Internet of Things CRCK7044

Final Assignment
University of Cumbria and Robert Kennedy College

General Instructions – Please read carefully

You are required to complete the assignment outlined below and submit your completed final
document through the RKC Online Campus by the end of Unit 6. Your grade will be based 100% on
this final document, to which you will also receive written feedback.

In addition, you must upload part of your draft of the above document by the end of Unit 3 (see
Interim Assignment, below). This draft will not be graded, but it is an important way of monitoring
your progress. Formative feedback on your draft will be given, and general feedback with respect to
the topic(s) covered in the interim assignment will be posted on the Forum after Unit 3 has been
completed.

Your paper must have a clear structure and must include:

 Cover page (an example is available to you in Induction/Unit 4)

 Abstract (no more than 150 words, a single paragraph)
 Table of contents (Table of tables/figures if necessary) – numbered sections, page numbers
 A subsection for each of the four questions of the assessment - no more than 4’000 words
in total
 A list of references – at Master level you must use in-text citations to support your
arguments and any work cited must appear in the References list at the end of the work.

Please ask any questions about the interim assignment and final assignment in the class discussion
forums.

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Final Assignment – 4’000 words
Write a business report describing an IoT solution that addresses a specific problem or business
opportunity. It is recommended that you focus on a company / sector that you are familiar with.

The following topics should be addressed in the report:

1. Detailed presentation of the full solution chain (diagram + brief discussion of the innovation
points).

Weight: 10% of the final mark (roughly 400 words)

2. Evaluate the impact of the IoT solution on the business (consider possible new business models as
well). A critical review of similar and related solutions should be included.

Weight: 25% of the final mark (roughly 1’200 words)

3. Based on a wide literature review (both academic and practitioner sources), analyse the already
existing components (hardware and software), in the context of the overall technological solution,
and how the innovation part can be achieved (from device to knowledge and back if needed).

Weight: 30% of the final mark (roughly 1’500 words)

4. Discuss the security issues to be considered during the implementation.

Weight: 10% of the final mark (roughly 400 words)

5. Evaluate any ethical and privacy issues (throughout the chain: from installation of devices, to data
manipulation, and decision taking)

Weight: 15% of the final mark (roughly 500 words).

The remaining 10% of the final mark will be dependent on the quality of Harvard referencing and
overall presentation professionalism of the paper.

Interim Assignment
The Interim assignment requires you to submit, by the end of Unit 3, a draft of the final assignment
through the OnlineCampus. Formative feedback will be given to you on it, so do try to have roughly a
1’500 to 2’000 words paper, with a full structure for the final paper, and some content on each of
the questions (a plan for what you intend to do is ok too).
 To obtain a Fail grade of To obtain a substantial fail of
Criteria and Weighting To obtain 70% or above: To obtain 60%-69%: To obtain 50 – 59%:
between 49 - 40 %:- between 39 - 0%:-

An excellent diagram and discussion, A good diagram and discussion A reasonable presentation with A poor presentation, missing the Either missing diagram or too abstract/high
Detailed presentation demonstrating clear understanding of that demonstrate some limitations in either the diagram or diagram or the discussion, and making level, and a missing discussion or
of the full solution the IoT concepts and components. understanding of the IoT the discussion, but demonstrating expression of understanding of the superficial or off topic.
concepts and components, with some understanding of the IoT IoT concepts and how they fit
chain (10%) minor issues in the presentation. concepts in general. together to create a solution.

An excellent consideration of the A good analysis that could use a A reasonable analysis that sometimes A limited analysis that is either too A very poor or missing definition of the
Impact of the IoT potential of the IoT solutions in few more details focused on the lack in clarity and could be more generic (with no clear focus on a innovation, with little if any link between
general and specifically the proposed proposed solution and/or detailed and specific about the best business innovation) or is superficial theory and practice, or not at all
solution on the solution, making full use of the best consideration of the best practices in the literature and how and does not consider the attempted.
business (25%) practices from the main stream practices available in the they can be applied to generate value frameworks and best practices from
literature and available case studies. literature. for the chosen company/sector. the literature.

An excellent exploration of the A good presentation of the A reasonable presentation with some Incomplete presentation, or Little evidence of understanding of the
Existing components literature with a clear presentation of recommended solution making limitations in either the exploration of insufficient attention to the actual requirements, or of the IoT concepts and
and realizing the the findings providing a solid basis for good use of the references to the the existing solutions, or their achieving of the innovation, how they can be used for a business
the implementation of the literature. integration to provide a clear path to insufficient exploration of the solution.
innovation (30%) recommended solution. achieving the innovation. literature.

An excellent consideration of the A good analysis of the security A reasonable analysis making rather A poor analysis, limited in either Little evidence of understanding of the
various security topics impacting the topics with minor limitations on limited use of the research studies scope, depth or both, but with some issues surrounding the security of the IoT
Security (10%) proposed solution based on research the literature research. from the literature. focus on the security topic. solutions.
studies of existing IoT solutions.

An excellent consideration of the A good analysis of the ethics and A reasonable analysis making rather A poor analysis, limited in either Little evidence of understanding of the
various topics around ethics and privacy concerns with minor limited use of the research studies scope, depth or both, but with some issues related to ethics and privacy in the
Ethics and privacy
privacy impacting the proposed limitations on the literature from the literature. focus on the ethics and privacy topics. IoT solutions in general.
(15%) solution based on research studies of research.
existing IoT solutions.

Excellent Harvard referencing Mostly good use of the Harvard Use of the Harvard referencing with Very poor Harvard referencing Either no Harvard referencing and/or
throughout the paper and an referencing throughout the some issues throughout the paper. throughout the paper and spelling and grammar detracts from the
excellent bibliography/references list. paper. The paper itself is The paper may have some bibliography and/or a poorly academic level required. The paper is not
Referencing and
The paper itself is presented in a presented with some style. deficiencies in the formatting and constructed paper. adequate for Master level work.
presentation (10%) clear, logical way, and would be presentation.
appropriate for peer-review
publication.
Assessment Feedback Sheet and Marking scheme
Max Mark Mark
Criteria Comments
Achievable Awarded

Detailed presentation of the full solution chain 10%

Is the diagram clear and easy to understand? Are all the components present: devices,
data transfer intermediaries, data processing center, end users? Does the explanation
section support and clarify the diagram? Is the innovation factor captured and
discussed?

Impact of the IoT solution on the business 25%

Is there a clear problem / business opportunity being discussed? Is the topic being
discussed inside the big picture of the company’s business model (or a new model is
being presented)? Is the proposed solution integrating best practices from the existing
use cases discussed in the literature?

Existing components and realizing the innovation 30%

Is there a good use of the literature research (both academic and practitioner sources)?
Are the existing components clearly described and integrated in the proposed solution?
Is there a discussion of the potential challenges in the implementation? Does the
analysis consider the cost factor (rough estimations) so that it provides a clear business
case?

Security 10%

Are there at least 2 areas (possible weaknesses) discussed? Is the existing research on
the IoT security being considered and used for recommendations?

Ethics and privacy 15%

Are the two topics being discussed ethics and privacy? Does the analysis demonstrate
awareness of the existing main issues surrounding the IoT? Is the existing research on
the topic being considered and used for recommendations?

Referencing and presentation 10%

Is referencing accurate, abiding by the Harvard standard? Is the overall presentation

professional and helping the reader follow the argument?

Overall Comments Total 100%