MAJOR REPORT 2 SPECIFICATIONS CIS8011_Digital Innovation .docx

MAJOR REPORT 2 SPECIFICATIONS
CIS8011_Digital Innovation
Assignment 2 (30%) (1500 words maximum)
This assignment continues from the first assignment and your
task is to write a report on
the following aspects.
Following on from the previous assignment, the CIO was
comfortable with what has
been proposed by you in the first assignment and would like to
see three key elements be
investigated and reported further in this assignment.
⎪ dural considerations for
implementing the
technology in XYZ.
⎪
to understand the
risks you identified in the previous report?
For the purpose of this assignment, you will have to recap your
previous assignment (in
250 words) and then provide a well-researched and informed
report to the CIO.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS
TURNITIN report
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plagiarism-free. Please note that the report generation can take
time through TURNITIN and you are
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advance to avoid last minute delays.
Normally, it is hard to put the percentage number correctly as it
all depends on the actual report
contents produced by the TRUNITIN application. As a general
rule, less than 15% is acceptable. It is
the student’s responsibility to have the report ready before the
due date. (If you do not provide
this you will lose marks)
Digital file naming convention
For all assessment items digital file naming convention: When
you have an assessment
item you
need to upload digitally, please use the following naming
convention when saving your
digital document: (If you do not follow this you will lose
marks)
Student last name_assignment #_CIS8011_Student USQ ID
For example, the first assignment for CIS8011 submitted by
John Smith, student #
005890420163. If I (Mr. John Smith) were uploading this
assessment item, the file

would be named as follows:
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Marking criteria for final report (Major Report 2)
Marking criteria Maximum Mark
Mark
Awarded
ACTIVITIES
1 Title page, executive summary, table of contents and overall
presentations
Marker Feedback:
3
2 Background and introductions
Marker Feedback:
2
3 Quality of discussion on the implementation, integration and

management aspects
Marker Feedback:
15
4 Quality and depth of changes to the organisational
procedures/processes
needed to successfully implement the technology.
Marker Feedback:
20
5 Appropriateness and relevance of risk considerations
associated with
implementation of digital innovations for the organisation.
Marker Feedback:
20
6 Critical analysis of identified risks for implementation to
minimise
failure of implementations.
Marker Feedback:
20
7 Quality and depth of discussion on factors that will enable or
prohibit the
acceptance of implementation
Marker Feedback:
10

8 Quality, cohesiveness and articulation of conclusion &
recommendations
Marker Feedback:
10
Total marks for assignment 1 (A) = 100
Marks can be deducted for the following errors:
1 Problems with format and structure of report –20
2 Lack of referencing (Harvard referencing format is the
acceptable
standard)
–20
3 Spelling, grammar and expression errors –10
4 Indication of plagiarism/collusion –100
5 Inappropriate use of in-text references –20
6 Late Submission as per USQ/FBL policies and procedures
If students submit assignments after the due date without prior
approval of the examiner,
then a penalty of 5% of the total marks gained by the student for
the assignment may
apply for each day late up to ten days at which time a mark of
zero may be recorded.
The assignments and their due dates are listed in the study
schedule to give you some

forewarning so that you may organize your study program.
–100
7 TURNITIN report NOT submitted
Normally, it is hard to put the percentage number correctly as it
all depends on
the actual report contents produced by the TRUNITIN
application. As a general
rule, less than 15% is acceptable. It is the student’s
responsibility to have the
report ready before the due date.
–20
Total deduction (B) = Max. –100
Final mark (A – B) = /100
Overall Comments:
Assignment-1/Answer_Aassignment-1.pdf
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STUDENT NO: 0061052388

COURSE LEADER: RAJ GURURAJAN
COURSE: DIGITAL INNOVATION
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Table of Contents
Introduction
...............................................................................................
...................................... 3
XYZ Preview
...............................................................................................

................................... 3
The Air mouse Innovation
...............................................................................................
............... 4
Benefits Of Air Mouse To XYZ Company
................................................................................. 5
Potential Risk Of Air Mouse Technology
.................................................................................. 5
Strategic Planning
Processes................................................................................
........................... 6
SWOT Analysis
...............................................................................................
........................... 6
Integration Of Technology In XYZ
Company................................................................................
7
Conclusion
...............................................................................................
....................................... 7
Reference List
...............................................................................................
.................................. 8
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Introduction
In this report, the analysis of various aspects of the mouse will
be made. It is very
important as the mouse is unique and is an alternative to the
normal computer mouse. The report
will discuss the functionality of the air mouse. It is all based on
innovation since a lot of
innovation has been utilized in developing the air mouse. The
report will also focus on positive
and negative effects of the air mouse to the users and the
company itself. The company that has
come up with this technology is called DeanMark Limited that
is based in Canada. This company
has carried out the innovation in a systematic manner in order to
come up with a good quality air
mouse that can be used in very many organizations. The long
term effects of this mouse are to be
described in this report as well. The main component in this
report is a discussion on how this

