EBUS301 – DIGITAL BUSINESS

ASSIGNMENT 2 (50% of overall module mark)

DEADLINE: Friday 19th January at 2pm

Total Points: 100

Word Limit: 2500 words

TITLE: Artificial Intelligence in Digital Business: A Multifaceted Exploration.

Part 1: Literature Review and (60 Points, 1500 words)

Topic: The impact of Artificial Intelligence on Higher Education in Business and Management Schools

Objective: Conduct a thorough literature review of AI's transformative role in higher education(Universities), with a focus on business and management studies.

Guidelines:

• Explore the application and potential future use of AI in Higher Education (Universities). Evaluate both benefits and challenges.

• Offer a critical analysis of seminal studies and authoritative opinions concerning AI's future in (HE).

• You may examine areas such as AI's impact on:

o Teaching methods

o Assessment techniques (e.g. exams or new forms of assessment)

o Academic integrity (plagiarism)

o Student support systems (e.g. chatbots, lecturer avatars).

o The ethics of using AI in educational settings (inc. risks of doing so)

This list is not exhaustive and to be clear, you do not have to tackle all these topics! You also have the liberty to cover other relevant areas so long as they relate to the context of AI impact on Higher Education. You should mainly review academic journal papers, but you may also reference a small amount of supplementary grey literature (e.g. news articles).

• All parts of the literature review should be written in third person.

• This will be marked in accordance with the marking criteria in your course handbooks (a copy in included for your convenience at the bottom of this document).

Part 2: Practical Generative AI Exercise – A Digital Marketing Campaign for the Web3 and Metaverse Age (40 Points, 1000words) – Please see the assignment template for guidance on what to include in each section.

Role: Assume the role of a Digital Marketing Manager, spearheading a pioneering social media campaign for a phygital product (a physical product with a digital counterpart) in the Web3/Metaverse space.

1. Create an AI-generated image for an NFT (5points): Choose one item from the following for your campaign:

• Fragrance (e.g., perfume, aftershave, home scent)

• A car

• A handbag

• A pair of sneakers

• A watch or piece of jewellery

• An item for a game that comes with a physical counterpart

Use a Generative AI tool (such as DALL-E 2 (or 3), Ideogram.ai, Midjourney etc) to generate and refine an image representing a phygital product. This product should initially be marketed as an NFT in a blockchain-based Metaverse, with the physical item to be manufactured and delivered subsequently.

2. Social media copy (5 points): Draft the copy for social media post to promote this phygital product on a platform of your choosing (e.g Twitter (X) or Instagram). The post should be compelling to both current enthusiasts of the Web3, Crypto, and NFT communities, as well as appealing to prospective customers new to this domain. You should draw upon Laudon’s social media marketing process model when drafting your copy.

3. AI Enhancement of social media copy (5 points):Use a Generative AI platform (e.g., ChatGPT, Bard, Claude) to refine your post. Approach the AI as a 'critical friend' to enhance the potential success of your post.

4.Deliverables (5 points): Include the final AI-generated image and the final version of your campaign copy.

5. Reflection (20 points): You should reflect uponthe practical process above and discuss your experiences of prompting the AI to create the image and refine your social media copy. Evaluate what the AI did well and where it fell short - did it help or hinder you? How successful were your prompts and what have you learned about prompt engineering through this process? Writing in the first person (I and my) is encouraged to provide a personal account of your experience. You should cite your sources where appropriate to do so.

Further Guidance

It is essential that you do wider reading/research to develop your thinking on these topics. You should reference high quality academic journal papers in your literature review (Part 1) but you may use some other supplementary source material (grey literature) throughout. Part 2 1-4 there is not an expectation to cite sources (other than the AI tools you are using). Part 2 number 5 you should demonstrate evidence of wider reading – you may use a range of sources but should aim to include a good number of academic sources. However, this is an emerging topic and so whitepapers, conference papers and industry reports may be particularly useful for this section.

NB. Please note that neither an introduction nor a conclusion is needed for this assignment.

Word count and page numbers: Your overall assignment must be below 2500 words (excluding reference list). This includes all other tables, chart labels etc. Your assignmentshould have page numbers inserted and the main body of text should ideally be formatted justified (See Fig. 1).

Fig. 1 Justified text format button

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Whilst you are encouraged to discuss assignments with staff and peers, the final write-upmust be your own work.

Use of Generative AI

In this assignment you have been asked to:

1. Generate an image using an AI image generating platform.

2. Use a generative AI platform to help you improve your social media copy for part 2.

For all other sections of the report you should refer to the UoLguidance notes for general advice on acceptable AI usage: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/centre-for-innovation-in-education/digital-education/generative-ai-teach-learn-assess/acceptable-unacceptable-use-gai-guidance-staff-students.pdf

Lateness Penalty: Five percentage points shall be deducted from the assessment mark for each working day after the due date up to a maximum of five working days; however, the mark will not be reduced below the pass mark for the assessment (40%). Work assessed at below 40% will not be penalised for late submission of up to five working days. Work received more than five working days after the submission deadline will receive a mark of zero.

Other Penalties

• Up to -10% of total marks for poor academic practice (e.g. poor referencing). This is expected to be in the Harvard style. Please see the university’s full Academic Integrity Policy (AIP) student guidance for more info. https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/tqsd/code-of-practice-on-assessment/appendix_L_cop_assess_annex1.pdf

• -3% of total marks for every 100 words over the word count.

• -5% of the overall mark available for the piece of work will be deducted if a report is presented in a form that makes it difficult to read e.g. if not word-processed, in a font of less than 12 pts.

• The above can be found in the ULMS Student Handbook.

Submission of Assignment: Your work must be submitted via the Turnitin box on the Canvas site under the assessment folder (this will be set up well in advance of the deadline by the student support office). There is no hardcopy submission for this assignment.

MARKING CRITERIA

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