BISM7208 Business Information Systems Capstone - individual video presentation - Theoretical analysis of an established technology that had a transformative impact on the Finance & Professional Services industry
The task
As part of the team-formation process in the course, all students and their teams will be assigned to an industry context (i.e., healthcare, retail, etc). This context will form the foundation for your individual assignment.
Type: Theoretical analysis of an established technology that had a transformative impact on the industry context assigned to you
Due Date: Week 6, Friiday, 5:00pm (AEST)
Task Description: The purpose of the individual presentation is for you to theoretically analyse a technology that can be considered established in your industry, i.e., it has become industry standard or best practice and has been in use for a long time (e.g., 10 years or longer). You will apply one of the theories discussed in weeks 1–3 to explore the impact of your chosen technology on businesses in your industry context. Your task is to:
a.select and describe an established technology that has had a transformative impact on your industry in the past (‘what’),
b.discuss how it influenced the industry, and
c.critically analyse, using a (1) theory of your choice, what made this technology successful compared to other technical innovations at the time (‘why’).
Once again, this analysis will require you to draw upon and apply one (1) of the theories previously discussed in class (during weeks 1–3), and to justify why the chosen theory is appropriate.
Requirements and format
Each student is asked to prepare a presentation of 10 minutes (including PPT slides) and to record the presentation.
Make sure you share your PPT slides on the screen. We recommend using PowerPoint, but you may also choose to use another presentation software, as long as visual content is provided. You and your slides must be visible throughout the presentation. A presentation without a visible presenter or without visible slides will receive zero marks.
The target length is 10 min but a variance of 5% (30 seconds) is acceptable: it is okay if your video is within 9:30 and 10:30 minutes. If you go under 9:30 min or over 10:30 min, we deduct 10% of the total possible marks for every minute or part thereof exceeding 10:30 min or falling short of 9:30 min. The presentation time will start once you start speaking.
You must be visible during the entirety of the presentation (make sure your camera is on). If you are not visible, you will receive zero marks.
Please note that the quality of the recording will not be assessed, hence no editing of the video file is required.
We recommend you to set up a Zoom call with yourselves and use the file of the recording.
Instructions on how to submit will be provided on Blackboard.
Plan your submission well ahead in case of any technical issues. Late submissions will be penalised by deducting 10% of the total possible marks for every calendar day or part thereof. Your submission needs to be in the system by the deadline (i.e., you will be penalised for late submission even if you started the submission process before the deadline but managed to save it only after – do not leave submitting to the last minute!).