Assessment 2: Case Study-1 Due date: Week 7 Group/individual: Individual Word count / Time provided: 2000 words Weighting: 20% Unit Learning Outcomes: ULO-1, ULO-2, ULO-3 Page | 3 Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd. Trading as Asia Pacific International College 55 Regent Street, Chippendale, Sydney 2008: 02-9318 8111 PRV12007; CRICOS 03048D Approved: 13/02/2019, Version 1 Assessment Details: This assessment is designed to assess your skills in analysing the IT infrastructure hardware, software and networking requirements for a selected organisation, select an organisation. The organisation must provide IS services to the staff and customers such as email, webpage, and database. You have to write a report to answer the followings related to the selected organisation:
1. Introduction to illustrate the services the organisation provided and how each department uses information technology.
2. Identify and discuss the network devices required to achieve the organisation day by day activities. Explain the function of each device.
3. Specify the type of application software required for data communication between the clients and servers for each department. Justify your answer.
4. Use the seven layers OSI model to explain with the support of diagram how data are moved between the layers when an employee’s open the home page of the organisation website.
5. Summary of the report
6. References in Harvard style. You may need to make some assumptions with the required justifications. For successful completion of this assessment, you should meet with your group regularly (at least once a week face to face or via Zoom meeting). you require to study the material provided (lecture slides, tutorials, and reading materials), engage in the unit’s activities, and in the discussion forums. The prescribed textbook is the main reference along with the recommended reading material. Groups expected to discuss their work with lecturer and to seek support.
In completing this assessment successfully, you will achieve ULO1, ULO2 and ULO2, this in turn will help you in achieving CLO-1, CLO5, CLO-6, CLO-7 and CLO-8, which collectively with other unit learning outcomes will help in achieving GA1, GA2, GA3, GA4 and GA9. Page | 4 Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd. Trading as Asia Pacific International College 55 Regent Street, Chippendale, Sydney 2008: 02-9318 8111 PRV12007; CRICOS 03048D Approved: 13/02/2019, Version 1 Marking Criteria and Rubric: The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 20% of the total unit mark Marking Criteria Not satisfactory (0-49%) of the criterion mark) Satisfactory (50-64%) of the criterion mark Good (65-74%) of the criterion mark Very Good (75-84%) of the criterion mark Excellent (85-100%) of the criterion mark Introduction (10 marks)
Poor Introduction with irrelevant details about the organisation and its services Introduction is presented briefly with some relevance and missing elements related to the organisation and its services Introduction is generally presented in good fashion, however missing one element such as the service provided by the organisation. Introduction is well written with clear discussion about the organisation and its services Introduction is very well written with very clear background, discussion about the organisation and its services Network devices identification and functions (25 mark)
Lack of evidence of adequate understanding of organisation requirements and identification of network devices and functions identification of basic hardware devices with general discussion not specified to the selected organisation Generally good identification of network devices with limited description about functions Very clear identification of network devices related to the organisation with clear function of each type. . Excellent cover and identification of network devices with in-depth descriptions of the functions Type of application software with justification (25 mark)
Lack of evidence of understanding of applications software and types Evidence of basic understanding of applications software with general discussion not related to the selected organisation with limited justification. Evidence of good identification of applications software types with limited justification Very clear identification of applications software types with justification related to the organisation and services. Has excellent identification of types of software applications with clear justifications linked to the services provided by the organisation. Use of OSI model to explain accessing organisation website (20 mark) Lack of evidence of understanding of OSI model without discussion of data movement between layers and diagram. Evidence of basic understanding of OSI model with general discussion of data movement between layers not related to the website and with a diagram. Evidence of good understanding of OSI data movement between layers related to the website access with the good related diagram. Very good understanding and demonstration of OSI data movement between layers related to the organisation website access with clear diagram. Excellent understanding and demonstration of OSI data movement between layers related to the organisation website access with clear diagram.
Summary (10 marks)
Summary not relating to the report Brief summary of the report with some relevance Generally good summary of the report A section clearly summarizing the overall contribution A section very clearly summarizing the overall contribution
References (10 marks)
Lacks consistency with many errors. Unclear referencing/style Generally good referencing/style Clear referencing/ style Clear styles with excellent source of references
