Which university system will you advise

Which university system will you advise

This is a group assignment.
? The assignment is a case study which will be posted online by the start of week 3.
? Topics covered by the case study are part of the curriculum.
? Each group will produce a business report and a presentation.
? All groups must submit their reports at the beginning of their tutorial session of week 10.
? Presentations will be held during tutorials of weeks 10 to 13
? The order of presentation will be randomly decided by the lecturer.

? During the presentation weeks, all groups must be present at the start of the tutorial sessions. If a group is not present when called on, a penalty of 10 % will be incurred.
? Assessments handed in after the due date will be penalized by the deduction (from the mark given to the assessed work) of 10 percentage points per ‘working day’ (per 24 hours of the working day or part thereof). The penalty will increase by an additional 10% for every working day the assessment is late and no written assessments will be accepted after the assessment tasks have been returned to students or 10 working days following the assessment due date, whichever is first.
? Each group will have to produce:
a) A business report of 12 pages (Times New Roman 12 point with a spacing of 1.5) not
including the title pages and reference page
b) A power presentation summarizing the findings of the report.
? Each group will be allocated 15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions.
? The structure of your business report should follow the guidelines used by UOW. You will find the required information at http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/report/4b.html .
? Each group should also hand out the following documents.
o A hard copy of the report with a university cover page.
o A hard copy of the slides.

Directions:
1. You must read the case study very carefully.
2. Before answering the questions, you may consult additional information from the web, the electronic resources available from the UoW or UoWD . Just make sure to reference any source of information you used.
3. You are expected to produce a business report to present your answers and solutions to the case study.
4. The structure of your business report should follow the guidelines used by UOW. You will find the required information at http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/report/4b.html.
5. It is very important to justifying your answers using business-oriented facts.
6. You must submit to the lecturer a typewritten copy of this handout with your typewritten report, and a power point presentation.
7. The submission deadline for all groups forms all tutorial groups is set to at the beginning of the ISIT102 Tutorial of week 11, (22/11/2015). This means reports and presentations must be handed in:
a. For the Monday tutorial at 16:30 pm sharp, not at 16:45pm nor any later on. Any delay on that day will result in 10% deduction from your mark.
b. For the Tuesday tutorial at 10:30 am sharp, not at 10:45pm nor any later on. Any delay on that day will result in 10% deduction from your mark.
8. Presentations will start at the beginning of the tutorials of week 11.
• All members of the tutorial MUST be present at the start of the tutorial. Groups will be called on randomly.
• If a group is not present when called on, then a 10% penalty will be applied to all its members.
• If your group is called on, and you are n absent, unless you have a medical justification, your presentation mark will be zero.
9. Each group will be allocated 15 minutes for the presentation, followed by 5 minutes of questions.
10. All members of the group must be able to answer any of the asked questions. Therefore, it is advisable that all members of the group should be active participants in this case study.
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ISIT 102
Systems
Case study
Week: October 16th,
2015
Due date: At the beginning of the ISIT102 Tutorial of week 11, (22/11/2015).
This means reports and presentations must be handed in:
• For the Monday tutorial
o At 16:30 pm sharp, not at 16:45pm nor any later on. Any delay on that day
will result in 10% deduction from your mark.
• For the Tuesday tutorial
o At 10:30 am sharp, not at 10:45pm nor any later on. Any delay on that day
will result in 10% deduction from your mark
Last Name First Name Student ID Signature
The learning outcomes of this case study include:
1. Applying your knowledge of Porter’s five competitive to assess their impact on the
strategy of a University in selecting either a quarter-based curriculum or a semesterbased
one.
2. Exploring and assessing the business value chains
3. Read and solve a case study by producing a business report
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Directions:
1. You must read the case study very carefully.
2. Before answering the questions, you may consult additional information from the
web, the electronic resources available from the UoW or UoWD . Just make sure to
reference any source of information you used.
3. You are expected to produce a business report to present your answers and
solutions to the case study.
