School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Information Systems Challenges in Management
  • Unit Code

    MAN5901
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Prof Craig STANDING

Description

Increasingly high demands are made on business managers to develop process and product innovations in rapidly changing, global markets. There is a considerable range of strategic responses which may improve operational effectiveness and address threats and opportunities in the global business environment. Underpinning many of these strategies is information technology. This unit introduces terminology and basic principlesof information systemsto help managers understand how information technology can be used to formulate responses to strategic and operational challenges. Using leading edge thinking and practice in information and knowledge management, we focus on understanding business issues and requirements and linking these to the potential of information technology.

Students will generate and evaluate complex strategies and opportunities to support the application of technology and investment proposals. Research and communicate business and technology issues, information and strategies to solve problems and manage risk. Construct, evaluate and analyse the methodologies, approaches and strategies, contributing to management information systems.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has adopted the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) and have created a Core Body of Knowledge (CBOK) to identify IT capabilities and knowledge. These frameworks have been used to inform the learning outcomes of this unit.
The unit meets SFIA learning outcomes in the following: Change Implementation Planning and Management, IT Management, Business Analysis, Information Systems Co-ordination.
The unit is aligned with the ACS CBOK in the following. Assessed in assignments and exam: ICT Problem Solving (Abstraction, Design), Professional Knowledge (Societal Issues); Technology Building (Systems Development, Systems Acquisition), Outcomes Management, (Change Management). Not assessed: Professional Knowledge (Ethics, History and Status).

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Distinguish the potential contribution of information technology (IT) in local, national and global business environments.
  2. Examine the major contemporary issues in the management of information systems (IS).
  3. Appraise business opportunities and benefits of IS/IT.
  4. Formulate the managerial realisation of the business benefits of IS/IT.
  5. Evaluate the importance and role of e-business in contemporary global marketplaces.
  6. Produce communications with business colleagues and information management professionals regarding information and technology issues.
  7. Prepare for the probable implications of developments in information technologies and systems for business, government and society.

Unit Content

  1. Business performance and information technology.
  2. E-Business and e-Commerce.
  3. Data and information management.
  4. Enterprise systems.
  5. Social media.
  6. IT strategic planning.
  7. Emerging trends and technologies.
  8. IT infrastructures.
  9. Decision support systems.
  10. Networks and collaboration.
  11. Mobile computing.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 1 hour lab13 x 1 hour labNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour lecture13 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students attend weekly 3-hour seminar, consisting of lecture, computer laboratory research and case studies. This unit will give students the ability to recognise environmental and social impacts and to provide leadership on sustainable approaches to complex problems.
Off-campus students access weekly modules via Blackboard. Regular online access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentGroup Portfolio of Weekly Tasks
Learning Outcomes (1-9)
40%
ExaminationExamination
Learning Outcomes (5-11)
60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPortfolio of Weekly Tasks
Learning Outcomes (1-9)
40%
ExaminationExamination
Learning Outcomes (5-11)
60%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Information Systems Challenges in Management
  • Unit Code

    MAN5901
  • Year

    2018
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Susan STANDING

Description

Increasingly high demands are made on business managers to develop process and product innovations in rapidly changing, global markets. There is a considerable range of strategic responses which may improve operational effectiveness and address threats and opportunities in the global business environment. Underpinning many of these strategies is information technology. This unit introduces terminology and basic principles of Information Systems (IS) to help managers understand how information technology can be used to formulate responses to strategic and operational challenges. Using leading edge thinking and practice in information and knowledge management, we focus on understanding business issues and requirements and linking these to the potential of information technology.

Students will generate and evaluate complex strategies and opportunities to support the application of technology and investment proposals. Research and communicate business and technology issues, information and strategies to solve problems and manage risk. Construct, evaluate and analyse the methodologies, approaches and strategies, contributing to management information systems.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has adopted the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) and have created a Core Body of Knowledge (CBOK) to identify IT capabilities and knowledge. These frameworks have been used to inform the learning outcomes of this unit.
The unit meets SFIA learning outcomes in the following: Change Implementation Planning and Management, IT Management, Business Analysis, Information Systems Co-ordination.
The unit is aligned with the ACS CBOK in the following. Assessed in assignments and exam: ICT Problem Solving (Abstraction, Design), Professional Knowledge (Societal Issues); Technology Building (Systems Development, Systems Acquisition), Outcomes Management, (Change Management). Not assessed: Professional Knowledge (Ethics, History and Status).

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Formulate the potential contribution of IS and e-business in local, national and global business environments.
  2. Specify the major contemporary issues in the management of IS.
  3. Evaluate business opportunities and benefits of IS.
  4. Plan for the managerial realisation of the business benefits of IS.
  5. Organise communications with business colleagues and information management professionals regarding information and technology issues.

Unit Content

  1. Business performance and information technology.
  2. E-Business and e-Commerce.
  3. Data and information management.
  4. Enterprise systems.
  5. Social media.
  6. IT strategic planning.
  7. Emerging trends and technologies.
  8. IT infrastructures.
  9. Decision support systems.
  10. Networks and collaboration.
  11. Mobile computing.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 1 hour lab13 x 1 hour labNot Offered
Semester 113 x 1 hour lecture13 x 1 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students will complete online tasks and attend weekly sessions of 2 hours consisting of a seminar, computer laboratory research and case studies. This unit will give students the ability to recognise environmental and social impacts and to provide leadership on sustainable approaches to complex problems.

Off-campus students access weekly modules via Blackboard. Regular online access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentGroup Portfolio of Weekly Tasks
Learning Outcomes (1-9)
40%
ExaminationExamination
Learning Outcomes (5-11)
60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentPortfolio of Weekly Tasks
Learning Outcomes (1-9)
40%
ExaminationExamination
Learning Outcomes (5-11)
60%

Core Reading(s)

  • Laudon, K. C., & Laudon, J. P. (2018). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, Global Edition (15th Ed (Global). Pearson Education.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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