digital innovation of the air mouse will help in reducing the
wrist injuries to the people working
in a given organization.
XYZ Preview
XYZ is the company that has decided to utilize the air mouse
technology to help improve
its digital technology. The XYZ Company is a very large
organization with many branches as
well. The company operates as a public company and serves
very many customers. This
company has a good relationship with the customers and hence
become quite competitive. XYZ
Company has many customers who help to promote the
company. The market share of the
company is quite large since the company has indulged in
proper marketing and advertising
strategies which has helped in convincing new customers as
well as retaining the existing
customers. The services provided by XYZ Company are quality
and meets the expectations of
the customers that have helped create a good relationship as
well. The company has around 2000

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employees working under it. These employees are very
productive since they have been trained
very well on how they offer transcription services to the
customers. Most of these employees are
old and over 50 years. The current technology that is used is not
the best since there are several
complain from the employees as they argue that their wrist are
under pain because of daily use of
the mouse (Chambers 2009). The Opt mechanical mouse is
currently being used by the
employees on the computers at the organization. This mouse is a
bit better since the movements
of the mouse are detected optically that increases some
accuracy. There is a light emitter as well
as a light detector which is a LED. The wrists of the employees
are always tired as one must
control the mouse. These are the main assumptions that are
drawn on this report.
The Air Mouse Innovation
The air mouse technology is an alternative to the current mouse
that is in use in XYZ

Company. This technology should be implemented since it will
help a lot in avoiding the wrist
related injuries to the employees in XYZ Company. This
innovation was done by DeanMark
Limited as a result of combining the optical mouse and the laser
mouse. This combination led to
a more powerful mouse to use in the organization. The air
mouse has unique accelerometers to
sense rotary movement from any given angle. The rotary motion
that is detected is then
translated into the mouse cursor movements that are displayed
on the screen. The process of
achieving the mouse clicks is attained easily through some
unique touch combinations that can
be done at comfort (Bridgman 2010). This technology is very
important since it aids the user to
keep a hand at a neutral position and hence typing can be done
at ease. It is because the air
mouse remains inactive until the hand is placed in the neutral
flat position. No solid surface is
required in this case and hence this makes working very simple.
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Benefits of Air Mouse to XYZ Company
Adopting the air mouse will be very crucial to the company in
general. Initially, there are
some intangible benefits of using this technology to the
company. The health of the employees
will be improved once the innovation is applied in this
company. The wrist related injuries for
the employees will be avoided as the air mouse technology has
minimal involvement of the
wrist. This concept is very important owing to the fact that most
employees are over 50 years and
thus their wrist are bound to get tired and injured quickly
because of prolonged use of the other
mouse that required a solid position in order to use (Bridgman
2010). Once this problem has
been solved, these employees can be able to work well and
improve the productivity of the
company since they can be able to type faster and more
accurately using the air mouse
technology. This mouse also works well in navigating a
graphical user interface and an example

is Windows or Mac. An additional unique feature of this
technology will help the users make
fine movements as well as adjustments. These benefits will also
include saving time for the
employees, and this means that more customers will be served
on a daily basis. It will lead to
increased performance of the employees who will be lead to
motivation since targets will easily
be attained by the introduction of the air mouse technology.
Potential Risks of Air Mouse Technology
Adopting the air mouse innovation in XYZ Company is likely
to result to some potential
risks to the users (YEC 2013). It is necessary to check the ROI
of the investment in innovation
practices. In this case the ‘Air Mouse’ costs $129 which is far
more than the cost of a normal
mouse. So it is important to check the ROI. The main risk is
that the people are likely to get
bored with this new technology and hence will become hard to
use all the time. These employees
are quite old, and some are conservatives hence they will not be
willing to adapt to the changes
in the new technology (Bridgman 2010). The other potential risk
is the cord on the air mouse is

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likely to get hung up and hence drag hence making the mouse
hard to use. It is a risk as the
employees are likely to get poor performance on the air mouse
especially if the mouse get slow.
The final potential risk is that the air mouse is likely clogged
with dust and lint making and thus
will require to be regularly cleaned.
Strategic Planning Processes
There are various strategic planning processes that are required
by XYZ Company. These
processes are essential for the company as they will ensure
proper integration and
implementation of the process takes place. The objective XYZ
Company is to become the
leading company in offering transcription services in Australia
(Ormerod 2008). The strategy
formulation of the company is become effective and efficient in
terms of service delivery and
this strategy need to be implemented well. The air mouse

