LOCUS RAGS

Unit 1Business Skills for E

commerce

Jackson Bird
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Unit Assessment Information

Qualification : HND Diploma in Computing and Systems

Development

Unit Code & Title : Unit 1Business Skills for E

commerce

Assessment Title & Nos : E-commerce Consultancy Report for Ocean Market (pvt) Limited

Learning outcomes and grading opportunities:

LO 01: Understand the structure and aims of business organizations

Learning Outcomes LO1.1 LO1.2

LO 02: Understand the impact of e-Commerce

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 Learning Outcomes LO2.1 LO2.2

LO 03: Be able to design e-Commerce

solutions

Learning Outcomes LO3.1 LO3.2 LO3.3 LO3.4 LO3.5

Merit and Distinction Descriptor

M1.3 M2.3 M3.3 D1.1 D2.1 D2.3 D3.5

Assessor : Internal Examiner (IE) :

Date Reviewed : Date of :

IE

Date Issued : Date

Due

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Assignment Brief

Retail Industry is a highly growing industry in the Sri Lankan Business Environment where Ocean Market
(pvt) Limited is holding a fair share of it and is operating as an in-store Super Market business of retail
items specially focusing on textiles, cosmetics, accessories, computer accessories, baby items, stationery
items and a variety of food products.

Due to the high growth of the E-business in the industry, the management of Ocean Market understand
that their customers are giving up on them and move to other competitors due to the unavailability of e-
commerce facility in the organisation.

Therefore they decided to get their customers back in and develop their business which matches the
present context of electronic business.

Assume that you have been hired by Ocean Market (pvt) Limited as an E-commerce Consultant to
provide an e-commerce solution to achieve higher business results. Therefore, you are required to write a
professional management consultancy report addressing the aspects mentioned below with relevant
judgments wherever it is appropriate by critically evaluating the context.

Chapter 1 Organization Profile

1.1 Core Business Functions of the Organization

Provide your understanding on the nature of Ocean Market (pvt) Ltd by assessing its core business
functions (LO 1.1)

Evaluation of Business aims and Stakeholders

Evaluate the selected organizations business aims by showing how those aims would relate to different
stakeholders internal and external (LO 1.2) (M1.3)

Chapter 2 Background of e-Commerce and its impact to the Society

2.1 The Impact of e-Commerce to an Organization and Society

Provide the background of e-commerce and functionality and analyze the impact of e commerce by
evaluating its benefits and the risks while discussing how introducing an e-Commerce system to an
organization would provide better business outcomes. (LO 2.1)

Global Impact of e-Commerce on society

Discuss the global impact of e-Commerce on society by taking different examples with appropriate
references (LO 2.2)

Note: Your overall chapter must reflect the background of e commerce and its wider impact to thesociety
through a range of sources of information with appropriate references. Please avoid using unreliable data
sources such as wikis, answer web sites, blogs etc.(M2.3)

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 Chapter 3 Market Potential and Different e-Commerce Solutions

3.1. Market Potential of e commerce

Investigate market potential of Ocean Market (pvt) Ltd for an e-Commerce opportunity (LO3.1)

3.2. Different e-Commerce Systems in the World

Critically evaluate few e-Commerce systems currently in use by organizations realistically for similar
purposes (LO 3.2) (e.g. you can provide screen shots of such systems in your appendices)

Note: While critically evaluating e-commerce systems currently in use for similar business purposes inthe
world, you must justify the market potential for an e commerce solution for the selected organization
through an effective SWOT and PESTEL analysis while synthesizing your own ideas in to an effective
conclusion on why this organization must select e-commerce solutions. (D1.1)

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Chapter 4 Proposed e-Commerce solution

Proposed e-Commerce solution

Based on the above justification on the market potential and the varieties of e-commerce solutions
available in the world design, propose a best fit e commerce solution for Ocean Market (pvt) Ltd to
achieve their business advantage. (LO 3.4)

Capitalizing an E commerce solution

You must discuss the financial implications of the above proposed e-Commerce solution (LO 3.3)

Feasibility of the E-commerce solution

Critically evaluate the suitability of the above proposed e-Commerce solution to Ocean Market (pvt) Ltd
based on different feasibility criteria. (LO 3.5)

