ICT309 Assessment 2 Brief

Course: Bachelor of Information Technology

Unit code ICT309
Unit Title IT GOVERNANCE, RISK & COMPLIANCE
Type of Assessment Individual Assessment
Length/Duration 2,000 Words (+/-10%)
Unit Learning Outcomes ULO 5. Evaluate the business benefits of GRC in managing the
Addressed contribution of IT to organisations.
Submission Date Week 6, Sunday, 23:59 PM
Assessment Task Individual Essay Writing
Total Mark 35
Weighting 35%

Assessment Description:

You are required to write an academic essay on one of the following topics and reflect on your
learning from the course content:

• How to increase business value with the IT GRC program, using some examples.
• Comprehensive survey of the evolution of IT GRC frameworks during the time and their
connections (e.g. how other standards and frameworks are related to COBIT or ITIL or
ISO/IEC) and discuss the top enablers in different IT GRC frameworks.
• How to effectively implement and integrate a GRC framework in an IT company, using
some examples.
• Analyze the role of emerging technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain) in enhancing IT GRC
frameworks in different areas (e.g. cybersecurity, customer satisfaction, incident
management, etc.).
Assessment Submission:

• All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date through Turnitin on Moodle.
• The manuscript should begin with a cover page including your information, title,
abstract, and keyword. The main text should consist of an introduction, Literature
Review, Discussion, and Conclusion, followed by References.
• Plagiarism should not be more than 25%, and significant parts should not be copied
without referencing.
• AI-generated writing should be limited and acknowledged adequately.
• Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report and listed appropriately at
the end in a reference list using APA or IEEE referencing style.
• Manuscript should be containing minimum 2000 words and should not exceed 3000
words including embedded figures and tables, contain no appendix, and the file
should be in Microsoft Office (.doc/.docx) format.
• Paper should be in prepared in A4 paper (21cm x 29.7cm) using 2.5 cm for inside
margin and 2 cm for top, bottom, and outside margin. The title, abstract and main
text should be in one column.
• Title should be less than 15 words, title case, small caps, centered, bold, font type
Times New Roman (TNR), font size 16, and single spaced.
• The main text of the writing should be in one column, justified, 12 TNR, first line
indent 5 mm, and 1.5 spaced.
Marking Guide (Rubric):

Assessment Fail (Unacceptable) Pass (Functional) Credit (Proficient) Distinction (Advanced) High Distinction
Attributes (0-49%) (50-64%) (65-74%) (75-84%) (Exceptional)
(>85%)
Novelty, Little evidence of Basic use of sources to Research is generally Thorough research is Thorough research is
Innovativeness andresearch. support ideas, generally thorough. Good use of indicated. Very good use of indicated. Professional
industrial Sources are missing, well-integrated, most sources to support sources to support ideas, use of sources to support
applicability Inappropriate, poorly sources are credible. ideas, mostly well well integrated, sources are ideas, well integrated,
through research integrated or lacking May be weaknesses integrated, sources are credible. May be minor sources are credible.
15 credibility. Lacks clear with paraphrasing or credible. May be weaknesses with Very minor,
link of sources with integration /application. weaknesses with paraphrasing or if any, weaknesses with
essay. No in text paraphrasing or integration/application. paraphrasing or
citations integration/ application. Integration/application.

Delivery of Topic, concepts and Topic, concepts and Topic, concepts and Topic, concepts and report Topic, concepts are
discussion report are not clear in report are stated with report are clearly are clearly outlined in clearly outlined in
10 introduction. some clarity in conveyed in introduction. Material in introduction. Material in
Material in the body introduction. Material introduction. Material in body is logically and clearlybody is logically and
is generally poorly in body is generally body is logically and sequenced; very few or clearly sequenced; very
sequenced. No logically sequenced; clearly sequenced; few minor weaknesses. minor, if any,
discernible some weaknesses. or minor weaknesses. Conclusion mostly weaknesses. Conclusion
conclusion; no links to Conclusion does not Conclusion summarises effectively summarises effectively summarises
introduction. clearly summarise essay; may be some essay; with essay; with
essay; links to weaknesses; generally recommendations and clear recommendations and
introduction are not clear links to intro. links to introduction. clear links to
clear. introduction.
Formatting Poor standard of A minimum of 2000 A minimum of 2000 A minimum of 2000 A minimum of 2000
Presentation writing. Word limit words. Basic and sound words. Good standard of words. Very good standard of words. Professional standard
5 may not be adhered standard of writing; writing; few errors in writing; very few or minor of writing; no errors in
to. Incorrect format some errors in punctuation, grammar errors in punctuation, punctuation, grammar
(e.g. includes Table of punctuation, grammar and spelling. Almost grammar and spelling. and spelling. Correct
contents; bullet and spelling. correct format. Correct formatting. formatting.
points; graphs etc.) Inconsistencies with the
formatting.
Referencing No referencing is Minimum 3 references. Minimum 5 references. Minimum 7 references. Minimum 12 references.
5 evident or, if done, is Basic and sound Good attempt to Very good attempt to Professional level of
inconsistent and attempt to reference reference sources; reference sources; very referencing and
technically incorrect. sources; may be some inconsistencies and minor inconsistencies and acknowledgment; no
No or minimal inconsistencies and technical errors in style. technical errors in style. errors of style evident.
reference list, mixed technical errors in style. Few inaccuracies in Thorough and consistent Thorough and consistent
styles. No in text missing. reference list and all reference list and all reference list and all
citations references listed. references listed. references listed