Investigate a variety of implementation methods for web development.

Unit Title
e-Enterprise Project Unit Number HM0055
Credits 30 Level 6
Unit Leader
&
Contact Details Adam Connell
aconnell@themanchestercollege.ac.uk
Programme/Award Title BSc (Hons) Business Computing with IT
Academic Year 2015/2016
Start Date September 21st 2015
End Date May 24th 2016
UNIT SPECIFICATION
Unit Details & Outline

Unit Title
e-Enterprise Project
Unit Code
6G6Z9007
Unit
Occurrence(s) 9
Unit Abbreviation
eE
Level of Study
Level 6
Credit Value
30 ECTS Value 15
Home Department School of Computing, Mathematics and Digital Technology
Home Faculty
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Unit
Co-ordinator Adam Connell
Key Words
Project, E-Business, E-commerce, HTML, PhP, Strategies, Professionalism, Groups, Applications.
Unit Description

Brief Summary
This unit will involve learners to develop their own functional e-commerce website.

This unit will link with the Business Systems and Practices unit as the second assignment will include the systems and strategies they have investigated and assessed in that unit. Learners will be required to work together to produce a business case and present it professionally for the second assessment.
Indicative Content This unit will include a review of the strategies implemented by existing organisations and the legal, ethical, social and global issues surrounding these. The unit will also cover innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, opportunity identification and basic marketing. Students will be given the opportunity to develop practical skills to support the implementation of web applications.

The unit handbook will include detailed content.

Learning Outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

LO1 Assess the e-business opportunities in a variety of application contexts.
LO2 Develop effective e-business strategies for the delivery of products and services
LO3 Investigate a variety of implementation methods for web development.
LO4 Perform critical analysis of technology trends in e-business and develop innovative solutions to meet organisational challenges.
LO5 Design and implement a functional E-Commerce business

Assessment

Summative Assessment
Element
Type Weighting Learning outcomes assessed
1 Coursework 40% LO1, LO3, LO4
2 Coursework 60% LO1, LO2, LO4, LO5
Employability
&
Sustainability Outcomes
Outcomes Element of Assessment
Employability
Apply skills of critical analysis to real world situations within a defined range of contexts. (E) 2
Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism. (E) 2
Express ideas effectively and communicate information appropriately and accurately using a range of media including ICT. (E) 1, 2
Develop working relationships using teamwork and leadership skills, recognising and respecting different perspectives. (E) 2
Manage their professional development reflecting on progress and taking appropriate action. (E) 1, 2
Find, evaluate, synthesise and use information from a variety of sources. (E) 1
Articulate an awareness of the social and community contexts within their disciplinary field. 1
Sustainability
Use systems and scenario thinking. 2
Engage with stakeholder/interdisciplinary perspectives.
2
Description of each element of Assessment Element 1
Learners will complete an investigation into different e-commerce tools utilised by a variety of organisations; that will be provided by the unit team. These tools, such as content management tools, will be critically analysed to establish the best strategies for new e-businesses to utilise.
The assignment will be 1,800 words in length.

Element 2
Learners will work in groups to propose, plan and prototype a unique e-business. This will be portfolio based with ongoing evidence of the various stages of the project; including critical reflection on the communication and leadership issues arising from the group work.
Learners will present their project as a group with Q&A’s that would last 20 minutes. With the presentation each group will submit a report based upon the technical aspect of their work; this will be 500 words in length (mainly diagrams and evidence for normalisation etc.)Group contribution marks will be allocated with peer evaluation taken into consideration for mark distribution.

Learners will also submit an individual final critical reflective report based on the outcome of the project, which will be 1,500 words; this will include specific details about the participation of themselves and the other learners in the group.

Mandatory Learning & Teaching Requirements N/A
Minimum Pass Mark N/A
Learning Activities
Breakdown of Student Learning Activity Type of Activity %
Summative Assessment
25%
Directed Study
30%
Student-centred Learning
45%

Learning Resources

Books recommended for purchase by students Laudon, K. C. and Laudon, J. P. (2007) Management information systems: managing the digital firm. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Essential Reading/
Resources Agans, D. J. (2006) Debugging. North America: AMACOM.
Bocij, P., Chaffey, D., Greasley, A., and Hickie, S. (2015) Business information systems: technology, development and management. 5th ed., Harlow: Pitman Publishing
Budd, A. (2009) CSS mastery: advanced web standards solutions. 2nd Ed., New York: Friends of ED.
Chapman, N. (2007) Digital media tools. 3rd Ed., Chichester: John Wiley & sons.
Chapman, N. and Chapman, J. (2009) Digital multimedia. 3rd ed., Chichester: Wiley
Galliers, R. D. and Baker, B. S. H. (2009) Strategic information management: challenges and strategies in managing information systems. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.
Murphy, C. (2009) HTML and CSS web standards solutions: a web standards approach. Berkeley: Friends of ED.
World Wide Web Consortium – www.w3.org
CodeAcademy – http://www.codecademy.com/

