FACULTY OF

INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY

FIT9123 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS

ASSIGNMENT 2: RESEARCH PRESENTATION & REPORT
Your Task Assignment 2 requires you to study in depth one topic of interest from the
field of business information systems (BIS), and to present your findings in
class and in a written report.

This assignment is a group assignment (of three members) where each

individual has their own part to play. The assignment comprises three
com ponents : a group pres entation, a group report, and an individual
reflection. The reflection section is an individual assessment component of
this assignment.
Value 30% of your total marks for the unit
Part A: 5% group presentation,
Part B: 20% group report,
Part C: 5% individual reflection

Due Dates Part A: A group presentation in Week 9 (In class presentation for 10
minutes per group including Q&A)

Part B: A research report of maximum 2000 words by Week 11, Friday 17

May 2024 @ 23:55 (Group submission using Moodle link)

Part C: Individual reflection of maximum 400 words by each team member

by Week 11, Friday 17 May 2024 @ 23:55 (Individual submission using
Moodle link)
Submission ● Via Moodle Assignment Submission link.
● Research report format: Word doc
● File name:
FIT9123_Assignment2_Group number.doc(x) [for group report]
FIT9123_Assignment2_StudentID.doc(x) [for individual reflection]
● Turnitin will be used for similarity checking of all submissions.
Assessment ● Please refer to the marking rubrics available on the unit’s Moodle site for
Criteria details.

Late Penalties ● 10% deduction per day

● Submissions more than 7 calendar days after the due date will receive a
mark of zero (0) and no assessment feedback will be provided.

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This assignment requires you to study in depth one topic of interest from the BIS field, and to
present your findings in class and in a written group report. The presentation allows you to receive
formative feedback for your written report.

The group presentation should demonstrate that your group (of three members) has started
investigating, reviewing and synthesising the literature for your chosen topic.

The group report should demonstrate that your group has investigated, reviewed and effectively
synthesised the literature for your chosen topic, and that you have been able to assemble a
coherent argument of your view on this topic. In addition, the report should also highlight the
current state of a particular type and/or issue of BIS, and address how organisations are currently
using the BIS and/or are impacted on by the issue, i.e. what a manager should know about it and
any additional references or sources of information for others who may wish to learn more.

The individual reflection should demonstrate your individual learning experience when studying
the topic of interest in depth.

POSSIBLE TOPICS (TAS ARE TO APPROVE FINAL TOPIC)

Topics may be chosen from the following areas of topics, which can be contextualised for a
specific industry or company or country:

[maximum 4 groups in the same Applied class can choose one of the following topics or
combination]

● Enterprise System Implementation Challenges

● Enterprise System Discontinuance Challenges
[maximum 4 groups in the same Applied class can choose one of the following topics or
combination]

● Supply Chain Management System Implementation Challenges

● Supply Chain Management System Discontinuance Challenges

[maximum 4 groups in the same Applied class can choose one of the following topics or
combination]
● Big Data, AI and Enterprise System
● Big Data, AI and Supply Chain Management System

Consult with your tutors on your chosen topic. Topic must be finalised during your Applied
session on Week 6. Topic selection is on first-come-first-serve basis.

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RESEARCH PRESENTATION FORMAT AND LENGTH
There is no specific format or template for the presentation. Each group has 10 minutes to present
including Q&A. A general guideline is to prepare for a 6-minutes presentation to allow for Q&A.

RESEARCH REPORT FORMAT AND LENGTH

You can find general guidance on assignment report writing at https://www.monash.edu/student-
academic-success/excel-at-writing/annotated-assessment-samples/information-technology/it-
report
It should not be an essay format. The length of the written report should be max. 2,000 words
(including the executive summary, tables, figures, and appendices; excluding references).

One report per group should be submitted on Moodle.

INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION FORMAT AND LENGTH

Each team member is required to write an individual reflection within max. 400 words. The
individual reflection should demonstrate your learning experience when studying the topic of
interest in depth, i.e., your pre-existing knowledge about the chosen topic, experience of
knowledge improvement due to the research conducted, what were the expected findings, what
were the unexpected findings, and what related topic would you investigate next.

You should look at the library materials available (see IT: Reflective writing) to develop your skill
for reflective writing.

Each team member should submit their individual reflection on a separate link (for individual
reflection) provided in Moodle.

FORMAT & STYLE

Please use Times New Roman or Arial font style, font size 12, and single space. Each page must be
numbered.

CITING AND REFERENCING

At least 12 (TWELVE) significant references should be accessed for the assignment and listed at the
end of the report. These may include reliable and reputable websites and newspaper articles and
should be as current and substantive as possible – you are expected to provide at least 2 (TWO)
references to material published very recently (within the last 1-2 years) and at least 5 (FIVE) peer-
reviewed quality journal/conference articles. Sources should be substantial, that is, more than two
pages in length, representing the key theorists/practitioners in the field, and including recent
perspectives on the topic.

All sources of information must be fully and appropriately acknowledged in in‐text citation and
reference list. The basic citing and referencing requirements are:

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 ● all sources appropriately cited and referenced using the APA citation style (APA 7th - Citing
and referencing - Subject guides at Monash University),
● any direct quotes from sources clearly identified as such with the use of quotation marks, a
citation and a reference, and
● no patchwork paraphrasing.

Note:
You are encouraged to use materials from a variety of sources BUT materials copied from
other sources that are NOT acknowledged in appropriate references will be considered as
plagiarism which is a serious offense that will result in failure.

Please also note the following from the ‘Student Academic Integrity: Managing Plagiarism and
Collusion Procedures’ of Monash, available at https://www.monash.edu/learning-
teaching/priorities-and-programs/assessment-and-academic-integrity/assessments-and-integrity-
policy-and-procedure

You are not prohibited from using Generative AI (such as ChatGPT, etc.) in this assignment, but
caution must be taken as it has been found that contents generated by ChatGPT are often
unreliable and references need to be cross-checked as they are either unavailable or might not
contain the generated information. Note that the use of such tools should be done following
Monash policy:

The Monash University Library and Portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
recommend that a combination of the following should be used to acknowledge the use of
generative artificial intelligence in academic work: https://www.monash.edu/learnhq/build-
digital-capabilities/create-online/acknowledging-the-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence
If ChatGPT or other Generative AI tools was used, follow the referencing instruction below:
ChatGPT (2023, Month Day). [PROMPT used]. [chat session url]
For example,
ChatGPT (2023, February 27). What are the challenges of Cloud-based system adoption?
https://chat.openai.com/chat/0fe681d0-5b0d-43d9-9ac0-264f6f3c6c2c

Plagiarism occurs when students fail to acknowledge that the ideas of others are being used.
Specifically, it occurs when:
● other people’s work and/or ideas are paraphrased and presented without a reference;
● other people’s work is copied either in whole or in part;
● other people’s designs, codes or images are presented as the student’s own work;
● phrases and passages are used verbatim without quotation marks and/or without a
reference to the author or a web page;
● lecture notes are reproduced without due acknowledgement.