4. The structure of your business report should follow the guidelines used by UOW. You
will find the required information at http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/report/4b.html.
5. It is very important to justifying your answers using business-oriented facts.
6. You must submit to the lecturer a typewritten copy of this handout with your
typewritten report, and a power point presentation.
7. The submission deadline for all groups forms all tutorial groups is set to at the
beginning of the ISIT102 Tutorial of week 11, (22/11/2015). This means reports
and presentations must be handed in:
a. For the Monday tutorial at 16:30 pm sharp, not at 16:45pm nor any later on.
Any delay on that day will result in 10% deduction from your mark.
b. For the Tuesday tutorial at 10:30 am sharp, not at 10:45pm nor any later on.
Any delay on that day will result in 10% deduction from your mark.
8. Presentations will start at the beginning of the tutorials of week 11.
• All members of the tutorial MUST be present at the start of the tutorial. Groups
will be called on randomly.
• If a group is not present when called on, then a 10% penalty will be applied to
all its members.
• If your group is called on, and you are n absent, unless you have a medical
justification, your presentation mark will be zero.
9. Each group will be allocated 15 minutes for the presentation, followed by 5 minutes
of questions.
10. All members of the group must be able to answer any of the asked questions.
Therefore, it is advisable that all members of the group should be active participants
in this case study.
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Advice:
• You have all of week7, week 8, week 9, and week 10 to work on the case study. Do
not wait until week 10.
• The sooner you start your assignment the more time you will have.
• Each member of your group should read the assignment ,
• Then you should discuss it as a group.
• After that you may assign tasks to each member of the group
• Keep in mind that each member of the group is expected to be knowledgeable of the
entire case.
• You have enough time to produce a good work if you succeed in
COLLABORATING as members of team.
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Case Study
Which university system will you advise? Quarter or Semester?
In this case study, you will act as a system analyst who will advise a local university to
select either a semester-based curriculum or a quarter based one.
A. Background information about quarter and semester based curriculum
In the United States, world famous universities such as The Ohio State University, the
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of California at Davis (UC
Davis), Stanford University, Caltech University operate on the quarter system, in which the
academic year is broken into four terms (including summer) of about 10 weeks each. Most
students at these schools attend three quarters a year:
• Fall
• Winter,
• Spring,
• Summer is optional. Students may choose not to attend the summer.
Other universities (in fact, the majority in the United States) operate on the semester system,
where the year is broken into three terms of 15 weeks each:
• Fall,
• Spring,
• Summer is optional. Most students attend only the fall and spring semesters.
B. Which system is better?
Students and faculty, two of the main actors in a university, have different opinions on the
relative merits of the two systems.
Academically speaking, one unit of credit in the quarter systems is worth two-thirds a unit of
credit in the semester system. The following table summarizes some of the most cited of
arguments:
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Table 1. Some of the most cited arguments cited by students and faculty (professors)
Pros Cons
Quarter session
A. Students
• You can take more classes in a
quarter-based curriculum
• You will have less incentive to take a
frivolous class such as ballroom
dancing for an elective.
• If you happen to take a bad class
(boring subject), your experience will
be relatively shorter than in a
semester system.
• You will have the chance to
interacting with more professors
B. Professors
• The system offers more flexibility
for professors.
A. Students
• You may feel that learning is too fast
paced
• You will exam at a much higher
frequency.
• If by mischance you get sick for a
week, you will have a very hard time
getting up to date in your classes
• The session is too short for students to
work on serious projects.
• You are out of synchronization with the
majority of the other universities
(They adopt the semester system).
B. Professors
• They will have to accomplish more
work.
Semester session
A. Students
• A student has more time to focus on
difficult subjects
• Courses are not as fast paced as in the
quarter system
• Students have more time to work on
serious projects
• Students have more time for meeting
other students, practicing sports,
hobbies.
B. Students
• Some subjects do not need a full
semester
• The session is too long to remember
course content for finals.