Further Reading/
Resources Journal of Management Information Systems
Journal of Knowledge Management

Specialist ICTS Resources Macromedia Package, Mowes
Additional Requirements N/A

Administration

JACS Code

HESA Academic Cost Centre 121
Date of Approval 15 June 2015
Date of Most Recent Consideration 15 June 2015
Unit External Examiner TBA
Unit Assessment Board CMDT Tier 1 Boards

Week-By-Week Delivery Scheme

Week No Session Date Activity Topic
14/09/2015 Induction Unit Introduction
1 21/09/2015 Lecture and Workshop What is E and M Commerce
2 28/09/2015 Lecture and Workshop E-business strategy and modelling
3 05/10/2015 Lecture and Workshop Functions in a business
4 12/10/2015 Lecture and Workshop E-Commerce Tools; Content Managemenr, XML, EDI etc
5 19/10/2015 Lecture and Workshop HCI and skills in HTML and CSS
6 26/10/2015 Reading Week (to be confirmed by tutor) Research and skills week (Code academy)
7 02/11/2015 Lecture and Workshop Setting up a business. Evaluate case studies
8 09/11/2015 Lecture and Workshop Normalisation. SQL and PHP
9 16/11/2015 Lecture and Workshop Normalisation. SQL and PHP
10 23/11/2015 Lecture and Workshop Database-driven websites
11 30/11/2015 Lecture and Workshop Draft Week
12 07/12/2015 Lecture and Workshop E-business and the future
13 14/12/2015 Lecture and Workshop Hand in and group preparation
14 21/12/2015 Christmas
15 28/12/2015 Christmas
16 04/01/2016 Directed study Preparation for group task
17 11/01/2016 Directed study Preparation for group task
18 18/01/2016 Directed study Preparation for group task
19 25/01/2016 Lecture and Workshop Semester 2 Starts
Group arrangements and Introduction to Project
20 01/02/2016 Lecture and Workshop Proposal, branding and marketing
21 08/02/2016 Lecture and Workshop Proposal, branding and marketing
22 15/02/2016 Reading Week (to be confirmed by tutor) Group work
23 22/02/2016 Lecture and Workshop Database-driven websites
24 29/02/2016 Workshop Group Work/Skills Tutorial
25 07/03/2016 Workshop Group Work/Skills Tutorial
26 14/03/2016 Workshop Market research and methodologies
27 21/03/2016 Workshop Group Work/Skills Tutorial
28 28/03/2016 Workshop Group Work/Skills Tutorial
29 04/04/2016 Easter Group Work
30 11/04/2016 Easter Group Work
31 18/04/2016 Workshop Portfolio Review
32 25/04/2016 Workshop Practice week for presentation and Draft/Review week for presentations and reflection
33 02/05/2016 Workshop Group Portfolio Submitted
34 09/05/2016 Workshop Presentations
35 16/05/2016 Workshop Presentations
36 23/05/2016 Workshop Semester 2 Ends
Final Hand in Reflection

 
Unit Title e-Enterprise Project Level 6
Assessment Type
Element 1: Coursework % Weighting 40%
Word count (inc equivalent or duration 1,800
Programme
BSc (Hons) Business Computing with IT
Assignment Title E-Commerce implementation techniques
Tutors Adam Connell
Submission Deadline 18/12/2015
Submission Method/Arrangements Moodle Submission Area
Return Date of Feedback to Students http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/casqe/regulations/docs/assessment_icp.pdf

Assessment Task Overview Learners will examine closely tools for setting up an e-commerce business looking at commercial and academic sources.

Learning Outcomes to be assessed (from Module/Unit specification) LO1 Assess the e-business opportunities in a variety of application contexts.
LO3 Investigate a variety of implementation methods for web development.
LO4 Perform critical analysis of technology trends in e-business and develop innovative solutions to meet organisational challenges.

