BCO6653: Management of Information Technology- A Framework for Management of IT- Report Writing Assignment

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Report Writing Assignment:

Task: Task 1: ONE member of your group should fill in the MILESTONE ONE SUBMISSION FORM (available on the BCO6653 VU Collaborate site) with the following information: 1. The names of the members of your group 2. The topic that your group has selected (remember, you cannot pick the same topic you covered in the first assignment) 3. The names and URLs (web addresses) of three businesses that you would like to approach for interviews and any contact person you have at the business. You should choose medium to large sized businesses to ensure that they have a large enough IT department. You are required to choose three businesses now in case one of them does not agree to be interviewed or is rejected by your lecturer. 4. There will be a link on VU Collaborate for you to upload the form. Task 2: Once you have received email approval from your lecturer, you may contact the IT manager of TWO of the businesses and ask their approval to conduct an interview. Upon agreeing to be interviewed, you should email them the Letter of Introduction. Before arranging an interview, you should  ask the IT Manager concerned to return-email you with their agreement to be interviewed. The bottom part of the letter of introduction explains to IT Managers that they can refuse to answer any questions they are not comfortable with and that the identity of their business can remain confidential during student presentations of results. If one of the businesses refuses to be interviewed, you can approach the third business. If you are still having trouble, you should approach your lecturer personally WELL before the next milestone. Task 3: In Session 8, during tutorial time, you are required to show your tutor a full list of references you are using for Assignment Two. This list should be printed out under the heading ‘References’ (as per the Assignment template). Task 4: As you are conducting an email ‘interview’, ensure that all of the questions are included in ONE email to the IT Manager. There will be the IS  Planning/Strategy questions, plus one set of questions for the topic of your group. Do Not ask any questions that you have not been provided by your lecturer.