• The experience of a bad class will last
forever.
The above table did not include any arguments about costs? Yet, cost is an important
factor for both private and public universities. Academic and administrative staff has to be
paid. Students have to pay tuition fees. Utilities like electricity, internet, gas, water need also
be paid.
According to Porter’s, every new term, be it quarter or semester, a set business processes
are needed ever faculty or college of a university. The following list includes some of the
necessary processes that must be initiated at the start of a term (quarter, or semester).
a) Adjust enrollments via add/ drop
b) Allocate classrooms and related equipment
c) Allocate final exam rooms,
d) Hire invigilators
e) Enroll students , plan open days, orientation days
f) Grade finals
g) Prepare and print course subject outlines,
h) Record final grades
i) Recruit and hire needed new adjunct lecturers.
j) Schedule classes
k) Schedule finals
l) Staff classes
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Each of these processes may have a substantial cost. If we assume that summer is
negligible,
• Then, a quarter system has three sessions while the semester system has two
sessions,
• Therefore, a university will need to incur the costs of these processes three times a
year in a quarter systems, but only two times a year in a semester system.
Intuitively, it may seem more economical to go for a semester system than a quarter systems.
However, this has to be proven ( it is part of your task).
C. Your task
A major university in your city has been using the quarter system. Recently this university
has raised significantly the tuition fee. The president of the university has been considering
switching to a semester-based curriculum. He asked your consulting company to prepare a
business report on the possibility of a switch to semesters.
The report you are to produce should determine if the switch will constitute a
competitive advantage for this university.
The following is a list of actions that will help you in your task:
1. Expand the above table of pros and cons. You may use a search engine like Google,
or refer to recent academic publications (from either 2014 or 2015).
2. Enrich the above list business processes involved in starting a new term (some crucial
activities may be missing)
o Examples are processes to develop the roster of classes, to staff classes, and
to enroll students.
o Name as many more of the processes required as you can.
3. Pick three processes from your list and explain their sources of cost.
4. List and describe five factors that you think could be keeping a university that is on a
quarter system from converting to a semester system. You must justify your
choices. Base you analysis on:
• Porter’s competitive forces model
• Porter’s value chain model
• Porter’s strategies for competitive advantages
5. What are the competitive forces that face the university? Which ones can be linked
to the semester-quarter system?
6. Analyze the value chain model of the university.
• Map the different business processes to Porter’s value chain model.
• Identify which if any of its main activites are impacted or can impact the
choice of quarter/semester.
7. Similarly consider strategies the university can use for competitive advantages. How
can the choice of quarter/semester impact a completive advantage or disadvantage?
8. Using the results you gathered from tasks (1) to (7), produce a business report that
will advise the university president whether to switch to a semester curriculum or
not. The report should document and justify all your finding.
Hint:
• Keep in mind that asides from the sheer cost of these processes, the views of
students and lecturers are crucial. Justify their importance. What is the role of
students in Porter’s models? What is the role of lecturers in Porter’s models?
• Hence, you should conduct surveys for both students and lecturers about the
topic.

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Undergraduate Program Subject Outline
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae
Subject Code: ISIT102 Subject Name: Information Systems
No of Credit Points: 6
Session: Autumn Year: 2015
Pre-requisite(s): None Co-requisite(s):
LECTURE INFORMATION FINAL EXAM PASSING REQUIREMENT:40%
Day: Tuesday
Time: 13:30 pm- 15:30pm
Location: KV14 G02
TUTORIAL INFORMATION
Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2
Day: Monday Wednesday
Time: 9:30 am- 10:30 am 16:30pm-17:30pm
Location: KV 14 209 KV 14 209
COMPUTER LAB INFORMATION
Computer Lab 1 Computer Lab 2
Day: Monday Wednesday
Time: 9:30am-11:30am 12:30pm-14:30pm
Location: KV5 121 KV5 121
Lecturer’s Name: Halim Khelalfa
Building & Office No: Block 5 Office 108
E-mail Address: HalimKhelalfa@uowdubai.ac.ae
Consultation Days and Times: TBA
Subject Coordinator: Halim Khelalfa
Academic Program Director: Farhad Oroumchian
Tutor’s Name:
Building & Office No: Block TBA Office TBA
E-mail Address:
Consultation Days and Times: TBA
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Subject Description
This subject will have 3 integrated strands:
a) An overview of all the major Information Systems found in a typical business
b) An introduction to essay and report writing at University level
c) Laboratory exercises to develop skills with office automation tools (e.g. Word, Excel,
Access). Strand a) covers systems such as finance, HR, payroll, inventory, sales, CRM, SCM,
ERP etc. It also introduces the Systems Development Lifecycle, several systems analysis and
design techniques, and basic database concepts.
