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ICTSUS601 - Integrate sustainability in ICT planning and design projects - Australian Harbour International College

Assessment - Project

Assignment 1: (Research and present options)

In this Assignment you need to review the scenario, and then complete the following tasks using a word processor, including presenting your research orally for approval:

Part 1. Research what sustainability legislation, standard and guidelines may be applicable to Design Excellence given their industry, and that are based in New South Wales. You should provide a list of what legislation, standards, and guidelines which are applicable.

Part 2. Research project options by investigating what Windows 10 power management plans should be implemented for each of the following employee categories:
• Heavy users
• Normal users
• Occasional users
You should use the following organisational template to summarise your research. For each type of user you should specify which power management plan should be implemented, and why you have selected this power management plan for those users with this group.

Part 3. Research how Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) could be implemented including by completing the following report. You need to replace the text within the "<<" and ">>" characters with pertinent information using the headings and the scenario as a guide:

Part 4. Present your research to Terry Jackson orally to gain approval for implementing your recommendations. For the purpose of the presentation, an assessor will play the role of Terry Jackson.

For the presentation you need to
• Orally present you recommendations including:
o Which power management plans you have recommended for the three employee categories and why? (Task 1)
o What a zero client network is and how this can help with sustainability? (Task 2)
o What a thin client network is and how this can help with sustainability? (Task 2)
o Recommendations for zero and thin client desktops included estimated power consumption for both (Task 2)
o Your recommendation for the VDI project including the budget for this project (Task 2)
o What your priority for the three sustainability projects would be.
• Use listening and verbal skills to respond to clarifying questions from the stakeholders.
• Use note taking skills to document the responses for the stakeholders questions
• Undertake rework of solutions based on stakeholder feedback if required.

Assignment 2: (Implement sustainability)

Note: This Assignment is in continuation of the previous Assignment

In this Assignment you will be implementing two sustainability goals for the organisation.

Part 1. Terry Jackson has approved your recommendations, and asked that you plan the implementation of the some of the projects. Using a word processor provide answers to the following questions:
i) Detail what waste management procedures could be put in place to dispose of existing IT equipment when it is replaced.
ii) Detail what procedures should be put in place to ensure that any future IT purchases take into account sustainability when purchasing decisions are made?
iii) Develop a Sustainability Policy using the following organisational template. You need to replace the text within the "<<" and ">>" characters with pertinent information using the headings and the scenario as a guide:

Part 2. To support the release of the Sustainability Policy, and to ensure that a continuous improvement approach is taken within the organisations operations and processes is implemented, Terry has asked you to develop a Continuous Improvement Policy. You need to replace the text within the "<<" and ">>" characters with pertinent information using the headings and the scenario as a guide:

Part 3. You need to make the changes to Windows 10 power management plans as per your recommendations in the previous Assignment. To facilitate evidence of this you should develop a short help document which details to a user how power management plans can be changed in Windows 10.

Assignment 3: (Analyse sustainability)

Note: This Assignment is in continuation of the previous activities
All of the sustainability projects have now been completed as follows:
• Power management plans: implemented 12 months ago
• Sustainability policy: implemented 12 months ago
• VDI implementation: implemented 6 months ago

Terry Jackson has asked you analysis and evaluate the success of the sustainability projects, and against the KPIs specified in the Sustainability Policy.

You have gathered the following information as part of a performance review to complete the report.

In relation to the implementation of power management plans, each desktop is used for 38 hours a week in regards to power consumption. On average it was found that the consumption given prior to the project (70 watts) has resulted in the following reductions for the following amount of users:

User category	Reduction in usage	Number of users
Heavy users	Zero watt reduction per user per hour	10
Normal users	Twenty watt reduction per user per hour	7
Occasional users	Thirty watt reduction per user per hour	3

The 70 watts should be used as a benchmark level for C02 emissions.

In relation to the project to implement VDI, it was found that the average power consumption in watts based on 6 months averaging of data for:

Client type	Average hourly usage
Thick client	70 watts
Thin client	12 watts
Zero client	8 watts

The average price for the cost of electricity in Australia as 30 cents (0.30) per kWh.
The total cost to implement that VDI solution was $32,000.

Based on the gathered information you have gathered you should use an online carbon footprint calculator to measure C02 emissions that have been produced.

Attachment:- Integrate sustainability in ICT planning and design projects.rar