ASSESSMENT BRIEF COURSE: Bachelor of IT Unit:Data Structures and Algorithms Unit Code:DSAA204/ BIT 204 Type of Assessment:Individual Report Length/Duration:2000 words Course Learning Outcomes addressed:a)b)1a) To gather, critically analyse, manage and present in meaningful ways information and data4a) To monitor, research and interpret the fast changing and global world of information technology in terms of hardware, networks, software, and tools Assessment BriefVersion: as at 9th November, 2017Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051
ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION:This assessment is an individual Report.You are designing an inventory system for a company. The company deals in products of two types; house hold items and food items. There are roughly 300 household items and around 200 food items that company needs to keep record of.Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version: as at 9th November, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 The products are stored with relevant information in the system, which includes product type, product name, product price, product manufacturer for house hold items and expiry for food items. Considering the above system, specify the operations that the inventory system will require.For each of the operations, state and justify the appropriate sorting and searching algorithms. The algorithms that you choose have to be the ones that could be applied on the Data Structures that you have chosen to represent products.Later, the company has a merger with another company. Together, they have products with around 25,000 household items and 1500 food items.What changes would you recommend in your original proposed design and why?Tasks to be completedGiven the above information:a) Decide the appropriate variables, keys and ranges to be used in the system. Justify.b) The operations that Inventory should support.c) Algorithms for the operations that your system should support. Also, justify the choice of algorithms.d) Changes for the larger system if any, to be made in the original system. Justify.ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION:The assignment must be submitted online in Moodle. All materials MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats (e.g., pdf or MAC file) may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in MS Word. No paper based or hardcopy submission will be accepted. Marking CriteriaMaxMarksLecturer’s ExpectationsMarksAssignedComments Choice of Variables, Keys, Ranges2The understanding of various data types and importance of choosing the right variables and ranges Justification of Variables, Keys, Ranges choice2 Specification of Library Operations4Identifying operations that are required by the system to function properly. The choice of appropriate algorithm so that data can be efficiently searched and sorted. Choice of algorithm for each Operation5 Kent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version: as at 9th November, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051
Justification of Algorithms 3 Proposed changes (if any) with justification 4How making systems scalable needs changes in the choice of variables and algorithms so that efficiency is not compromised Total Marks 20 GENERAL NOTES FOR ASSIGNMENTSAssignments should usually incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion, and will be fully referenced including a reference list.The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We strongly recommend you to refer to the Academic Learning Skills materials available in the Moodle. For details please click the link http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/course/view.php?id=5 and download the file “Harvard Referencing Workbook”. Appropriate academic writing and referencing are inevitable academic skills that you must develop and demonstrate.We recommend a minimum of FIVE references, unless instructed differently by your lecturer. Unless specifically instructed otherwise by your lecturer, any paper with less than FIVE references may be failed. Work that includes sources that are not properly referenced according to the “Harvard Referencing Workbook” will be penalised.Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count – as a general rule you may go over or under by 10% than the stated length.GENERAL NOTES FOR REFERENCINGHigh quality work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We recommend you work with your Academic Learning Support (ALS) site (http://moodle.kent.edu.au/kentmoodle/course/view.php?id=5) available in Moodle to ensure that you reference correctly.References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original. Before preparing your assignment or own contribution, please review this ‘YouTube’ video by clicking on the following link: Plagiarism: How to avoid itKent Institute Australia Pty. Ltd.Assessment Brief ABN 49 003 577 302 CRICOS Code: 00161E RTO Code: 90458 Version: as at 9th November, 2017 TEQSA Provider Number: PRV12051 PLAGIARISM: HOW TO AVOID ITYou can search for peer-reviewed journal articles, which you can find in the online journal databases and which can be accessed from the library homepage. Wikipedia, online dictionaries and online encyclopaedias are acceptable as a starting point to gain knowledge about a topic, but should not be overused – these should constitute no more than 10% of your total list of references/sources. Additional information and literature can be used where these are produced by legitimate sources, such as government departments, research institutes such as the NHMRC, or international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO). Legitimate organisations and government departments produce peer reviewed reports and articles and are therefore very useful and mostly very current. The content of the following link explains why it is not acceptable to use nonpeer reviewed websites: Why can’t I just Google? (
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