Penalties for overlong assessment
(insert as applicable)
Failure to submit assessment
The submission and receipt of assessed coursework shall comply with University regulations. Late submission of this or any of the other stages of assessment for this unit will incur a penalty according to MMU Academic Regulations. Use link below to MMU website for full academic regulations: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/grad_regulations.php
Assignment Task Learners will produce a report that will investigate and discuss the different e-commerce tools available for new businesses.
Learners will need to practically experiment with a range of e-commerce tools that will be needed to be evidenced.
The report should include
⦁ An Introduction of e-commerce and m-commerce
(10%)
⦁ Discuss the current technology trends of e-commerce and m-commerce
(15%)
⦁ Identify and evidence a range of implementation methods for web development
(30%)
⦁ For each method assess the opportunities of each for different business contexts.
(25%)
⦁ Conclusion including which approach would be recommended to a new business.
(10%)
This report also awards marks for correct spelling and grammar and the correct use of MMU Harvard referencing. A number of appropriate sources regularly cited are required for maximum marks.
Grammar (5%)
Referencing (5%)
Grade Descriptors Grade Descriptors can be found on the MMU website at: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/casqe/regulations/docs/assessment_procedures.pdf
The same information is also available on the Moodle page in the document University Standard Descriptors.
There is also a reference list of descriptive terms. This may be clearer and easier to understand and is available at the bottom of the MMU page. It is also provided on Moodle in the document Level Descriptions
Assessment Criteria Please insert unit specific assessment criteria in line with HEI guidelines. Assessment criteria must detail what a student needs to demonstrate (aligned clearly to learning outcomes being measured) in order to achieve a threshold pass and higher grades.
MMU – http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/casqe/regulations/docs/assessment_procedures.pdf
http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/assessment/index.php

 

Unit Title e-Enterprise Project Level 6
Assessment Type
Element 2: Coursework % Weighting 60%
Word count (inc equivalent or duration 500 group
1,500 individual
Programme
BSc (Hons) Business Computing with IT
Assignment Title Enterprise Project
Tutors Adam Connell
Submission Deadline 06/05/2016 Group Portfolio
w/c 09/05/2016 Presentations
19/05/2016- Reflective Report
Submission Method/Arrangements Moodle Submission Area
Return Date of Feedback to Students http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/casqe/regulations/docs/assessment_icp.pdf

Assessment Task Overview This is a group work task that will involve learners proposing, planning and prototyping a unique e-business.

This will be a portfolio based task that will also include a group presentation and an individual reflective report.
Learning Outcomes to be assessed (from Module/Unit specification) LO1 Assess the e-business opportunities in a variety of application contexts.
LO2 Develop effective e-business strategies for the delivery of products and services
LO4 Perform critical analysis of technology trends in e-business and develop innovative solutions to meet organisational challenges.
LO5 Design and implement a functional E-Commerce business
Penalties for overlong assessment
(insert as applicable)
Failure to submit assessment
The submission and receipt of assessed coursework shall comply with University regulations. Late submission of this or any of the other stages of assessment for this unit will incur a penalty according to MMU Academic Regulations. Use link below to MMU website for full academic regulations: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/grad_regulations.php
Assignment Task This is group activity where learners will work collaboratively to:
⦁ Propose a new e-business
⦁ Plan using Project Management techniques
⦁ Create a Prototype of your e-business
⦁ Prepare and deliver a group presentation
The assessment will be on the group presentation which will last approximately 20 minutes presenting the Proposal and Prototype of your e-business.
Alongside your presentation a portfolio of evidence will be submitted which would be roughly 500 words; including Proposal, Project Plan, Normalisation, DFD’s etc.
Also learners will produce a Critical Reflective Report and VIVA that will reflect upon the outcome of the project and the participation of the team which will be 1,500 words in length.
Assessment breakdown
80% Group Work (20% for each element of the group work)
20% Critical Reflective Report including a VIVA of your team work (the VIVA will determine the spilt of the group marks).
Grade Descriptors Grade Descriptors can be found on the MMU website at: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/casqe/regulations/docs/assessment_procedures.pdf
The same information is also available on the Moodle page in the document University Standard Descriptors.
There is also a reference list of descriptive terms. This may be clearer and easier to understand and is available at the bottom of the MMU page. It is also provided on Moodle in the document Level Descriptions
Assessment Criteria Please insert unit specific assessment criteria in line with HEI guidelines. Assessment criteria must detail what a student needs to demonstrate (aligned clearly to learning outcomes being measured) in order to achieve a threshold pass and higher grades.
MMU – http://www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/casqe/regulations/docs/assessment_procedures.pdf
http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/assessment/index.php

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