1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this subject, a student should be able to:
1. Describe the components of an Information System (IS) and the roles IS play in organisations;
2. Explain the functionality of the main IS typically found in organisations;
3. Describe how IS are developed;
4. Describe a number of systems analysis and design tools and basic database concepts;
5. Write a well-structured essay or business report;
6. Use office automation tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access to produce reports
presentations; and
7. Work in small groups to produce a business report.
2. SUBJECT SCHEDULE
Week Lecture Topic(s) Related Text
Chapter(s)
1 Introduction to information systems Chapter 1
2
Organizational strategy, competitive
advantage, and information systems Chapter 2
3 Ethics and privacy Chapter 3
4 Information security Chapter 4
5 Data knowledge management Chapter 5
6 Telecommunications and networking Chapter 6
7 E-business and Ecommerce Chapter 7
8
Wireless , mobile computing, and
mobile commerce Chapter 8
Session break
9 Social computing Chapter 9
10
Information systems within the
organizations Chapter 10
11
Customer relationship and supply
chain management Chapter 11
12 Business analytics Chapter12
13
Acquiring information systems and
applications Chapter13
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3.1
4. TEXTS
4.1 REQUIRED TEXT
R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski (2013) Introduction to Information Systems; Enabling and
Transforming Business, 5th Edition.
Required texts can be purchased from the University Bookshop located in Block 5 Ground
Floor.
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Week Tutorials Lab Activities
1
2
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Access tables and forms
3
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Access tables and forms
4
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Access tables and forms
5
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Access queries and reports
6
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Access queries and reports
7
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Access queries and reports
8
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Excel – spreadsheet basics
9
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Excel –intermediate design
techniques
10
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Excel –intermediate design
techniques
11
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Web design
12
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Web design
13
Critical reading of articles,
class discussions
Web design
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4.2 RECOMMENDED READINGS
 R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski (2011) Introduction to Information Systems;
Enabling and Transforming Business, 3rd Edition.
 Patricia Wallace,2013, Information Systems in Organizations: People,
Technology, and Processes, Prentice Hall,
 Cynthia Gardner and Eugene Rathswohl, 2008, MIS CASES: Solving Small
Business Scenarios Using Application Software, John Wiley.
 Smith-Worthington, D., and Jefferson, S. (2011) Business Communication, Technical
Writing for Success, 3rd Edition ISBN-10:0538450487.
 Kroenke, D.M. (2010) Experiencing MIS, 3rd Edition. Pearson Publishing.
 Simha, M. (2009) Essential of Business Processes and Information Systems. Wiley
Publishing.
 Pearlson, K.E. (2009) Strategic Management of Information Systems, 4th Edition. Wiley
Publishing.
 Picoli, G. (2008) Information Systems for Managers. Wiley Publishing.
 Pearlson, K.E. and Saunders, C.S. (2006) Managing and Using Information Systems: A
Strategic Approach, 3rd Edition. Wiley Publishing.
 McLaren S. (2003) Writing Essays and Reports. Pascal Press, Glebe, NSW.
All of the recommended readings above are available at the UOWD Library located on the
first floor in Block 14.
