BBUS1002 - Foundations of Information Technology:Report and Presentation Assessment

students are required to create a report and video presentation: Students pre-record videos (15%) and formal report (25%) of assigned topics covered in the unit to demonstrate their understanding of key concepts. Topics include pervasive nature of IT, developments in hardware/ software, Big Data, Data Analytics, Software Development, etc.

(Individual Work) A 2-4-minute video presentation followed by a Report of 2000 words. Every student is needed to submit the presentation, and report related to the topic. The presentation should be recorded with detailed explanations of the selected Topic. See below instructions for more details

INSTRUCTIONS: This unit introduces students to the field of information technology. It provides both theoretical knowledge and practical application of basic aspects of information technology and their relevance to 21st century business operations.

The unit starts on a global scale in the e-world of the Internet before visiting the micro-world of computer hardware, operating systems, and software tools for productivity, creativity, and information processing.

The unit explores networking and communication systems before looking at database technology and the design and management of business information systems.

The unit concludes with a discussion of current issues and trends in information technology.

This Assessment 4 is an individual assessment, where each student will contribute to the visual/verbal presentation and submit a presentation and recorded material directly into Moodle. The details of how to prepare the submission appear below.

In assessment 4 you need to prepare at least 10 slides on any topic in EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES covered in the unit to demonstrate the understanding of key concepts. Once you complete the slides, you need to record your presentation and upload the presentation and video file to Moodle. You can do voice over PPT, or use any other software for the video production, e.g. MovieMaker for PC or iMovie for Apple etc.

It can be prepared with essay writing AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. Try some of them:

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After you receive AI generated text, you should read it and improve it. Please carefully read the document AI and Plagiarism, provided on Moodle, for more information.

E.g Topics include:

• pervasivenature of IT,
• developmentsin hardware/software,
• BigData,
• DataAnalytics,
• SoftwareDevelopment,

Please note the maximum time for each video presentation is 5 minutes.

NOTE: Please do not alter the playback speed of the submitted video to reduce the run time, e.g. setting playback speeds to 1.5 x or 2.0 x normal speed. Please leave playback speed as 1.0 or normal speed. The quality of the production is not critical. Additional marks will not be allocated to submissions that have a high production quality, the focus of this assessment is on content and clarity of information. Smartphone video quality is sufficient. If you need help making a video, please check out the video provided in the assessment section (Making video - instructions) . There are many free editing apps (available via the internet) that you can use in the production of your video, e.g., MovieMaker for PC or iMovie for Apple.