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1 ITECH7413- SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TEAM ASSIGNMENT WEIGHTING: 25% (15% for the report and 10% for the presentation) TASK and Due Week Group Presentation (Due Date - Week 10 – Allocated Laboratory) Learning Outcomes Assessed: K4, K5, S1, A1, A2, V1, V2 Group Report (Due Date – Week 11 Sunday 11:55pm) Learning Outcomes Assessed: K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, A1, A2, V1, V2 DETAILS Write a research report of about 3000 words focusing on one of the following topics 1. How Blockchain can transform the Supply Chain? 2. How machine learning can transform the Supply Chain? The report should be well researched and written in accordance with APA referencing style. REQUIRED Form a group of between 4 members. The following are the deliverables in this project: 1. Each group is expected to choose one of the above topics and write a research report of about 3000 words. 2. Each report should referenced a minimum of 15 peer reviewed journal articles and conference papers. 3. Final deliverable consists of a presentation (10%) in week 10 and a research report (15%) in week 11. 4. Presentation of your findings in this project would be of about 20-minute duration. 5. Every student is expected to submit a short report to their lecturer stating their contribution to their team. Lecturers reserve the right to reduce a student’s mark if their contribution to their team is deemed insubstantial. 2 6. Each team is expected to present their report findings as part of the “Team Report Presentation” assessment task during week 10. You are reminded to read the “Plagiarism” section of the course description. Your essay should be a synthesis of ideas from a variety of sources expressed in your own words. 7. All reports must use the APA referencing style. University Referencing/Citation Style Guide: The University has published a style guide to help students correctly reference and cite information they use in assignments (American Psychological Association (APA) citation style, http://www.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/student/learning_support/generalguide/print/ch06s04.shtmlor Australian citation style 8. Reports are to be presented in hard copy in size 12 Arial Font and doublespaced. Your report should include a list of references used in the essay and a bibliography of the wider reading you have done to familiarize yourself on the topic. 9. Report Submission: Hard-copy to tutors/lecturers assignment box in week11.Double- sided printing for the hard-copy is encouraged in order to save paper. Declaration should be done to declare how much (percentage) each of the team has contributed to the report. 10. A passing grade will be awarded to assignments adequately addressing all assessment criteria. Higher grades require better quality and more effort. For example, a minimum is set on the wider reading required. A student reading vastly more than this minimum will be better prepared to discuss the issues in depth and consequently their report is likely to be of a higher quality. So before submitting, please read through the assessment criteria very carefully. http://www.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/student/learning_support/generalguide/print/ch06s04 3 Team Report – Marks 100 Weighting: 15 % for Team Report Student IDs: Assessment Criteria: Score Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory (0) Presentation Information is well Information is Information is somewhat Information is somewhat /Layout organized, well written, organized, well written, organized, proper organized, but proper and proper grammar with proper grammar grammar and grammar and and punctuation are and punctuation. punctuation mostly punctuation not always used throughout. Correct layout used. used. Correct layout used. Some elements of /05 marks Correct layout used. used. layout incorrect. Structure Structure guidelines Structure guidelines Structure guidelines Some elements of Enhanced followed exactly mostly followed. structure omitted /10 marks Introduction Introduces the topic of Introduces the topic of Satisfactorily introduces Introduces the topic of the report in an the report in an the topic of the report. the report, but omits a extremely engaging engaging manner which Gives a general general background of manner which arouses arouses the reader's background. the topic and/or the the reader's interest. interest. Indicates the overall overall "plan" of the Gives a detailed general Gives some general "plan" of the paper. paper. background and background and indicates the overall indicates the overall /10 marks "plan" of the paper. "plan" of the paper. Discussion of All topics discussed in Consistently detailed Most topics are Inadequate discussion Topics depth. Displays deep discussion. Displays adequately discussed. of issues Little/no analysis of issues with sound understanding Displays some demonstrated no irrelevant info. with some analysis of understanding and understanding or issues and no irrelevant analysis of issues. analysis of most issues Information and/or some irrelevant /50 marks information. Conclusion An interesting, well A good summary of the Satisfactory summary of Poor/no summary of the written summary of the main points. the main points. main points. main points. A good final comment A final comment on the A poor final comment on An excellent final on the subject, based subject, but introduced the subject and/or new comment on the on the information new material. material introduced. subject, based on the provided. /15 marks information provided. Referencing Correct referencing Mostly correct Mostly correct Not all material correctly (APA). All quoted referencing (APA). All referencing (APA ) acknowledged. material in quotes and quoted material in Some problems with Some problems with the acknowledged. All Quotes & acknowledged. quoted material and reference list. paraphrased material All paraphrased material paraphrased material acknowledged. acknowledged. Some problems with the Correctly set out Mostly correct setting reference list. /10 marks reference list. out reference list. SubTotal-/100 marks Total out of 15 4 Team Report Presentation – Marks 100 Weighting: 10% for Team Presentation Students are expected to create and present a 10-15 minute overview of the findings from their Team Report. Student IDs: Assessment Criteria: Criteria Marks Introduction /10 Content /40 Conclusion /10 Presentation Style e.g. clarity, engagement /20 Team participation /10 Timing (10-15 minutes) /10 SubTotal-2 /100 General Comments: Team assignment Total = SubTotal-1 + SubTotal-2.