Organisational issues in information systems
H Linger
4 points * 2 hours per week * Second semester * Caulfield * Prerequisites: SYS2161 or SYS2168 * Prohibitions: CFR3072, CFR3307, GCO3816, SYS3070, SYS3151
The subject deals with information technology (IT) in its organisational context. In particular it examines how this context influences the application of IT while at the same time IT influences the organisation. An understanding of this interaction requires the study of both organisations and IT from many perspectives. The course covers issues such as the nature of organisations, design of organisations, organisational culture, symbols and power structures, job design, the IT function in organisations, the impact of different systems development methods, evaluation of IT, professionalism and IT practice, values and ethics.
Assessment
Examinations: 50% * Practical work: 50%
Prescribed texts
Winfield I Organisations and information technology: Systems, power and job design Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991
Recommended texts
Brooks F The mythical man-month Addison-Wesley, 1978
Keen P G W Shaping the future Harvard Business School Press, 1991
Sauer C Why information systems fail Alfred Waller, 1993