Course outline Code: INF701 Title: Management Informatics Faculty of Arts, Business and Law School of Business Teaching Session: Semester 1 Year: 2017 Course Coordinator: Associate ProfessorDonald Kerr Office: K1.25 Telephone: +61 7 5459 4860 Email: [email protected] Contact Hours: As notified on Blackboard 1. What is this course about? 1.1 Course description Informatics, the support of information handling, spans a wide range of areas, such as business, social, media, environmental and health (Gammack, Hobbs, & Pigott, 2007). This course aims to provide managers with an understanding of the business aspects of informatics and how they relate to management issues such as the effective development of e-commerce solutions, the integration of computer technologies, knowledge management and decision support, business process re-engineering, social and ethical issues, and emerging issues relating to the role of the Internet and the digital firm in the modern business. 1.2 Course content • Introduction to Informatics • Classic themes of informatics • Problem identification • Strategic analysis frameworks • Introduction to knowledge management • Tools for knowledge processing • Problem solving • Decision and Choice • Informatics and information systems • Professional Knowledge and practice 2. Unit value 12 unitsPage 2 Course Outline: INF701 Management Informatics 3. How does this course contribute to my learning? Specific Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course you should be able to: Assessment Tasks You will be assessed on the learning outcome in task/s: Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming: Discuss the major issues associated with informatics and management. 1, 2 and 3 Creative and critical thinkers. Knowledgeable. Identify ICT issues that potentially will impact business strategy. 2 Empowered. Identify issues of culture, society and politics in managing international informatics. 1, 2 and 3 Ethical. Creative and critical thinkers. Explain the relevance of a range of business analysis frameworks to ICT strategic analysis. 2 and 3 Knowledgeable. Creative and critical thinkers. Discuss the interaction of managers, end-users and IT experts in ICT strategicanalysis. 2 and 3 Empowered. Undertake an ICT strategic analysis of an organisation. 2 Creative and critical thinkers. 4. Am I eligible to enrol in this course? Refer to the Coursework Programs and Awards - Academic Policy for definitions of “pre-requisites, corequisites and anti-requisites” 4.1 Enrolment restrictions Must be enrolled in a postgraduate program 4.2 Pre-requisites Nil 4.3 Co-requisites Nil 4.4 Anti-requisites Nil 4.5 Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills Nil 5. How am I going to be assessed? 5.1 Grading scale Standard – High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL)Page 3 Course Outline: INF701 Management Informatics 5.2 Assessment tasks Task No. Assessment Tasks Individual or Group Weighting % What is the duration / length? When should I submit? Where should I submit it? 1 Essay – Draft Individual 15% 1500 words Week 5, Friday, 5pm AEST SafeAssign 2 Essay Individual 45% 3500 words Week 11, Friday, 5pm AEST SafeAssign 3 Final exam Individual 40% Take home exam Week 13 48 hours after release SafeAssign 100% Assessment Task 1: Essay - Draft Goal: To develop your understanding of the important components of information systems in business. Product: Essay - Draft Format: Essay Question Informatics has a very important role in organisations and an understanding of how informatics can help an organisation achieve goals is vital. In this essay you are asked to identify key characteristics outlined as classic themes in informatics and relate them to existing people, processes and technology in a contemporary organisation. As this initial essay will form the foundation of the second assignment essay in which you are asked to analyse a case study of your own choosing, you may use the same organisation for the second assignment. This is an individual assessment and needs to be submitted electronically through SafeAssign. Criteria • Identify how the classic themes of informatics relate to various technologies within an organisation. • Demonstrate an awareness of how the identified technologies fit into the goals of the organisation. Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Communication Graduate Problem solving Graduate Assessment Task 2: Essay Goal: You will expand on the key components identified in the first assignment through a relevant case study and gain a deeper knowledge of using a strategic framework analysis. Product: Essay Format: This essay requires you to analyse a case study of your own choosing (alternatively one will be provided on a case by case basis if required) using the strategic framework analysis and knowledge processing tools provided in weeks 3 and 5. This is an individual assessment and needs to be submitted through electronically through SafeAssign.Page 4 Course Outline: INF701 Management Informatics Criteria • Demonstrate an awareness of how each strategic framework analysis tool can be used to determine the effectiveness of ICT with respect to alignment of the firm’s goals and integration of ICT resources. • Critically review the efficiency and effectiveness of the technologies with respect to the organisation through the lens of each framework. • Demonstrate how knowledge processing tools can be used to provide competitive advantage to the case study firm. Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Communication Graduate Applying technologies Graduate Assessment Task 3: Final exam Goal: For you to apply learning from the last two assignments and to a provided case study Product: Final Exam Format: Open book exam Criteria • Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the classic themes of Informatics. • Identify informatics themes from a case study and relate them to identified technologies. • Analyse the case using one preferred framework for strategic analysis. • Demonstrate an awareness of the use of knowledge management tools and the competitive advantage that can be achieved through their development and usage. Generic skill assessed Skill assessment level Problem solving Graduate 5.3 Additional assessment requirements Plagiarism In order to minimise incidents of plagiarism and collusion, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Blackboard, are electronically checked through SafeAssign. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work that SafeAssign has access to. Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale c) You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct 5.4 Submission penalties Late submission of assessment tasks will be penalised at the following maximum rate: • 5% (of the assessment task’s identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. • 10% (of the assessment task’s identified value) for the third day • 20% (of the assessment task’s identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. • A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task.Page 5 Course Outline: INF701 Management Informatics Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome. 6. How is the course offered? 6.1 Directed study hours On campus Lecture: 3 hours per week This course is also offered online 6.2 Teaching semester/session(s) offered Semester 1 6.3 Course activities Teaching Week / Module What key concepts/content will I learn? What activities will I engage in to learn the concepts/content? Directed Study Activities Independent Study Activities 1 • Introduction to informatics o Theory and practice in informatics o Information systems • Classic themes of informatics Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts 2 • Problem identification o Structure and complexity and general methods for solving problems o From problems to solutions Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts 3 • Strategic analysis frameworks o SWOT o Balanced Scorecard o Porters Competitive Advantage o Alter’s Work Centred Analysis Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts 4 • Introduction to knowledge management o Nature of Knowledge o Types of knowledge Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts 5 • Tools for knowledge processing o Creating and discovering o Intelligent knowledge technologies Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts 6 • Knowledge in informatics o Communities of Practice Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts Mid Semester Break 7 Monday, 17th April Easter Monday Public Holiday • Problem solving revisited o Creative problem solving strategies Lecture and workshop activities Text and handoutsPage 6 Course Outline: INF701 Management Informatics 8 Tuesday, 25th April ANZAC Day Public Holiday • Decision and Choice o Uncertainty and risk o Decision making theories and approaches Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts 9 Monday, 1st May Labour Day Public Holiday • Decision and Choice o Methods of supporting decision making Text and handouts 10 • Informatics and information systems o The systems tradition Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts 11 • Informatics and information systems o The technology tradition o The organisation tradition Lecture and workshop activities Text and hand-outs 12 • Professional Knowledge and practice • Ethics Lecture and workshop activities Text and handouts 13 Final exam Please note that the course activities may be subject to variation. 7. What resources do I need to undertake this course? 7.1 Prescribed text(s) Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below: Author Year Title Publisher Gammack, Hobbs and Pigott 2010 The Book of Informatics Cengage Learning ISBN 13: 978-0-17-013044-8 7.2 Required and recommended readings Lists of required and recommended readings may be found for this course on its Blackboard site. These materials/readings will assist you in preparing for tutorials and assignments, and will providefurther information regarding particular aspects of your course. 7.3 Specific requirements N/A 7.4 Risk management Health and safety risks have been assessed as low. It is your responsibility to research and understand risks of specific courses and to review the USC’s health and safety principles by viewing the online induction training for students. 8. How can I obtain help with my studies? In the first instance you should contact your tutor, then the Course Coordinator. Additional assistance is provided to all students through Peer Advisors and Academic Skills Advisors. You can drop in or book an appointment. To book: Tel: +61 7 5430 2890 or Email: [email protected] 7 Course Outline: INF701 Management Informatics 9. Links to relevant University policies and procedures For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including: • Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs • Review of Assessment and Final Grades • Supplementary Assessment • Administration of Central Examinations • Deferred Examinations • Student Academic Misconduct • Students with a Disability http://www.usc.edu.au/university/governance-and-executive/policies-and-procedures#academic-learningand-teaching 10. 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