discipline’s interaction with people and society [4,5] and to develop their ability to evaluate the usefulness of spreadsheet or database software in organisations.
Learning outcomes assessed:
iv. understand the roles and functions of people in computing systems (GA1, GA3, GA5, GA10);
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v. evaluate the strategic and ethical impacts of computers on organisations and diverse societies (GA2, GA3, GA5, GA7, GA10);
vi. apply data analysis skills using spreadsheet and database software to solve real world problems (GA4, GA5, GA8, GA9, GA10).
How to submit: Oral: No submission is required; only the presentation itself Written: as a PDF through Turnitin.
Return of assignment: via LEO
Assessment criteria: See marking rubric at the appendix
REFERENCING
This unit requires you to use the APA referencing system.
See the ‘Academic referencing’ page of the Student Portal for more details.