PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT _________________________________________________________________________ KOD KURSUS /COURSE CODE : CBCT2203 TAJUK

KURSUS /COURSE TITLE : Basic Concepts of Information Technology SEMESTER /SEMESTER : MAY 2013 _________________________________________________________________________ ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak kursus ini. / This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course. 2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English. 3. Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda . Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan Times New Roman fon saiz 12 dan langkau 1.5. baris/ Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. 4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan salin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda . / Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. 5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ONLINE melalui MyVLE. Sila rujuk kepada portal untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara on-line. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / You must submit your assignment ONLINE via the MyVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to submit your assignment on-line. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference. 6. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. 7. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan pada 16hb Julai hingga 18hb Julai 2013. Serahan selepas 18hb Julai 2013 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between 16th July to 18th July 2013. Submission after 18th July 2013 will NOT be accepted. 8. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. /

Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.

PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 40% daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik yang dilampirkan. / This assignment accounts for 40% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics attached . Anda akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula / You would be given feedback on the assignment before the Final Semester Examination commences. PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan, secara automatik, akan disemak untuk menentukan kadar pertindihan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30%: potongan 20% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50%: potongan 40% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan diberikan. Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

TescoSoft Sdn. Bhd, which was established in 2000, is one the largest retailer companies in Malaysia. Its competitors are companies like Giant, Tesco and Carrefour and in order to stay on par with its rivals, the CEO of the TescoSoft has decided to revamp existing IT infrastructure in the company. At present, the company has several departments which are Human Resource, Accounting, Marketing, Customer Service and Logistics. Each department has its own IT infrastructure and it is used to support business operations and day to day tasks in the respective department. However, as most of the departments use file system to store data, island of information phenomena is a common sight in those departments. No proper integration between departments has resulted in high redundancy of data and inability to share valuable information. The problem is further compounded by some departments which are running legacy application programs. As a result of the problems, the CEO is looking forward to come up with an IT solution that can streamline entire business operations in the company and the solution must be feasible in terms of security, performance and cost. Direct customers who wish to ascertain if a particular good is available will have to make a phone call to the customer service department of the company. TescoSoft has assigned several suppliers to supply goods to the company and it is imperative for suppliers to access to the sales information of items or goods of the TescoSoft company as it would allow them to predict how much they have to produce a particular item for the company. Absence of this information or not receiving sales information in a timely manner from the company, often led suppliers to produce a particular product or item excessively or lesser than expected. The CEO wants the proposed IT solution to be extended so as to automate the tasks performed by its customers and suppliers. Recently, the upward trend in sales of the company has prompted the CEO to open 3 more branches which are located in Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore and Jakarta (Indonesia). The proposed solution now should facilitate the exchange and sharing of information between branches. Also there would be some activities that are needed to be coordinated between branches where updating a particular customer or supplier information can be done at any branches, generating sales reports of a particular branch from any branches and others. Lately, recruitment exercise at all the branches of the company have been intensified to recruit more skillful IT people to help realize CEOs directive. Assume that you are the IT manager of TescoSoft Sdn. Bhd. As such, you are requested to prepare a proposal report by the CEO of the company for the implementation of IT infrastructure in your company. Among the items needed in the report are:

(i) Introduction to the report (ii) Required Changes Propose the changes that have to be done for the following elements. For each of the elements, also explain why those changes are relevant to TescoSoft Sdn. Bhd. o Hardware o Software o People (iii) Anticipated Challenges Describe THREE challenges that the company needs to look out for if it revamps existing IT infrastructure of the company. (iv) Obtaining solutions Formulate solutions to the problems mentioned in the case study. (v) Conclusion Your answer must be in the proper report format (Cover Page, Table of Content, page numbering, APA format references, etc.)

(TOTAL: 40 marks)

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LAMPIRAN / ATTACHMENT RUBRIK TUGASAN / ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS

Criteria

Weight

Poor (0 Mark)

Weak (1 Mark)

Moderate (2 Marks) The introduction stated the purpose of the assignment but there was limited description

Good (3 Marks) The introduction clearly stated the purpose of the assignment with concise description but some aspects mentioned in the question are left out.

Excellent (4 Marks) The introduction clearly stated the purpose of the assignment with concise description In depth explanation with excellent examples The facts were coherent and clearly presented

Total Marks (Max) 4

Introduction

No Only a brief introduction. statement of the purpose of the assignment was given. Wrong answer given Poor discussion

Proposal and explanation on the required change for the software

Basic/Minimal Good explanation that explanation with no were related to the Contained factual examples scenario but still there is errors room for improvement Adequate examples were given OR Excellent explanation but there is space to add more scope/answers

Proposal and explanation on the required change for the hardware

Wrong answer given

Poor discussion

Basic/Minimal Good explanation that explanation with no were related to the Contained factual examples scenario but still there is errors room for improvement Adequate examples were given OR Excellent explanation but there is space to add more scope/answers

In depth explanation with excellent examples The facts were coherent and clearly presented

Proposal and explanation on the

Wrong answer given

Poor discussion

Basic/Minimal Good explanation that explanation with no were related to the Contained factual examples scenario but still there is

In depth explanation with excellent examples

required change for 1the people

errors

room for improvement Adequate examples were given OR Excellent explanation but there is space to add more scope/answers The facts were coherent and clearly presented

Description on the 1st anticipated challenge

Wrong answer given

Poor description

Basic/Minimal description with no Contained factual examples errors

Good description that were In depth description related to the scenario but with excellent still there is room for examples improvement The facts were Adequate examples were coherent and clearly given presented OR Excellent explanation but there is space to add more scope/answers

Description on the 2nd anticipated challenge

Wrong answer given

Poor description

Basic/Minimal description with no Contained factual examples errors

Good description that were In depth description related to the scenario but with excellent still there is room for examples improvement The facts were Adequate examples were coherent and clearly given presented OR Excellent explanation but there is space to add more scope/answers

Description on the 3rd anticipated challenge

Wrong answer given

Poor description

Basic/Minimal description with no Contained factual examples errors

Good description that were In depth description related to the scenario but with excellent still there is room for examples improvement The facts were Adequate examples were coherent and clearly given presented OR Excellent explanation

but there is space to add more scope/answers Solution Formulation 1 Wrong answer given Solution is Solution provided is Good solution is provided provided but it is very brief and not but lacks deliberation wrong/ cannot be clear applied for the case study Summed up only a few issues in the assignment Summed up many of the main issues in the assignment Summed up most of the main issues in the assignment An excellent and thorough solution The facts were coherent and clearly presented Summed up all the main issues in the assignment 4 4

Conclusion

No conclusion given

Report Format

No format at all.

Some formats are available but not correct.

Most formats are available but only some are correct.

Most formats are available and most are correct.

All formats are available and all are correct.

Total Points/ Marks

10

40