5. ASSESSMENT
Assessment Task Weighting Group Individual Due Date
Case study 20% Group Week 10
Quizzes 10% Individual Week2-week13
Tutorials 10% Individual Week2-week13
Labs 10% Individual Week2-week12
Final exam 50% Individual TBA
5.1 ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcome Measures (Elements of Assessment)
Case study Quizzes Lab Tutorial Final
1. Describe the components of an
Information System (IS) and the
roles IS play in organizations;
x x X X x
2. Explain the functionality of the
main IS typically found in
organisations;
x x X X x
3. Describe how IS are developed; x X x
4. Describe a number of systems
analysis and design tools and
basic database concepts;
x X X x
5. Write a well-structured essay or
business report
x x
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6. Use office automation tools such
as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
Access to produce reports and
presentations;
x
7. Work in small groups to
produce a business report.
x
5.2 ASSESSMENT TASKS
Assessment Task: Assignment 1 case study–
Type: Group of four (04) students
Description: Business Report + a presentation
Learning Outcome Measured: 1,2,5, 7
Total Marks: 100
Weighting: 20% (the report counts for 60% of the mark , the
presentation counts for 40% of the mark)
Due Date: At the start of the tutorial of week 10
Word Length (if applicable): 12 pages for the report (excluding title and reference page)
Presentation 15 minutes + 5 minutes for questions
Hand in to: Lecturer
TurnItIn submission required by: Submission to turnitin should be prior to week 10.
OUTLINE AND REQUIREMENTS
This is a group assignment.
 The assignment is a case study which will be posted online by the start of week 3.
 Topics covered by the case study are part of the curriculum.
 Each group will produce a business report and a presentation.
 All groups must submit their reports at the beginning of their tutorial session of week 10.
 Presentations will be held during tutorials of weeks 10 to 13
 The order of presentation will be randomly decided by the lecturer.
 Students should form into groups of four (04), and submit the group member names at
the beginning of the first tutorials of week2. After this time, groups will be formed
randomly by the lecturer. Groups of less than four members will not be allowed unless the
size of the tutorial is not a multiple of 4. The lecturer will form as many groups of four
students as possible.
 Members of a group must be part of the same tutorial group. Each group will work
independently from other groups; there should be no collaboration between groups
 During the presentation weeks, all groups must be present at the start of the tutorial
sessions. If a group is not present when called on, a penalty of 10 % will be incurred.
 Assessments handed in after the due date will be penalized by the deduction (from the
mark given to the assessed work) of 10 percentage points per ‘working day’ (per 24 hours
of the working day or part thereof). The penalty will increase by an additional 10% for every
working day the assessment is late and no written assessments will be accepted after the
assessment tasks have been returned to students or 10 working days following the
assessment due date, whichever is first.
 Each group will have to produce:
a) A business report of 12 pages (Times New Roman 12 point with a spacing of 1.5) not
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including the cover and title pages.
b) A power presentation summarizing the findings of the report.
 Each group will be allocated 15 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for questions.
 The structure of your business report should follow the guidelines used by UOW. You will
find the required information at http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/report/4b.html .
 Each group should also hand out the following documents.
o A hard copy of the report with a university cover page.
o A hard copy of the slides.
MARKING CRITERIA
 Marking of the report:
o The marking criteria will be specified in the hand out of the case study.
 Marking of the presentation:
You will be assessed by the lecturer. Your peers will also participate in your
assessment. Each student is required to participate in the assessment of her/his peers.
Your assessment of your peers will be used in a consultative way by the lecturer. You
will be provided with the assessment forms. The filled forms will be collected at the end
of each presentation by the lecturer.
The proper form will be posted by the lecturer on the subject website.
In addition, the members of a group will assess each other by filling the following form
that they will submit to me individually
Group#:
Student Name:
ID:
Contribution to the
report
Contribution to the
presentation
Low Average High Low Average High
My own
ID and name of Team member1
ID and name of Team member2
ID and name of Team membe3
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Assessment Task: Lab
Type: Individual
Description: Laboratory
Learning Outcome Measured: 1,2,4,6
Total Marks: 100
Weighting: 10%
Due Date: Weeks 2 to 12 inclusive, during laboratory
session
Word Length (if applicable): Not Applicable
Hand in to: Lab assistant at the end of the lab session.
