Business School

Information Systems, Technology and Management

INFS1602
Information Systems in Business
Semester 2 2016
Assignment PART A

THIS IS A GROUP ASSIGNMENT

EACH GROUP CONSISTS OF EITHER
3 OR 4 STUDENTS FROM THE SAME WORKSHOP
THIS ASSIGNMENT IS GRADED UPON 100 MARKS
AND COUNTS FOR 5 PERCENT OF THE
AVAILABLE MARKS FOR THE TOTAL GROUP ASSIGNMENT

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1. Background
This assignment encourages you to be creative, enhance your ability for critical
thinking, improve your presentation skills and group work skills, through planning,
designing and executing a proposal for a mobile app/website and then pitching your
proposal to a business audience.

This assignment is to be undertaken as a group of either 3 or 4 students.

The entire assignment is worth 30% of your Overall Course Mark
The assignment has three deliverables:
PART A: Project Plan (5%)
PART B: The URL of the youtube video pitch of your mobile ready
website or mobile application(15%) and
PART C: An explanatory document that presents the studies you have
used that resulted to your final product, the references of research you
have conducted and how and where this research was used in the
youtube video pitch and a justification of any deviations you have made
from the initial project plan. (10%)

Each part is to be submitted electronically via Moodle.

This document outlines the case scenario and the requirements for PART A
ONLY (Part B and Part C requirements will be issued on August 19 (end of
Week 4).

The following sets out the case scenario for the project. Please read them very
carefully.

2. Case Scenario
After conducting a thorough research and analysis on the student accommodation
industry in Sydney, the owners of Uni-Verve Residences decide there is a healthy
opportunity for a premium brand student residence. The company wants to position
itself differently from the typical packaged accommodations (ie defined by budget)
competing in Sydney. The student residence will be marketed to niche local and
international customers who prefer premium quality living, conveniences and lifestyle.
Central to their value proposition is providing an environment that is IT enabled to an
exceptional level.
Uni-Verve Residences offer beautiful all en-suite single and twin-sharing rooms with a
choice of traditional or modern finishes to suit varied style preferences. The sprawling
resort like property boasts of 3 cafes, 3 study halls equipped with meeting rooms, gym
and nutrition centre, sports & adventure unit, hobby centre, relaxation and spa pavilion
and a nicely stocked grocery/food shop.
The company values safety and security of the residents, convenience, intelligent
processes, collaborative study environment and exposure to the Australian educational
experience and culture.
The company is now accepting proposals for their mobile application or mobile ready
website that delivers the standards that Uni-Verve desires. A mock-up of the app or
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website is required by the owners. The mock-up does not have to be a fully functioning
website or app it only needs to demonstrate the features and functions (further detail
on this criteria will be issued in the guide for PARTS B&C).
Design Brief (the look and feel):
The app/website should be modern and catchy and represent dynamism, vivacity and
enthusiasm.
Functional Requirements:
The app/website should be intuitive and easy to navigate. It should also have
transaction elements (booking and payment systems), deliver potential additional
revenue streams (on top of the complexs existing amenities), foster an avenue for
collaboration, social connection and support between Uni-Verve staff and residents.
The owners wish to see creativity, innovation and imagination in your proposals but
also want to be assured that you have their vision and values in mind, and understand
what their business needs.

Learning Outcomes Addressed:

Program
Outcomes

Learning Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

Discuss IS components, their use, and their importance to

business.

Critical thinking

Propose how an organisation could use information systems

and technology (IS/IT) to compete in the marketplace.

