Title: Assignment 2b due week 12: Reduce the Carbon Footprint
Course: ICT Sustainability

Write a report identify ways to reduce the carbon footprint and materials use of your organisation (or an organisation you are familiar with) through ICT. This could be by changes to polices for procurement of ICT, changes to the ICT operations (such as turning up the thermostat in the computer room), or revising business processes. Describe the current way of functioning and the problems associated with it. Propose a "to be" process that is based on established standards, or proposed developments. How will you tailor the processes to suit your organisation? What are the challenges the organisation will face? How will you measure the success of the proposals? The target audience of the report is the organisation's ICT management committee.

Maximum 2,000 words. Use use a formal style for referencing, such as Harvard (author-date) style. Also, optionally, you can check your draft using the text-match check. You can obtain assistance with referencing and writing from the ANU Academic Skills and Learning Centre.

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Reduce the Carbon Footprint

Write a report identify ways to reduce the carbon footprint and materials use of your organisation (or an organisation you are familiar with) through ICT. This could be by changes to polices for procurement of ICT, changes to the ICT operations (such as turning up the thermostat in the computer room), or revising business processes. Describe the current way of functioning and the problems associated with it. Propose a "to be" process that is based on established standards, or proposed developments. How will you tailor the processes to suit your organisation? What are the challenges the organisation will face? How will you measure the success of the proposals? The target audience of the report is the organisation's ICT management committee.

Is the organization and the role of IT in its current operations described? Are figures for current energy use, carbon emissions and e-waste provided?

- No description
- Little description, on operations, or figures.
- Reasonable description, but limited discussion, of operations, or figures.
- Good description and a good discussion of operations, or figures.
- As previous, but described effectively, with a detailed description of operations, and compete figures for current energy use, carbon emissions and e-waste.
Are the changes to polices for procurement of ICT, changes to the ICT operations (such as turning up the thermostat in the computer room), or revising business processes credible?

- No changes proposed.
- Little description of changes proposed. Not credible
- Reasonable description, but not credible
- Good description and a credible.
- As previous, but described effectively and very credible.
Is the report targeted at the organisation's ICT management committee, with processes tailored to suit the organization?

- Not targeted at ICT management committee or Taylor processes.
- Some targeting of ICT management committee or tailoring.
- Reasonably complete targeting of ICT management committee or tailoring.
- Reasonably complete of ICT management committee and tailoring.
- Complete of ICT management committee and tailoring.
Are the challenges the organization will face in making changes identifed along with measures of success of the proposals?

- No description of challenges, or measures of success.
- Some description of challenges. Some measures shown.
- Reasonable description of challenges. Measures shown.
- Good description of challenges. Measures shown.
- As previous, plus measures credible, units stated for all amounts and are appropriate.
Is the document well structured, with headings, references. Is it readable, with correct spelling, punctuation and grammar?

- Poorly structured document, spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.
- Many structure requirements met, but many problems with headings, references, readability spelling, punctuation or grammar.
- Most, but not all requirements met, with some problems with headings, references, readability spelling, punctuation or grammar.
- All structure requirements met, but with a few problems with headings, references, readability spelling, punctuation or grammar.
- All structure requirements met, but with a no problems with headings, references, readability spelling, punctuation or grammar.
Event: Assignment 2b due week 12: Reduce the Carbon Footprint