AI Assistants as a Strategic Opportunity

Group Strategic Presentation AI Assistants as a Strategic Opportunity (do only part 1 and 2)

Value: 30%

Group or Individual: Group (45 students)

Deadline:

Slides should be submitted by 20th April 23:59 (week 7) (week 8)

Presentations will be delivered in class during Week 7 week 8, 23rd April. Presentation

order will be given closer to the date.

Presentation Duration:

10 minutes presentation

5 minutes Q&A

All group members must present

Unit Learning Outcomes Assessed

This assessment addresses the following Unit Learning Outcome:

ULO1: Review the major activities and techniques involved in IT/IS value

management.

ULO2: Appraise the role of governance in IT/IS value management.

ULO3: Construct a business case to support an investment in IT/IS.

ULO4: Assess the impacts of IT implementation on diverse stakeholders,

including from an ethical or social perspective.

ULO5: Communicate and collaborate effectively in project team settings,

including reflection on your individual performance to identify opportunities for

future improvement.

Assessment Context (Scenario)

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is transitioning to the City Campus and exploring new

approaches to delivering teaching and learning at scale.

Senior management is considering the strategic use of Agentic AI teaching assistants

to:

Support student learning and engagement

Reduce academic teaching workload

Enable staff to focus more on research, industry engagement, and innovation

Agentic AI refers to AI systems capable of acting autonomously within defined

boundaries to support tasks such as answering questions, guiding learners, and

escalating issues when required.

However, there is resistance from academic staff, including concerns about:

Student satisfaction

Teaching quality

Loss of human interaction

Ethical and reputational risks

You are part of the ECU Strategy and Digital Transformation Team.

Assessment Task

As a Strategy and Digital Transformation Team, your group will analyse this ECU

scenario and present a strategic recommendation to senior management.

Your analysis must be grounded in concepts learned in Weeks 16 of this unit,

including:

Strategic alignment

Procurement practices (high level)

IT benefits realisation

IT value creation and decision support

ICT infrastructure and network design

Cloud computing

Do not explain theory. Apply it directly to the ECU context.

Key Requirement

This is:

Not a technology demonstration

Not a pro- or anti-AI debate

Instead, this is a strategic, value-focused decision analysis, evaluating whether and how

AI teaching assistants should be adopted at ECU.

Required Presentation Structure

1. Strategic Context

Overview of ECUs strategic environment

City Campus transition

Key pressures facing higher education (scalability, cost, competition, student

expectations)

2. Procurement analysis (Week 2)

3. Opportunity Identification Value & Benefits (Week 3)

4. Decision Support & Value Justification (Week 4)

5. Infrastructure & Technology Enablement (Weeks 56)

6. Strategic Recommendation to Executives

Present a balanced and defensible recommendation, such as:

Full adoption

Pilot program

Hybrid humanAI teaching model

Your recommendation must be:

Evidence-based

Aligned with ECUs strategic objectives

Aware of risks and mitigation strategies

6. References (you do not have to present, show at the end)

Tips

If you are aware of relevant real-world examples similar to this case, you may

briefly reference them to support your argument.

Focus on judgement and justification, not description.

Presentation Guidelines

This is an executive briefing, not a lecture

Slides must be clear, visual, and concise

Do not read from slides. Remember you are the expert, don’t expect audience

know the terms you are talking about.

Every group member must actively participate

The 5-minute Q&A will take place at the end of the presentation

Submission Requirements

Slides must be uploaded to Canvas before the presentation session

No changes can be made after submission

You must rely on the submitted slides during the presentation

All group members should wear appropriate attire

References should follow APA 7th Format. Minimum 10 references should

include.

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