The University of New South Wales
School of Information Systems, Technology and Management
INFS5978 Accounting Information Systems (AIS)
Assignment 1 - Session 1, 2012

Due Date: To be submitted by Friday 27 April 2012

Due Time: 5:00 pm - electronic copy submission
6:00 pm - hard copy (printed) submission;

Weighting: 20%

Submit Location: Placed in the Assignment Box – Level 2 Quadrangle Building – West Wing (or handed-in during the Lecture on Monday 23rd April)

Word Length: Not to exceed 3,000 words (excluding Bibliography)

Cover Sheet: Students must use the attached cover sheet.
The assignment will not be marked unless all group members have signed and dated the cover sheet.

Late Submission: Late Assignments will incur a penalty of 10% of the maximum mark per day, i.e. 2.0 marks each day, regardless of the mark awarded. An extension may be granted by the Lecturer-in-Charge in exceptional circumstances, in which case documented evidence must be provided. (Please refer to Section 4.5 in Course Outline).

Assignment One (1) TOPIC:

Refer to the associated Case Study – Globalisation – Australia Takes on the World – adapted from the Text - Chapter 12, Globalisation, Innovation and Organisational Trends, pp. 552 – 554, Baltzan, Phillips, Lynch and Blakey; Business Driven Information Systems and produce a structured narrative (an essay type answer) that answers the following questions: 1. (20 marks) for question 1: Compare and contrast the points of similarity between the following four Australian case studies: * Liquid Animation * The Long Tall Clothing Company * HotBods Creatures * Computer Design Marine 2. (20 marks) for question 2: Has the globalisation of e-commerce - illustrated by the four case studies in Part 1 above - increased the opportunities available for other Australian companies? Why