Turn tin submission required by: Not required
OUTLINE AND REQUIREMENTS
 Each week, you should complete your assignment during lab, and hand in your results to the lab
assistant at the end of the lab session. All the All the labs will be marked.
 Assessments handed in after the due date will be penalized by the deduction (from the mark
given to the assessed work) of 10 percentage points per ‘working day’ (per 24 hours of the
working day or part thereof). The penalty will increase by an additional 10% for every working day
the assessment is late and no written assessments will be accepted after the assessment tasks
have been returned to students or 10 working days following the assessment due date, whichever
is first.
Marking Criteria
The marking criteria will include:
 The accuracy in answering the questions assigned
 As well as the time taken to complete the assignments. If it takes you more than the
allocated time to complete your lab assignment, a penalty of 10% per working day late
is incurred.
 An unjustified absence from a lab session does not give the right to complete the
assignment off hours and submit. Please refer to section 6 of this document for
information about UOWD attendance policy.
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Assessment Task: Tutorial
Type: Individual
Description: Tutorial
Learning Outcome Measured: 1,2,3,4
Total Marks: 100
Weighting: 10%
Due Date: Weeks 2 to 13 inclusive, during tutorial session
Word Length (if applicable): Not Applicable
Hand in to: Hand in tutorial assignment at the end of the lab
session to tutor
Turnitin submission required by: Not required
OUTLINE AND REQUIREMENTS
 Tutorials consist of reading assigned articles, class discussions, as well as individual
answers to issues raised by the articles.
 You should actively participate to the discussions as well as attempt all the tutorial questions
during the tutorial sessions.
 Some of the tutorials will be marked. The corresponding tutorial sheets will clearly indicate
that the tutorial will be marked.
 On random weeks, tutorial sheets will be collected for marking.
Marking Criteria
The marking criteria will include:
 The accuracy in answering the questions assigned
 If you complete a tutorial after the regular session, a penalty of 10% per working day
late is incurred.
 An unjustified absence from a tutorial session does not give the right to complete the
assignment off hours and submit. Please refer to section 6 of this document for
information about UOWD attendance policy.
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Assessment Task: Quizzes
Type: Individual
Learning Outcome Measured: 1,2,3,4
Total Marks: 100
Weighting: 10%
Date, Time and Location: Random Quizzes from week 2 to week 13 inclusive.
OUTLINE AND REQUIREMENTS
 Type of assessment: Individual.
 Popup quizzes will be conducted at random during lectures.
 The popup quiz questions will be derived from all material covered in current or
the previous lectures as well as the previous tutorials.
MARKING CRITERIA
 Quizzes will be marked on correctness and clarity of answers.
Assessment Task: Final Exam
Learning Outcome Measured: 1,2,3,4,5
Total Marks: 100
Weighting: 50%
Date: To be held during the official examination period.
Please refer to the Exam Timetable available on the Student
Online Resources website (http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae) closer
to the exam period.
5.3 GRADES AWARDED
The approved grades of performance and associated ranges of marks for undergraduate subjects
are:
High Distinction (HD)
Distinction (D)
Credit (C)
Pass (P)
Pass Supplementary
Fail (F)
Technical Fail (TF)
85 – 100%
75 – 84%
65 – 74%
50 – 64%
50%
0 – 49%(and not meeting the attendance requirements)
Not meeting the final exam passing requirements – see the Assessment Policy
PP-REG-DB-2.1
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5.4 SATISFACTORY COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS
In order to be considered for a grade of Pass (P) or better in this subject, students must
achieve the minimum required mark in the Final Examination (see page 1 for required
score); students who obtain a composite mark greater than or equal to 50% but do not satisfy
the Final Examination minimum pass requirements in the final examination will be awarded a
“Technical Fail” grade.