Written communication

Communicate clearly an argument in a written form

Teamwork

Work collaboratively to complete a task

3. PART A Requirements
PROJECT PLAN (5%)
You team is excited to submit an entry and pitch an idea to the Uni-Verve owners.
Before you present your idea in a video format (Assignment PART B) with an attached
explanatory document (PART C), your group needs to submit a 1,000 word PROJECT
PLAN (absolute maximum of 1,200 words).
The purpose of the project plan is to demonstrate that your team understands the
requirements of this group assignment. This is not a project plan for creating the
app/website but a plan that presents how your team will organise and execute each of
the tasks involved in the assignment. Therefore, you do not need to go into detail on
the features and functions of the app/website.
Your project plan should include:
1. Business vision statement:
For this section, your team needs to demonstrate that you understand UniVerve product, services and culture.
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2. Project description:
Outlines the product/s you have decided to create and justifies the reasoning
behind your decision.
This section should also include the core value proposition addressed by the
app/website you are creating.
3. Basic schedule:
This section requires you to outline the steps your team will undertake to
complete your video pitch and explanatory document in the next 6 weeks. This
may be presented in a table format.
4. Roles & responsibilities of your team members:
This section defines how your team decides to break down the roles/task
assignments to produce the two final deliverables (video and explanatory
document). This may be presented in a table format.
5. Communication methods:
Discuss how your team plans to collaborate during planning and production
stage of your video and paper.
6. Assumptions (as an APPENDIX)
List any assumptions you have made about Uni-Verve and the requirements of
the website / mobile system. This section is NOT included in your word count
allocation.
Do not include your answers for the main project plan sections. All details in
the Appendix page will not be marked.

4. Submission Details
A Turnitin submission link will be provided on Week 5 and your team should submit no
later than AUGUST 26, 12 NOON.
Using Moodle, submit:
(1) Your PROJECT PLAN in MS Word format. (no other formats such as PDF allowed
PENALTY APPLIES)
(2) Include at the front page a FULLY COMPLETED and SIGNED and DATED cover
page (available on Moodle).
If you have any questions about interpreting the assignment and its requirements,
please make use of either the LiCs or Jills (Tutor in Charge) consultation sessions
(information of time and venue is available in Course Outline Part A). To avoid
confusion and misunderstanding, we WILL NOT be answering such questions about
the assignments OVER EMAIL.
The university regards plagiarism as a form of academic misconduct, and has very
strict rules regarding plagiarism. For UNSW policies, penalties, and information to help
you avoid plagiarism see: http://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism as well as the
guidelines in the online ELISE tutorials for all new UNSW students:
http://subjectguides.library.unsw.edu.au/elise
Submission of Assignment PART A must be accompanied by a SIGNED cover page
provided on Moodle. Digital signatures are NOT allowed. Signature on the cover page
MUST MATCH the one you used to sign in for your workshop attendance. Missing
cover page or cover page without proper signature will result in an automatic penalty of
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10% of available marks. The maximum marks for this part of the assignment is 100
marks and hence the penalty is a flat 10 marks deduction from the score you obtained
for the assignment.
You are advised to keep a copy of each submission. In line with school policy, the
LATE SUBMISSION of assignments carries A PENALTY OF 10% OF THE MAXIMUM
MARKS FOR THAT ASSIGNMENT PER DAY OF LATENESS (including weekends
and public holidays), unless an extension of time has been granted. For example, if you
are late by 2 days, you will suffer a 20 marks deduction from the score you obtained for
the assignment.
An extension of time to complete an assignment may be granted by the lecturer in
charge (LIC) in case of misadventure or illness. Applications for an extension of time
should be made to the LIC through the online system (see course outline Part B)
WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE. You will be required to
substantiate your application with appropriate documentary evidence such as medical
certificates, accident reports etc. Please note that work commitments and computer
failures are not considered sufficient grounds for an extension.

5. Project Plan Marking Criteria

Your project plan will be assessed on the following:
a. Completeness did you consider all requirements above? (20%)
b. Quality of your project plan Is your project plan well formulated? Ideas
clearly communicated? Roles and responsibilities well thought through and
relevant? (60%)
c. Presentation Is your project plan well structured, organised and of
professional quality? (20%)
* A project plan that reasonably delivers above requirements on average earns a credit
mark.

6. References:
Please remember to properly cite ALL SOURCES used to prepare the assignment. For
information on how to acknowledge your sources and reference correctly, see:
https://student.unsw.edu.au/harvard-referencing
For the UNSWBS Harvard Referencing Guide, see (for best result, DO NOT use Safari
to open the link: http://wwwdocs.fce.unsw.edu.au/fce/EDU/harvard_ref_guide.pdf

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