innovation will impact the strategic
planning positively especially if the integration has taken on
well. The managers must up with
clear strategic plans that need to be met by the air mouse
technology as strategic planning plays a
very vital role in achieving a long term goals of the
organization. (Redman 2013).
SWOT Analysis
In strategic planning process the SWOT analysis provides us an
opportunity to find out whether
we are in right direction or not. (Dix & Mathews 2002) In case
of XYZ Company the employees
are biggest strength of the company as they have know-how and
are well trained in process. The
health hazard is a very big threat for the company as it is
planning to expand and this may limit
expansion if employee exodus takes place. The “Air Mouse”
technology is an opportunity for the
company to innovate and increase the productivity of the
employees.
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Integration of the Technology in XYZ Company
The air mouse technology must be integrated well in the
company in order to ensure that it is
successful in terms of the planned scopes in XYZ Company. It
is the process by which multiple
systems activities are integrated with order to interact well and
generate more information
efficiently (Ormerod 2008). All the computers must be
integrated with the air mouse. The users
must also have adequate training on how to utilize the
technology in an efficient manner. They
will have some guidance on how to use the air mouse and also
allowed to test them. It is the key
step of integration as it will ensure that all employees are in a
position of utilizing the innovation.
XYZ Company must also sacrifice adequate resources to ensure
that the integration takes place
in the right manner. It is very crucial as the integration process
of this new technology will
require adequate preparation.
Conclusion
In the future, XYZ Company requires adequate management for
the air mouse technology to

make sure that it is still useful. It is very important to consider
since the technology is meant to
benefit the company even in the future. The managers must
ensure that the technology is
compatible with all the computers. It will avoid future errors
from happening. In addition to this,
the air mouse must be kept clean in order to remove any dust
and lint. It is very important as it
will make sure that this innovation is in the right condition all
the time.
Concluding on this, it is very important to use the innovation of
air mouse. XYZ Company needs
to incorporate this technology to help improve the health of the
people and hence improve on the
entire productivity. Appropriate strategic processes will have to
be invented to help achieve the
objectives of the air mouse technology. It is very important as it
will lead to increased
performance of the company as they will be guided by the
strategic plan of the company.
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Reference List
Bridgman, R. F. (2010). Air Mouse Technology. London,
Dorling Kindersley.
Chambers, L., & Taylor, M. A. P. (2009). Strategic planning:
processes, tools and outcomes IN
it. Aldershot, Hants, England, Ashgate Pub.
Ormerod, J. (2008). Innovations and inventions in IT. New
York, HarperCollins Publishers.
Dix, JF & Mathews, HLB 2002, THE PROCESS OF
STRATEGIC PLANNING, viewed 26
August 2014, < HYPERLINK
"http://fisher.osu.edu/supplements/10/1470/Article_4.pdf"
http://fisher.osu.edu/supplements/10/1470/Article_4.pdf >.
Redman, PB 2013, Five Essentials of Strategic Planning, viewed
23 August 2014, <
HYPERLINK
"http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/five_essentials_of_strateg
ic_planning"
http://www.ssireview.org/blog/entry/five_essentials_of_strategi
c_planning >.
YEC 2013, Analyze The ROI Of Your Innovation Idea, Step By
Step, viewed 25 August 2014, <

HYPERLINK
"http://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2013/12/27/analyze-the-
roi-of-your-
innovation-idea-step-by-step/"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2013/12/27/analyze-the-roi-
of-your-innovation-idea-step-by-step/ >.
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Assignment-1/MArking Sheet_Assignment-1.docx
Marking Criteria for final report CIS8011_S2_2014
CIS8011 Report 1 –Marking Guide & Feedback
The course team expects a high quality, in-depth, well-
researched report. The assessment will be evaluated based on its
quality and adherence to the marking criteria below. At this
level (Master’s Program), students are expected to submit a well
researched report, thoroughly discussed, analysed and

presented.
Marking Criteria
Description
Weightage
Marks
Background
Should cover XYZ organisation, your assumptions, technology
innovation on hand, workplace issues and risks as a result of
using technology, scope of investigation and demonstrating
specific technology innovation
Marker Feedback:
Good general description of the technology. You could include
more on:
your assumptions, technology innovation on hand, workplace
issues and risks as a result of using technology, scope of
investigation and demonstrating specific technology innovation
10%
6
Identification of Strategic Planning elements
Should cover various elements of strategic planning processes
as discussed in the course: mission & objectives, environmental
scanning (such as SWOT analysis), strategy formulation,
strategy implementation and evaluation & control. You should
also discuss the applicability of strategic planning to XYZ,
various considerations within the scope of the innovation
considered, influences of strategic planning processes and
articulation of strategic planning processes in the report
Marker Feedback:
Your points are too general and too brief. You could include a
lot more details re: various elements of strategic planning
processes as discussed in the course: mission & objectives,
SWOT analysis, strategy formulation, strategy implementation
and evaluation & control. You should also discuss the

