Subject Name: Data Security and Ethics
Assessment Type: Interactive Case Study and Video
Word Count: 700 Words (+/-10%) (Case Study) 5-minute interview (Video)
Weighting: 30%: 20% (Case Study), 10% (Video)
Total Marks: 30
Assessment Description
You are being considered for a job as a compliance expert by an organization and charged with writing recommendations to its Board of Directors’ Data Ethics Committee to decide on:
A. Adopting new technology solution that addresses a business need, and
B. The opportunities and risks of this technology in terms of privacy, cybersecurity and ethics
Based on this recommendation you will be considered for a job at the company.
Your Task
- Choose a company as your personal case study. You must choose a company which starts with the same letter as the first letter your first or last name.
- Complete Part A and B below:
1. Part A (Case Study): Students are to write a 700-word case study and submit it as
a Microsoft word file via Turnitin by Monday, Week 6 at 10:00am (AEST) (Before class)
Note: Completing Step 1 before Step 2 is crucial. If you have not submitted Step 1 in time for your in-class Step 2, you must notify your facilitator via email immediately to receive further instruction about your assessment status.
2. Part B (One-way interview): Students need to be present IN CLASS in Week 6
where the lecturer will take them through how to record a one-way interview based on their case study.
Assessment Instructions
PART A: Case Study (20 marks)
You are being considered for a job as a compliance expert by an organisation and charged with writing recommendations to its Board of Directors’ Data Ethics Committee to decide about:
a) Adopting a new technology solution that addresses a company need, and
b) The opportunities and risks of this technology in terms of privacy, cybersecurity, regulation and ethics and how this affects the viability of the technology
Your answers to the above two questions will be presented in a case study which will be considered in your job application. See suggested structure below:
PART B: Video Interview (10 marks)
Record a 5-minute video answering a question related to your case study.
1) At the beginning of Week 6 class your lecturer will take you through how to record a video using Kaltura (https://elearning.kbs.edu.au/mod/scorm/view.php?id=339347 )
2) You will enter a “Moodle quiz” on MyKBS where you will need to:
a. Type a brief answer to the process you went through in choosing your technology and finding resources to assess the risks and opportunities
b. Record a 5-minute video answering an interview question from the company based on your case study (there will be a test bank of questions so no one student gets same questions)
3) You have the whole three hour class to do this but ONLY ONE attempt at the video recording
4) The lecturer will be available for the whole 3 hour session if you run into difficulties
Important Study Information
Academic Integrity Policy
KBS values academic integrity. All students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy.
What is academic integrity and misconduct?
What are the penalties for academic misconduct?
What are the late penalties?
How can I appeal my grade?
Click here for answers to these questions: http://www.kbs.edu.au/current-students/student-policies/.
Word Limits for Written Assessments
Submissions that exceed the word limit by more than 10% will cease to be marked from the point at which that limit is exceeded.
Study Assistance
Students may seek study assistance from their local Academic Learning Advisor or refer to the resources on the MyKBS Academic Success Centre page. Click here for this information.
