Reference no: EM133230410

Course aim
This course provides students with an introduction to the evolution of computing world and the impact it has made on society at large, which further expounds the need for ethical ICT professionals. Students will work collaboratively with others to identify the technical needs of the society and the impact these technologies have on the society.

Purpose
The purpose of this assessment is to assess students' ability to apply modelling techniques to recommend a technical solution and formulate their personal ethical and professional positions in relation to digital systems in an organisation.

Learning Outcome 1: Formulate personal ethical and professional positions in relation to digital systems in an organisation.
Learning Outcome 2: Apply modelling techniques to recommend a technical solution for an organisation.

GPO 1 Analyse requirements, apply appropriate modelling tools, SDLC and HCI principles, to design and document software solutions for a range of problems in an organisational context, including creating accurate and clear technical
and user documentation/resources.

GPO 6 Select, justify and apply architecture, patterns, services, technologies, and tools, to implement the software solution/s using current and emerging technologies.

GPO 8 Apply professional and ethical practices with integrity to meet the industry
wide expectations of a responsible IT professional, in accordance with legal, regulatory and organisational requirements.

Task 1
LO 5 Formulate personal ethical and professional positions in relation to digital systems in an organisation.

With the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020, the consequences of lockdowns have pushed companies to adopt new strategies to stay viable in the marketplace. Perhaps the most obvious impact of COVID-19 on the labour force is the dramatic increase in employees working remotely. This has resulted in many companies planning to use flexible workspaces, allowing them to reduce the office space needed and to reduce the number of staff needed in the office each day. They see some advantages to this, lower costs for office space and reduced business traveling expenses are just a few.1

With the need to adapt, Bright Ideas IT, a IT company based in Auckland, has started to issue laptops to their staff, allowing them to continue to work from home during lockdowns and giving them the option to adopt a flexible workspace policy when staff return to the office.

As part of the distribution of the laptops, Bright Ideas IT have implemented an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). As part of the policy, the employee is permitted to use the device outside office hours, if they follow the acceptable use policy, which includes the following;

1. Users must use IT resources responsibly, efficiently and in an ethical manner, and with due regard to the rights of others.
2. All IT users must guard against any misuse which aims to disrupt IT resources at the company or beyond.
3. You are permitted to use the IT resource outside normal office hours.
4. The company may, at its discretion, install monitoring software to ensure that the AUP is not being breached.
5. For the avoidance of doubt, unacceptable conduct includes, but is not limited to:
• using IT resources in a way that interferes with the reasonable use of IT resources by other IT users
• using IT resources in a way that hinders the company in meeting its legal obligations
• assuming another person's identity or role
• communicating on behalf of an organisation or unit that the IT user does not have the authority to represent
• accessing, using, destroying, altering, dismantling, or disfiguring IT resources without appropriate authority or other lawful excuse
• breaching any company or third-party copyright or patent protection and authorisations, including licence agreements and other contracts
• breaching the privacy of individuals without appropriate authority or other lawful excuse
• using IT resources to bully, harass or victimise any other person

Place yourself in the position of an employee of Bright Ideas IT, who has just been issued a laptop.

Read the following requirements carefully and use them to guide you when writing your report.

Requirement 1:

Thinking about the company's AUP, do you consider it is professional and ethical for them to list the types of activities you are and not permitted to do with the device. Provide example/s which support your view.

Requirement 2:

Explain what your ethical and professional viewpoint is knowing that you can use the laptop for personal use, but your use of it may be monitored? Provide example/s which support your view.

Task 2
LO 6 Apply modelling techniques to recommend a technical solution for an organisation.

Scenario
Natures Goodies are suppliers of organic and locally produced health goods, based in Auckland.

They have been relying on the traditional methods of advertising their products, newspaper, flyers, and radio adverts, but now they have realised that they need to consider modern methods of selling their products.

They are considering the possibility of utilising a website and/or a mobile application to try to increase their presence. As such, they have approached IT Solutions Inc to develop a solution for them.

As a developer working for IT Solutions Inc, you have been given the task to provide prototypes for both a website and a mobile app.

They have requested that the website and mobile app provide a shopping facility to allow customers to order goods for either delivery or instore pick up, as well as providing space to inform the customer about Natures Goodies, and to be able to contact them.

They are looking to have the following pages on the website/mobile app; Home page
About Us Contact Us Products Login
New Customer Shopping Cart

Requirements

1. Using the Gane & Sanson notation, create a context/level 0 diagram to illustrate a high- level view of the intended solution.

2. Using the Gane & Sarson notation, create level 1 data flow diagram showing the processes the system will carry out.

3. Using the Gane & Sarson notation, a level 2 data flow diagrams showing the processes identified in the level 1 diagram.

4. Create Low Fidelity sketches for your intended solutions, these can be either hand drawn or digital.

5. Create site maps for both.

6. Using a CMS e.g., WIX, WordPress, Webflow, create working prototype of the website for the intended solution.

7. Using a CMS e.g., WIX, WordPress, Webflow, create working prototypes of the mobile app for the intended solution.