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ITC574 Information Technology for Management (8)
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. |
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Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: ITC574
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Computing and Mathematics |
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Assumed Knowledge| INF115 or INF215 or INF413 or ITC4%% or ITC5%% |
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Enrolment restrictionsAvailable to Master of Information Technology and Master of Business Administration students and Master of Applied Science Library and Information Management) students only.
Not available to students who have completed subject ITC563. |
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| ITC563 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- describe the role of IACT in organisational activities;
- 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;
- describe the networked organisation and identify benefits accruing from implementing networks;
- define and explain electronic commerce and its infrastructure;
- itemise and describe a variety of critical IACT in modern organisations;
- explain collaborative approaches to work and the technologies that enhance such work;
- articulate reasons for management involvement in planning for IS and IT at all levels across an organisation;
- describe the major ethical and social issues related to the adoption of IACT in modern organisations; and
- identify options for value adding and value-creation via the use of IACT. |
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SyllabusThe 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. |
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
