Management of information technology
Lecturer to be advised
6 points * One 3-hour session per week * First semester * Clayton
Synopsis This subject is concerned with impacts of information technology on individuals and organisations and with ways to use the technology for the benefit of multiple stakeholders. One key focus is the alignment of information technology, business strategy and organisational structures/processes. The specific relationship between information technology and strategy is analysed in terms of lessons to be learned from `success stories', the increasing complexity of information technology-based competition, and the blurring of traditional roles. The specific relationship between information technology and organisational structures/processes is discussed in terms of the user-computer interface, the changing nature of jobs and skills, power and control issues and the emergence of new structural forms. The general concept of alignment is analysed in terms of convergences with broad themes in the organisational literature. Methods for assessing the benefits of information technology are analysed. Implications are discussed for Australian and international companies operating in increasingly competitive global markets.
Assessment Written (assignments throughout the semester): 100%