Assessment Task No. 1 – Questioning Instructions for completion:
A.You are required to answer all questions in Assessment Task 1 –Questioning
B.Responses to the questions must be typed (not hand written)
C.Use of correct grammar and spelling is required to demonstrate foundational skills
D.Use of APA referencing must be used where original sources other than your own have been used – to avoid plagiarism
E.Write your name, student ID, the assessment task and the name of the unit of competency on each piece of paper you attach to this assessment document
F.Submit to your trainer/assessor by the due date
ICTICT610 Manage Copyright Assignment-Traning A Joint Initiative Australia.
1.Describe the importance of Australian copyright law for an IT firm? Support your answer with examples of penalties for breaching copyrights.
2.Explain strategies that an organisation can implement to collect information on ethical work practices of the employees and feedback to ensure application of the code?
3.What procedures could be developed for confidential reporting on ethical issues? Explain the process briefly.
4.Explain ways employees can contribute to the creation or updating of an organisation’s privacy policy and procedure to align with privacy legislation?
5.Explain how an organisation can ensure stakeholders’ information on codes of ethics, privacy policy and procedures are most updated?
6.Describe two (2) strategies that can be implemented for collecting feedback on new work procedures from stakeholders?
7.Explain how an IT organisation can manage and regulate their privacy policy and procedure.
8.Briefly explain how the following Commonwealth or State legislation is relevant to an IT environment.
a. Access and equity
b. Workplace Health and Safety
c. Intellectual property
d. Privacy
9.Explain the processes and procedures by which an IT organization communicates its Policies and Procedures.
Assessment Task No. 2 – Presentation Instructions for completion
- Read this assessment task and complete all requirements and submit to the trainer/assessor by the due date
- Presentation must be in PowerPoint – a minimum of eightslides
- Presentation should be engaging to ensure it holds audience attention
- Presentation is 15 minutes in duration with an additional five minutes for questions and answers
- Use of correct grammar and spelling is required to demonstrate foundational skills
- Use APA referencing when using or quoting other sources
- Write your name, student ID, the assessment task and the name of the unit of competency on each piece of paper you submit for assessment
You are an employee of an IT firm and you are requested to present a short induction to the new staff who has limited or no knowledge about copyright, ethics and privacy in an IT environment.
There is currently only a basic policy in place as it is a new company and you are required to contribute toward developing the code of ethics as well as the privacy policy in the firm. You should take this opportunity to research and analyse legislation and standards related to copyright, professional conduct and privacy in the IT industry and include it in the presentation.You will be given 15 minutes to present in class. At the end of presentation you have a 5 minutes question and answer session with the facilitator and the rest of the class.
Your presentation must:
1.Be presented in PowerPoint and professionally developed
2. Be a minimum of eight slides
3. Cover the following:
a) Introduction to the current Australian copyright law and how it affects your work
b) The consequences when the copyright law is breached
c) How you ensure and review that the requirements of the organisation are met by the employees performance
d) Introduction to the organisation’s code of ethics and IT practices
e) Assess the organisation’s complaint and feedback procedure
f) Introduction to privacy legislation and its relevance to the work practices of employees
g) How to maintain security and confidentiality of organisation and stakeholders’ information
4. Be presented within 15 minutes with an additional five minutes at the end for questions and answers
5. Submit a hard copy of your presentation to the trainer/assessor
ICTICT610 Manage Copyright Assignment-Traning A Joint Initiative Australia.
Your trainer and assessor will be assessing you on:
- Communication skills to present information to others
- Audience engagement
- Information technology skills
- Literacy skills to present information that is easily understood by others
- Planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work
- Research skills to gain and maintain relevant and current industry privacy and ethical information
- Covering all items listed above -3a to 3g
- Knowledge of the subject presented
Assessment Task No. 3 – Scenario Instructions for completion:
- Read the scenario outlined below and complete the tasks that follow
- Submit to the trainer/assessor for marking by the due date
- Assessment requirements must be typed (not hand written)
- Use of correct grammar and spelling is required to demonstrate foundational skills
- Use of APA referencing must be used where original sources other than your own have been used – to avoid plagiarism
- Write your name, student ID, the assessment task and the name of the unit of competency on each piece of paper you submit for assessment
Scenario :
You are an employee of a web design firm. Your role in the company is project leader in the web development team. As a project manager you are responsible for:
- Developing major and minor web applications for clients
- Design, develop, test and deliver web sites, applications and components
- Create graphics, layout, scripting, programming, as well as development involving compatibility and integration with various technologies such as Java and ColdFusion etc.
- Design secure web applications
In undertaking these responsibilities you must also manage the adherence to copyright legislation and manage the ethical behaviour of staff.
Based on the scenario, answer the following questions:
1.What are the copyright issues concerning you and your team members and the rights that an employee has on a given project?
2.What measures should be adopted to maintain privacy of organisation and stakeholders of organisation?
3.What are the procedures required in ensuring that the content you provide for websites are not exploited?
4.Review an IT organisation’s Code of Ethics (provide a copy when submitting this assessment) against the Australian Computer Society Code of Ethics.
a. Suggest changes which could be made.
b.Explain why and how the changes would improve the application of ethical work practices in the organisation.
5.Distribute the proposed changes to stakeholders (fellow students and trainer) and collect feedback. Analyse responses.
6.Update the organisations Code of Ethics based on your proposed changes and feedback from stakeholders.
7.How will you ensure stakeholders are aware of the new Code of Ethics?
8.How will you monitor the workplace to ensure ethical work practices are being applied?
9.What procedure should be in place to address ethical concerns?
ICTICT610 Manage Copyright Assignment-Traning A Joint Initiative Australia.
Assessment Task No. 4 – Project Instructions for completion:
- Read this project assessment task, complete all the requirements and submit to the trainer/assessor by the due date
- Assessment tasks must be typed (not hand written)
- Use of correct grammar and spelling is required to demonstrate foundational skills
- Use of APA referencing must be used where original sources other than your own have been used – to avoid plagiarism
- Write your name, student ID, the assessment task and the name of the unit of competency on each piece of paper you submit for assessment
This project refers to the development and modification of a policy document.
1.Analyse an existing privacy policy document from an IT organisation against Commonwealth or State privacy legislation. Ensure that information identifying the organisation has been removed.
In your analysis, consider the:
- Is there a title?
- Is there a clear scope and purpose?
- Is there a clear set of policy guidelines that meet the scope and purpose?
- Are there clearly defined roles and responsibilities?
- Are definitions and abbreviations explained?
- Is there an overview of the review and monitoring procedure for the policy?
- Is there a review date?
- Are supporting documents stated?
- Are references used to develop the policy stated e.g. legislation, guidelines?
- Does it align to Commonwealth or State privacy legislation?
2. Is the policy appropriate to the IT environment?
3. Identify and record any aspects of the policy which require re-working.
4. Suggest changes which could be made.
5. Explain why and how the changes further the process of clear communication.
6. Distribute the proposed changes to stakeholders (fellow students and trainer) and collect feedback. Analyse responses.
7. Update the policy based on your proposed changes and feedback from stakeholders.
8. How will you update stakeholders with the new privacy policy?