This assignment must be your own work

This assignment must be your own work. It is acceptable to discuss course content with others to improve your understanding and clarify requirements, but solutions to assignment questions must be done on your own. You must not copy from anyone, including tutors and fellow students, nor allow others to copy your work. All Assignments will be checked using collusion monitoring tools to ensure that each assignment is the original work of the submitting student. Assignments that do not adhere to this requirement will be deemed as being the result of collusion or plagiarism. This may lead to severe academic penalties as outlined in USQ Policy Library: Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. It is your own responsibility to ensure the integrity of your work. Refer to the USQ Policy Library for more details:
• Academic Integrity Policy
• Academic Integrity Procedure
In completing this assignment, you are expected to use available resources such as the practical activities in the study modules, the Course Study Desk – especially the Discussion Forums (click the Study Desk link on UConnect – http://uconnect.usq.edu.au ), as well as exploring and experimenting on your own.
Applicable course objective:
• apply ethical research and inquiry skills and demonstrate an understanding of the social impact of information technology and the need for security, privacy and ethical implications in information systems usage;
• demonstrate problem-solving skills by identifying and resolving issues relating to information systems and their components, and proficiently utilise different types of information systems software (especially gaining proficiency in utilising databases, spreadsheets, and presentation applications).
• apply academic and professional literacy skills and demonstrate an understanding of the importance of and differences between information and computer literacy; the basic types of software including system software (operating systems and utilities) and applications software (proprietary, off-the-shelf software applications and cloud computing); the basic hardware components of a computer system, including system unit, storage, input and output devices and the way that they interact to form a single computing system; understanding computer-based telecommunications and networking concepts; the basic concepts surrounding databases, database management systems and understanding the need for information management; the concepts surrounding the Internet, e-commerce/e-business and supply chain activities, and business intelligence, knowledge management and other business information system tools (TPSs, ERPs, MISs, DSSs etc) widely used in organisations today; and the processes involved in information system project management;
• apply written communication skills by understanding basic information, communication and technology (ICT) terminology for effective communication and applying it within a business environment.

Applicable graduate qualities and skills gained from this assessment instrument:
• Problem Solving (Skill U2)
• Written & Oral Communication (Skill U4)
This assignment is quite complex, and exposes you to many different components in Microsoft Word 2007/2010/2013, some or all of which might be very unfamiliar to you. The assignment description provides some explanation of how to use these components, but you are also expected to use available resources such as Online Help and the course discussion forums, as well as exploring and experimenting on your own.
Group Submissions
Students are encouraged to work in teams to complete the assignment as teamwork is an important skill required by industry. You may choose to work alone. If you opt to work as a team, the same marks will be awarded to both students. No team can exceed more than two students. It is up to you to find a team-mate and this can usually be achieved through a request on the Study Desk.
All students must email the Course Examiner by the 18th October 2015 the following information. If no email is received it will be assumed that you are working on Assignment 3 by yourself:
Subject: CIS5100 S2 2015 Assignment 3
Dear Course Team,
I have been working [individually / in a team] on CIS5100 Assignment 3 and [I / we] will be submitting the Assignment [by myself / as a team of two students]:
1. [Enter Student Full Name] [Enter Student ID]
2. [Enter Student Full Name] [Enter Student ID]
Submit only one assignment if you elect to work as a team to complete this assignment. Note that marks will be awarded on the basis of the student name(s) and student number(s) that appear in the file name and in the report introduction.
Referencing Requirements
References are required and the Harvard AGPS standard of referencing must be used. This standard is detailed on USQ Library Site http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing .
Plagiarism, collusion and cheating will be severely penalised. Refer to the USQ Policy Library for more details:
• Academic Integrity Policy
• Academic Integrity Procedure
Ensure that your reports are fully referenced, including any reference to the text book. Your report should include in-text references and a List of References.
Do not repeat verbatim large slabs of information from other sources such as the text – you must put the ideas/information in your own words.
You must use at least ten (10) academically sound sources other than the textbook in completing this report.
Preamble
Dr Vivien “Viv” Aldi was extremely impressed with our computing firm’s – Valkyries Technologies – development of the Four Seasons Music’s Database Management System (DBMS) utilising Microsoft Access 2007/2010/2013 (Assignment 1) and Decision Support System (DSS) utilising Microsoft Excel 2007/2010/2013 (Assignment 2).
Dr Vivien “Viv” Aldi realises that the business has a lot to learn and that the business will need to invest considerable money to bring his business into the modern online business world, from their current single computer mail order set-up. Dr Vivien “Viv” Aldi has contracted our firm to advise the business on how they can grow their mail order business into a cutting-edge online presence. The business has asked us to develop a report to provide them with information about the following topics that they see as key to their business’ growth:
• How can the business move from mail order to being an online presence?
(Use Baltzan et al Chapters 2 & 3 - Connectivity and E-Business / Mobile Business to assist you in answering this topic)
• What type of hardware and software, including networking infrastructure, should the business acquire to expand its capabilities to meet their new e-business initiative?
(Use Baltzan Chapter 5 - Technical Fundamentals to assist you in answering this topic)
• What would be the benefits to the business of a solid enterprise architecture?
(Use Baltzan et al Chapter 7 - Enterprise Architecture to assist you in answering this topic)
• What would be the benefits to the business of implementing a customer relationship management system?
(Use Baltzan et al Chapter 9 - Supply Chain Management & Customer Relationship Management to assist you in answering this topic)
• What privacy issues should the business be aware of when embarking on an online presence?
(Use Baltzan et al Chapter 11 - Ethics, Privacy and Information Security to assist you in answering this topic)
All phases in this project must be developed with professionalism and user-friendliness in mind.