applicability of strategic planning to XYZ, various
considerations within the scope of the innovation considered,
influences of strategic planning processes and articulation of
strategic planning processes in the report.
15%
6
Analysis of innovation aspects
Should cover risks as presented by the technology to XYZ,
articulation of risks within the given context, how to avoid key
risks identified, supporting evidence on risk mitigation plans
drawn and articulated from the literature on innovation risk
management
Marker Feedback :
Your points are too few and too brief. You need to include a lot
more on: how to avoid key risks identified, supporting evidence
on risk mitigation plans drawn and articulated from the
literature on innovation risk management.
25%
5
Discussion of innovative processes
Should cover how the innovation would impact strategic
planning processes in XYZ, articulation of various elements of
‘impact’ to the strategic planning processes for suitability, and
most importantly your account of how the technology can be
seamlessly integrated
Marker Feedback:
Your points are too few and too general.
You could include a lot more on: how the innovation would
impact strategic planning processes in XYZ, articulation of
various elements of ‘impact’ to the strategic planning processes
for suitability and how the technology can be seamlessly
integrated.

25%
4
Plagiarism Report
Should provide an acceptable TURNITIN plagiarism report
Marker Feedback:
10%
10
Referencing Quality
Should demonstrate proper referencing style and technique.
Harvard (AGPS) is the referencing system required in this
course.
Marker Feedback:
You could expand your research.
5%
3
Generic Presentation
Should ensure that the overall structure of the report is
consistent with appropriate sections and proper formatting,
including headings, header, footer, etc.
Marker Feedback:
There are no section numbers.
10%
8
TOTAL
100%
42.00
Overall Comments:
A neatly presented report. You need to expand your research.
The report needs to cover all questions with a lot more detail as
per the marking criteria.

Assignment-1/Question_Assignment1.pdf
Assignment 1 SPECIFICATIONS
CIS8011_Digital Innovation
Assignment 1 (30%) (1500 words maximum)
This assignment continues on from the journals you produced
earlier.
You are expected to write a thoroughly analysed report.
In the journal, we discussed a technology that is an alternative
to the computer mouse. An
Australian Organisation XYZ came to know about this
technology and thought this technology
would be suitable to their needs. The main reason for this
thinking is that XYZ provides a lot of
transcription services, and the employees use computer mouse
extensively in their workplace.
Recently, an audit of workplace safety indicated that many
employees might be suffering with
wrist related issues as a result of long term computer mouse
use, as employees of XYZ are
mature people in their late 50’s.
Note: for the purpose of this assignment, with the above scope,
you make assumptions about
XYZ (type of organisation, employee numbers, existing

technology etc) and provide these
assumptions as scope of your report.
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of XYZ is interested in
investigating the alternate mouse
technology (airmouse) and its suitability to their organisation.
XYZ has chosen you to investigate
the suitability of airmouse to their organisation in terms of
technology and integration.
The CIO is very interested to understand the specific digital
innovation of airmouse and how
this innovation would influence his current issue on hand,
namely avoiding any possible risks
due to long terms computer mouse usage.
Your task is to provide a comprehensive discussion as to how
the digital innovation of
airmouse would avoid wrist related injuries to people in an
organisation and how this
technology can be integrated in an organisation.
Following on from the previous journals, the CIO would like to
see the following key elements
investigated and reported in this report.
1. Specific innovation of the airmouse technology
2. Potential risks in using this technology for an organisation
3. How this technology can be ‘integrated’ in the organisation
4. In the long term, how the technology can be managed

Your scope is to identify various elements of strategic planning
processes applicable to the
chosen organisation (you will need to search very specific
literature in this domain), and then
discuss how the innovative processes and innovative
technologies will impact the strategic
planning processes.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
TURNITIN report
For this assignment, you MUST use a plagiarism application to
ensure that the assignment is plagiarism-
free. Please note that the report generation can take time
through TURNITIN and you are asked to submit
your assignment through TURNITIN well in advance to avoid
last minute delays. Normally, it is hard to
put the percentage number correctly as it all depends on the
actual report contents produced by the
TRUNITIN application. As a general rule, less than 15% is
acceptable. It is the student’s responsibility to
have the report ready before the due date. (If you do not provide
this you will lose marks)
Digital file naming convention
For all assessment items digital file naming convention: When
you have an assessment item you
need to upload digitally, please use the following naming
convention when saving your digital
document: (If you do not follow this you will lose marks)
Student last name_assignment #_CIS8011_Student USQ ID

For example, the first assignment for CIS8011 submitted by
John Smith, student #
005890420163. If I (Mr. John Smith) were uploading this
assessment item, the file would be
named as follows:
Smith_A1_CIS8011_005890420163.doc
File format and submission
Only PDF format of the final report is to be submitted through
EASE system only, available
through UConnect. (All other modes of submission are
inadequate and the assignment will be
considered not submitted)

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