BMAN 32141 – Business IT Architecture – Group Coursework Assignment: CFS Case Study Solution Presentation Date:Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021, From 11:00 to 14:00. Each group will be assigned a slot in this time interval. NOTE:Deadline for submission of group presentation via e-mail to module coordinator: 22/11/2021 17:00 p.m. AimsTo practice technical group presentation skills by presenting the solution to the case study developed during the Business IT Architecture workshop. To demonstrate technical and problem solving skills by providing a solution to the IT case study discussed during the workshop sessions. To practice answering questions posed by a technical and executive audience. TasksYour group will transform the IT solution artefacts developed during the Business IT Architecture workshop into a professional 20-minute PowerPoint presentation followed by 7 minutes of questions posed by the audience. Yourpresentationwillbeassessedbasedonthefollowingdimensions: OrganisationandDelivery: presentation structure, logical flow, clarity of slides, time management, team coordination and balanced team participation. ProblemSolvingandTechnicalSolution: The ability to justify and explain the case study solution using IT architecture concepts, techniques, diagrams and models.. Teamwork and Q&A: The team’s ability to answer technical and managerial questions posed by the audience. General Marking Scheme Guidelines Marking and Grading Criteria for Assignment ReducedScaleStepMarking:UndergraduateLevel Class Descriptor (which reflects the highest possible mark attainable) Possible Mark Upper- range first Your work is exceptional and of sufficient quality to be awarded an upper-range first class mark. Your work is authoritative and amply demonstrates very advanced knowledge and a very advanced ability to integrate the full range of principles, theories, evidence and techniques. The clarity and originality of thought and the way that it is expressed is very impressive for this level of work. 100 Upper- range first 95 Upper- range first 92 Mid-range first Your work is outstanding and of sufficient quality to be awarded a mid-range first class mark. Your response to the question is insightful. You demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of this topic. To improve future marks you should attempt to refine your analysis and arguments even further. 88 Mid-range first 85 Mid-range first 82 Lower- range first Your work is excellent and of sufficient quality to be awarded a lower-range first class mark. You demonstrate a detailed level of understanding of this topic. To improve future marks you should attempt to identify any weaker parts of your argument and/or its presentation, ensure you have addressed opposing viewpoints or evidence decisively, and consider extending the range and use of supporting resources even further. 78 Lower- range first 75 Lower- range first 72 2.1 Your work is very good and of sufficient quality to be awarded a merit mark. Your work is sound and well-considered. To improve future marks you could integrate a wider range of sources and/or deepen your analysis. You may also need to develop weaker parts of your argument and/or its presentation, ensuring that you have identified and addressed key opposing viewpoints or evidence. 68 2.1 65 2.1 62 2.2 Your work is good and of sufficient quality to be awarded a pass mark. Your work is competent and coherent. To improve future marks you could integrate a wider range of sources and should increase your level of critical appraisal and seek to demonstrate a more integrated understanding of the subject and possible opposing viewpoints in your analysis. You could also improve the presentation and structure of your work. 58 2.2 55 2.2 52 3 Your work has sufficient knowledge, use of appropriate resources and quality of presentation to warrant a pass. You demonstrate an adequate understanding of the topic. To achieve a higher mark you need to make sure that all your points are fully supported with data or evidence from the literature. You also need to achieve greater analytical depth and take fuller account of opposing viewpoints or evidence in order to provide more substantial, comprehensive and nuanced support for your argument. 48 3 45 3 42 F Your work demonstrates insufficient knowledge and skills in the specific topic area and does not merit a pass mark. Your work demonstrates some awareness of the topic, although it is a frequently incoherent, or partial, response. To improve future marks you should improve your awareness of the appropriate principles, theories, evidence and techniques and engage more 38 F 35 F 32 critically with them. You should present and structure your arguments better and make sure that they are substantiated. You should seek to undertake, or demonstrate that you have undertaken, independent work. F Your work is inadequate and does not merit a pass mark. It demonstrates a confused or deficient awareness of the subject matter. To improve future marks you should improve your awareness of the appropriate principles, theories, evidence and techniques and engage critically with them. You should present and structure your arguments and make sure that they are substantiated. You should seek to undertake, or demonstrate that you have undertaken, independent work. 28 F 25 22 F Your work is severely inadequate and does not merit a pass mark. You demonstrate a very deficient understanding of the topic. To improve future marks you should improve your awareness of the appropriate principles, theories, evidence and techniques and engage critically with them. You should present and structure your arguments and make sure that they are substantiated. You should seek to undertake, or demonstrate that you have undertaken, independent work. 15 F Your work is profoundly inadequate and does not merit a pass mark. Your representation or understanding of thinking in the discipline is highly deficient. To improve future marks you should seek to understand thinking in the discipline and engage critically with it. You should present and structure your arguments and make sure that they are substantiated. You should seek to undertake, or demonstrate that you have undertaken, independent work. 5 F 0 Penalties for Late Submission (Failing to Attend Final Group Presentation) Students failing to attend the final group presentation without mitigating circumstances accepted by Alliance MBS will receive a mark of ZERO for the presentation. Plagiarism Please refer to the section on Plagiarism in the student handbook. Marking Criteria Please refer to the coursework brief described above. Marking Process The School follows a fair, rigorous and transparent marking process for all summative work and grade descriptors for coursework will be available to view separately on the blackboard page. Feedback to Students on Progress Informal formative feedback will be provided during three case study-based sessions where there will be a mixture of lecture and group work. Members of the course team (course unit leader + IBM IT Architects) will be providing feedback to groups. Additional feedback will be provided at the end of each of these sessions. Coursework Feedback Timescales: Group Presentation Feedback Release Date: Tuesday, December 14th - 2021. Method of Coursework Feedback: Written Comments on Marking Scheme Form.