Note: The above proposed e commerce solution must be creative and innovative in terms ofapplicability
to the organization that you have selected. (D3.5)

Your overall report must be word processed within 2000-2500 words, created by using Times New Roman
font (12-body, 14-sub headings, 16-headings, 18-titles) with 1.5 line spacing, justified, uniform while
written in report writing using appropriate Harvard referencing (both in text citations and end text
reference list) wherever appropriate. It must contain appropriate Executive Summary, Table of Contents,
Body, Conclusion, References and Appendices in accurate page numbers. The report must be printed
single sided and bound along with the completed assignment brief on the top as the cover page. (M3.3)

You must manage your study and submit the report within the assigned time duration (D2.3)

You must demonstrate your autonomy/independence through the report by crafting an individual
documentation. (D 2.1)

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Assessment Criteria

Outcomes/Criteria for PASS Possible Possible evidence provided by Achieve

the learner d
evidence

LO1 Understand the structure and aims of business organisations

1.1 assess an organisations core Chapter

business functions 1.1

1.2 evaluate an organisations Chapter

business aims and 1.2

show how they relate to

stakeholders

LO2 Understand the impact of e-

Commerce

2.1 analyse the impact, including

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the risks, of

introducing an e-Commerce Chapter

system to an 2.1

organization

2.2 discuss the global impact of e-

Commerce on

society Chapter

2.2

LO3 Be able to design e-

Commerce solutions

3.1 investigate market potential

for an e-Commerce

opportunity Chapter

3.1

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 3.2 evaluate current e-Commerce

systems in use by

organisations

Chapter

3.2

3.3 discuss the financial Chapter

implications of an e- 4.2

Commerce solution

3.4 design an e-Commerce Chapter

solution 4.1

3.5 evaluate the suitability of an e- Chapter

Commerce 4.3

solution.

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Grade Descriptor for Possible evidence by the student Feedback

MERIT

M1 Identify and The Learner should have use effective

apply approaches on defining the business sector

and background of business and identifying

strategies to find

the organisations aims and objectives with

appropriate
clear explanation on the involvement of

solutions
interested parties to the business and their

contribution variations for the rapidly

growing&developing business industry.

M1.3 An effective

approach to

study and

research

has been applied

M2 Select / design In Chapter 2 the learner has reflected the

background of e commerceand its wider

appropriate

impact to the society through a range of

methods

sources ofinformation with appropriate

/ techniques

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M2.3 Range of sources

of

information has
references.
been
Not used unreliable data sources such as
wikis, answer web sites, blogs
used
etc.

M3 Present and

communicate Overall report is word processed within

2000-2500 words, created by

using Times New Roman font (12-body, 14-
sub headings, 16-headings,

18-titles) with 1.5 line spacing, justified,

uniform while written in reportwriting using
appropriate Harvard referencing (both in text
citationsand end text reference list) wherever
appropriate.

It must contain appropriate Executive

Summary, Table of Contents,

Body, Conclusion, References and

Appendices in accurate pagenumbers. The
report must be printed single sided and
bound along withthe completed assignment
brief on the top as the cover page.

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Grade Descriptor for Possible evidence Feedback

DISTINCTION

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D1 Use critical Chapter 3 critically evaluates e-commerce

reflection systems currently in use for

similar business purposes in the world, the

learner has justified the
to evaluate own
market potential for an e commerce solution
work for the selected

organization through an effective SWOT and

and justify valid PESTEL analysis while

synthesizing own ideas in to an effective

conclusions
conclusion on why this

D 1.1 Conclusions have organization must select e-commerce

solutions

been

arrived at through synthesis

of

ideas and have been

justified

D2 Take responsibility Overall work demonstrated

for autonomy/independence through the

report by crafting an individual
documentation.
managing and

organising activities

D2.1.

Autonomy/independence

has been

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 demonstrated

D2.3. Activities have been

managed Overall work is a managed study and

submitted the report within the

assigned time duration

D3
Demonstrate

convergent / lateral /

creative thinking

D3.5 Innovation and

creative thought have been
applied

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Future Improvements & Assessor

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