Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
2. Finding and evaluating sources
3. Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Analyse the types of conflicts of interest for IT professionals.
• 1.2 Critically evaluate various ethical issues for IT professionals.
• 1.3 Identify ethical issue(s) within an IT organisation and recommend solutions.
• 2.1 Critically evaluate the implications of legislation for IT activities.
• 2.2 Critically evaluate the impact of related legislation on the IT sector.
• 3.1 Define the main categories of cybercrime.
• 3.2 Critically evaluate the major categories of cybercrime.
• 4.1 Evaluate various risk assessment procedures.
• 4.2 Summarise the BS ISO 31000:2009 risk management principles and guidelines.
• 4.3 Describe how IT security can be aligned with organisational policy.
• 4.4 Design and implement an IT security policy for an organisation.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Further resources

• Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
• Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
• Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students