ASSIGNMENT BMIT5103

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FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

BMIT5103

IT FOR MANAGERS

ASSIGNMENT

JANUARY 2015 Trimester

Date Assigned: 7 February 2015

Due Date: 17 March 2015

Lecturer: Dr Mohamed Kinaanath

Weighting: 60%

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ANSWER GUIDE

1. This is an individual assignment.

2. The assignment will be evaluated based on accurate

explanations which fulfilled the requirements of the questions

and supported by credible points.

3. You are required to undertake some degree of research through

scholarly articles and other materials such as newspaper

articles available to support your analysis and evaluation.

4. References in APA style must be included and taken from

reliable sources such as books and journals.

Refer to: http://www.emich.edu/halle/style_guides.htmlto

view the details and samples of APA style.

5. Plagiarism, copying and cheating will NOT be awarded any

mark, and disciplinary actions will be taken instead.

6. The cover of the assignment should include all the required

information.

7. Completed assignment must be placed on the Assignment

Drop Box located in reception before 6:00pm of 17 March

2015 and upload a softcopy to Rose Student Portal by

11:59pm of due date.

8. This assignment contributes 60%of the total marks for the

course.

9. If an extension on the due date of assessment is granted, the

approved assignment extension form should be submitted

along with the Assessment.

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OUM BUSINESS SCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT

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BMIT 5103

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MANAGERS

JANUARY 2015 _________________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. This assignment contains question that is set in English. 2. Answer in English only.

3. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing.

4. Assignments should be submitted according to the due date.

5. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons

assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.

EVALUATION

This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.

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PURPOSE:

The purpose of this assignment is to specifically enable learners to analyse and discuss the

various forms of information technology security threats facing organizations today. Learners

will learn to carry out literature review to enable them to propose information system security

solutions based on comparative studies done on other organizations or based on their selected

readings.

REQUIREMENT:

Select a well known organization which had experienced a security attack on its information

system. You are required to analyze and discuss the root cause/s of this problem and study

the impact of this problem on the selected organization. Finally, you are required to propose

a well justified indepth information security solution to enhance the organizations

information system security.

TASK

1.) Survey the literature and write report on information system security (20%)

2.) Select a well known organization and provide a description of the organization.(5 %)

3.) Describe security attack on the selected company. You are expected to identify the

problems and. to investigate, analyze and discuss all contributing causes to the

problem ( or how did the problem occur). and also discuss the impact of the problem

on the organization. (35%)

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4.) Propose information system solution that can be implemented to enhance the

organization information systems security. Your proposed answers may include

hardware, software, policies or procedure or any other appropriate measures. (35%)

5.) Conclusion (3%)

6.) References (2%)

[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]

Assignment Format:

a. Use double space and 12-point of Times New Roman font.

b. The assignment should contain about 4000 5000 words (15 20 pages)

c. Provide reference using the American Psychological Association (APA) format

d. References should be latest (year 2012 onwards)