Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| SCU Online | Term1 | Term1 |
Unit description
Provides a managerial approach to the use of information and information systems in organisations. Students are introduced to the use of information and information systems as a means of achieving competitive advantage and for improving efficiency and effectiveness in business processes and managerial decision-making. Students learn to manage information as one of the key resources of an organisation by planning, developing, implementing and evaluating information systems from a managerial perspective, taking into account social, ethical and global factors.
Unit content
- Overview and Foundation.
- Information systems for competitive advantages.
- Information systems planning and developing and implementing information systems.
- Information systems infrastructure management (hardware, software, and networks) and Data resource management.
- Information systems for business operations (internal and external relations).
- Information systems for decision support, collaboration, and knowledge management).
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | analyse the contemporary information systems landscape that is available for organisational operational efficiency and innovation |
| 2 | develop information systems centric strategies that organisations could employ to achieve sustainable competitive advantage, strategy, decision-making and digital innovation |
| 3 | analyse trends, developments and critical issues of information systems |
| 4 | develop management considerations and scope operations to implement information system in various organisations. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- analyse the contemporary information systems landscape that is available for organisational operational efficiency and innovation
- develop information systems centric strategies that organisations could employ to achieve sustainable competitive advantage, strategy, decision-making and digital innovation
- analyse trends, developments and critical issues of information systems
- develop management considerations and scope operations to implement information system in various organisations.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning |
| Assessment | |
| Report | 20% |
| Report | 30% |
| Presentation | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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