ITC563 IT Management Issues (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Computing (COMPU)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject focuses on the role and value of information, information systems and information technology in modern organisations. It provides students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge relating to the planning, implementation and management of systems and technologies and to develop a critical awareness of the need for knowledge workers to be widely informed about technology related issues in their employment.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ITC563
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
Enrolment restrictions:
Available only to students in: Master of Systems Development; Master of Information System Security; Master of Database Design and Management; Master of Management (IT); Not available to students who have completed subject ITC574 .
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to describe the role of IS/IT in organisational activities;
- be able to explain the value of information to an organisation;
discuss the need to monitor and manage the information, information systems and the information technology in an organisation;
- be able to describe the networked organisation and identify benefits accruing from implementing networks;
- be able to define and explain electronic commerce and its infrastructure;
- be able to itemise and describe a variety of critical ICT in modern organisations;
- be able to explain collaborative approaches to work and the technologies that enhance such work;
- be able to articulate reasons for management involvement in planning for IS and IT at all levels across an organisation;
- be able to describe the major ethical and social issues related to the adoption of ICT in modern organisations; and
- be able to identify options for value adding and value-creation via the use of ICT.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Organisations, Environments and IT - IT: Concepts and Management - Strategic Information Systems - IT and Business Process Engineering - Network Computing: Discovery, Communication and Collaboration - Electronic Commerce - Impact of IT on Organisations, Individuals and Society - Transaction Processing, Innovative Functional Systems, Supply Chain Integration - Supporting Management and Decision Making and Intelligent Support Systems - Data and Knowledge Management - Planning for IT and IS - IT Economics - Managing Information Resources, Control and Security.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.