Information systems III
C F Lau and Mr J Hewson
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GCO2813 * Prohibitions: SYS3070, SYS3074
Information management: information as a resource. Management information systems. Management strategy. IS planning and policies: IS planning strategies, IS organisation. Professions related to IS, managing IS personnel, organisational structure, administrative issues. Information and computing resource management: managing information services, information centres and the computer services department. Evaluation, selection and acquisition of hardware and software. Acquisition philosophies. Compatibility and connectivity concerns. Industry standards. Vendor relations. Capacity planning. Evaluation, selection and acquisition methodology. Replacement considerations and strategies. Societal implications and future trends: security, integrity and privacy. Job training and retraining. Work attitude, commitment and motivation.
Assessment
Examination (3 hours): 50% * Other assessment modes: 50%
Prescribed texts
Frenzel C W Management of information technology Boyd and Fraser, 1992