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ISYS90039 Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT
Semester 1, 2023

Assignment 1 Specification
Overview
Due: Thursday 6th April @ 11:59 pm (Week 6)
Weight: 30%
Length: 2,000 words maximum (i.e., this is a hard upper-bound)
Type: Individual Report

Note: This assessment is part of a hurdle requirement. To pass the subject, students must obtain: at least
25/50 across the non-examinable material in this subject (i.e., Quiz 1, Quiz 2 & Assessment 1 collectively)
Instructions
General assignment details:
• Assignment 1 is aimed at addressing Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1, 3 and 5.
• The specific requirements that you will be assessed upon as contained within Assignment 1 – Case
Scenario (download from Canvas > Assignments > Assignment 1).
• Please submit a WORD file or a PDF.
• Late submissions will be penalised by 10% of the total mark for each day past the due date the
assignment is late.
• Requests for extensions must be sent to Kameron Chan at least 24 hours before the due date (i.e., if
the assignment is due on 5th January at 1 pm, you must request an extension by 4th January at 1 pm).
• Any questions pertaining to the requirements must only be directed to Kameron Chan or the Canvas
Discussion Forum – this ensures a standardised response for everyone.
• Any form of plagiarism identified by Turnitin that has not been appropriately acknowledged and cited
will be dealt with accordingly as per the University of Melbourne’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Your report should:
• Be well-written and organized.
• Contain evidence of original thinking and critical analysis.
• Contain well-developed explanations reinforced with high-quality research.
• Logically build your argument/views based on the case scenario’s context.
• Effectively utilise images/tables/figures etc. where appropriate.
• Include any relevant assumptions as explicit statements (if any).
Your writing should:
• Focus on the intended audience.
• Be concise and coherent, with effective use of the word count.
• Be well structured, in a logical order, with well-flowing content.
• Be proofread and spell-checked. You should leverage sentence structure, grammar, and spelling to
give your writing a professional look and feel.
• Use appropriate citation and referencing in APA format.
Note on Presentation:
• There is no specified template for this report.
• The maximum length is 2,000 words in total, NOT counting references, citations, tables, or headings.
• A table of contents is not required but a cover page and a reference list are essential requirements.
• Please ensure you have your Student ID in a header and number each page in the footer.
• Failure to adhere to these presentation requirements will lose marks under ‘Report Structure’.