This document outlines the coursework requirements for a module on web 2.0 tools for knowledge sharing. Students will work in groups of 2-5 people to critically analyze how two chosen web 2.0 tools can be used by an organization to build and share knowledge. One tool must be publicly available like ones discussed on a specific website, while the other must be a tool offered by the university, such as Moodle, TurningPoint, Edublogs, Qualtrics or Adobe Connect. Students must submit a structured essay by a deadline analyzing their experiences using the tools. They must also give a 10 minute presentation on their findings. One group will be responsible for facilitating communication between students and staff using web 2.0 tools.

1. Coursework BS2200 2014
Introduction
This document explains the basic principles of the coursework, the deadlines
and presentation dates, and the requirement for group work.
Rationale
This coursework asks you to learn about, and use, a number of tools. These
are not necessarily discussed in any detail in the lectures. This makes the
coursework for this module rather different from other coursework that you
may have done before, in that you need to use the taught material as a basis
to find out more for yourselves.
There are two reasons why we ask you to look at issues beyond those
mentioned explicitly during the module, and both relate to the learning
objectives:
 One learning objective is to become an ‘intelligent exploiter’ of
information technology. This is a concept that has been developed at
Cass, and a handbook for its application is included in your handouts.
We will discuss in much more detail, during the module, exactly what
constitutes an intelligent exploiter, but a useful definition in one
sentence is somebody with an understanding of the technology that will
enable them to manage it, and to identify its business benefits,
effectively. The coursework is your opportunity to apply your skills as
an intelligent exploiter to a particular technology or trend.
 Another learning objective is to demonstrate effective information
management and research skills. You can do this by finding out about
material over and above that covered in the lectures, for your
coursework.
General guidance
 An electronic copy of CW1 should be submitted using Moodle. Only
one student in each group needs to submit this. Please submit
electronic copies of material either as .doc (Microsoft Word 2003),
.docx (Microsoft Word 2007 and later) or PDF format
 It is students’ responsibility to check Moodle and their university email
regularly. If technical difficulties affecting the university’s system are
preventing you from accessing these, then you must discuss these with
the IT support staff at the university.
Web 2.0 storytelling
This year’s coursework is based around the theme of the use of web 2.0 to
build and share knowledge within an organisation. A starting point is the
discussion of web 2.0 as a tool for storytelling – a concept recognised as

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being extremely valuable in disseminating knowledge – at
http://50ways.wikispaces.com/
Your first task is to choose two IT tools which could be used for knowledge
building. One should be a publicly available tool such as the ones discussed
on the 50+ ways site. The other should be one of the tools offered by the
university, such as:
 Moodle (you can choose specific functions within Moodle such as
Moodle wikis or lessons)
 Turningpoint (clickers)
 Edublogs (using Wordpress)
 Qualtrics (online questionnaires)
 Adobe Connect (videoconferencing and online presentations)
You then need to carry out a critical analysis of how these tools could be used
to achieve benefits within an organisation. You are encouraged to base this
analysis around a particular example of an organisation, or a current business
or management problem, to illustrate how your chosen tools should be used.
You will need to use both tools and to write something about your experiences
in using them as part of your coursework submission.
Coursework groups
 You need to sort yourselves into self-selected groups of at least 2 and
no more than 5 people. You should select your groups by 13th
February and you should use Moodle to register your group. If any
students have not joined a group by then, I may if necessary allocate
these students into groups.
 The group choice activity in Moodle to sign up to a group will be
available by 7th
February
 Please do not sign up to an existing group unless you are confident
that the other members of the group are happy for you to join.
 One group, which will be referred to as the staff communication group,
will take responsibility for communication between staff and students
within the module, by managing the question and answer forum within
Moodle and by adding other tools as necessary. For this group, the
coursework task is to manage this process and to produce a written
report and presentation on it. If you are interested in taking on this
responsibility, please indicate so in Moodle. If several groups are keen
to do this we will draw lots to decide which group should do so. If there
is a lot of interest I will also consider (tentatively) whether to divide the
role into two and to have two groups responsible for different aspects of
staff communication.
 CW1 must be submitted electronically using Moodle and only one
person from each group should submit the coursework. Please do not
send the coursework to me, or any other member of staff, by email.
There is no need to submit a hard copy

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Further notes for the staff communication group
This group should take responsibility for managing communication between
students and the staff involved with the module. In effect, instead of carrying
out a critical analysis, you need to discuss the core question:
how can web 2 facilitate staff/student interaction within this module?
Your task will be to use web 2 tools to facilitate communication, for example
when students have queries about the module content, through the Moodle
forum provided and any other tools that you might wish to add. The objective
should be to minimise dependence on email.
You will write a structured essay, and give a presentation, about your
experiences in exactly the same way as the other groups.
CW1 – Structured essay
Deadline – 20th
March 2014
Worth 70 marks
For this essay you will need to write a report following from your experiences
with using the two web 2 tools. You should follow the headings listed below:
1. Tools: why you chose particular tools and what your initial experience
were in using them
2. Knowledge construction and management: how your chosen tools
could be applied to the collective construction of knowledge
3. Academic sources: using the theory discussed in lectures, you should
explore scholarly sources which can offer some insight into application
of your tools. You should include some comments on the reliability and
authenticity of the sources that you have used.
4. Implementation and the intelligent exploiter: you should discuss your
experiences of implementing the tools in connection with at least one
dimension of the intelligent exploiter framework
5. Integration and the final product: discuss any issues which would be
encountered bringing different tools together.
Note that points 2, 4 and 5 relate closely to concepts which will be addressed
in the lectures and you will be expected to draw on these in your written work.
One member of each group should submit the structured essay electronically
through Moodle. You can submit any time up to midnight on the due date. All
submissions will be checked for originality using Turnitin software. There is
no need to provide a hard copy.

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CW2 – presentation
Presentation dates – 28th
March 2014
(Depending on the number of groups and the number of people taking
the module, we may set aside some time on another date for
presentations as well. If this is the case, it will be after the hand-in date
for the structured essay and you will be given notice of it)
Worth 30 marks
 This group must present, in a maximum of ten minutes, the key issues
that you have all identified, and the connections between the tools that
you have used. How you do this is entirely up to you – you can be as
creative as you like within the constraints imposed by time, the room,
and health and safety.
 Detailed timings for the presentation, including when you will be
expected to attend other people’s presentations, will be made available
through Moodle before the presentation date.
Attendance at presentations
You are encouraged to attend as many of the coursework presentations as
possible. This is an important way of showing support for your colleagues.
By making comments and asking questions, you can demonstrate to other
students that you have understood their presentations, and you can also
encourage the students who are presenting to reflect on their work.
 There is no need for all members of a group to participate actively in
the presentation, but (except for cases of illness or other emergency)
all members of the group should attend the presentation and be
available to answer questions.
 For each presentation, at least one, and possibly two, other groups, will
be nominated to lead questioning, and all members of these groups
must attend.