Students must ‘reasonably’ complete all assessment tasks (including the required score for
the Final Examination,) and submit these as specified in the subject outline. ‘Reasonable’
completion of an assessment task will be determined based on the instructions given to the
student including: word length, demonstration of research and analysis where required,
adherence to the Plagiarism Policy guidelines, and completion of each section/component of
the assessment. Failure to ‘reasonably’ complete any assessment tasks to the standard
specified above may result in a Fail grade awarded for the subject.
6. RELEVANT POLICIES AND DOCUMENTS
All students must read and be familiar with the following UOWD policies and documents,
which are available on the Student Online Resources (my.uowdubai.ac.ae) website by
following the Policies link:
• Academic Grievance – Students
• Assessment Policy
• Attendance Policy
• Code of Conduct – Library Users
• Code of Practice – Students
• Copyright Policy
• Information Literacies Rule
• Library Regulations
• Minimum Rate of Progress
• Music, Video and Software Piracy
• Plagiarism Policy
• Plagiarism – Acknowledgement Practice
• Rules – Campus Access and Order
• Rules for Student Conduct and Discipline
• Rules for use of ITTS Facilities
• Special Consideration Policy
•
7. SASS
SASS (Student Academic Support Services) is a program committed to assisting students
in developing their academic skills and getting the most out of their studies. As part of their
services, SASS provides Peer Tutoring Program and Academic Workshops.
For further information contact, please contact:
SASS Admin Assistant
Room 019, Block 5.
Sass@uowdubai.ac.ae
Ph: + 971 4 390 060
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8. PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is a serious offense that can lead to expulsion from the university. Students must
be familiar with the Plagiarism policy which outlines the procedure that will be followed in case
of plagiarism. For more information please refer to the Plagiarism policy available on the
Student Online Resources website (http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae– follow the Policies link).
8.1 TURNITIN
In addition to a hard copy, students are required to submit all written assignments in soft
copy through the TurnItIn system which is available online at www.turnitin.com. Every student
must have a TurnItIn account. Failure to submit an assignment through TurnItIn will result in
marks for that assignment being withheld. Students do NOT need to hand in a printed
copy of the TurnItIn Originality Report! More information about TurnItIn (including how to
create an account and add a class) will be provided in the first lecture. Students can
download Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about TurnItIn from the SASS section of the
website (http://www.uowdubai.ac.ae/ss).
TurnItIn information required to add this subject:
Class ID: TBA
Password: TBA
8.2 REFERENCING & IN-TEXT CITATION & UOWD RULES & POLICIES
For information about Referencing and In-Text Citation, as well as a guide to some of the
UOWD Rules and Policies, please go to the Student Online Resources website
(http://my.uowdubai.ac.ae) and click on the POLICIES link. You will find the required
information under the letter “S” for “Subject Outline Information”.
9. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
For all subjects, include this statement:
Attendance in this subject is compulsory. Failure to attend all tutorials and computer labs as
per the Student Attendance Policy may result in a FAIL grade. Students are strongly
encouraged to become familiar with this policy (which can be found on the Online Resources
website at my.uowdubai.ac.ae).
10.TUTORIAL/COMPUTER LAB ENROLMENTS
All students must sign up for one tutorial and/or computer lab in Week 1. Admission to a
tutorial/computer lab will not be possible unless the student’s name is on the Attendance List
for that class. No changes will be allowed once a student has enrolled in a tutorial/computer
lab.
11.SUPPLEMENTARY ASSESSMENTS
A supplementary assessment may be offered to students whose performance in this subject is
close (45-49 or TF) to that required to pass the subject, and are otherwise identified as meriting
an offer of a supplementary assessment. The precise form of a supplementary assessment will
be determined at the time the offer of a supplementary is made.
12.MOBILE PHONES
Mobile phones must be switched off in class and students cannot leave class to make
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