Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Unit

FIT3019 - Information systems management

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Information Technology
Offered	Gippsland Second semester 2010 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2010 (Off-campus) Hong Kong Second semester 2010 (Off-campus) Singapore Second semester 2010 (Off-campus) South Africa Second semester 2010 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Shyh Wei Teng (Gippsland); Mr Abraham Van Der Vyver (South Africa)

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an understanding of the management issues surrounding information technology (IT), the knowledge of management functions and responsibilities necessary for IT managers, and the knowledge to apply IT management principles in the organisational environment. Main topics include: Information Systems, Management, Managing Essential Technologies, Managing System Development, Managing New Technologies, Acquisition of Hardware, Software, Networks, and Services People and Technology

Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will have -
A knowledge and understanding of:

the relationship between IT and organisational management and current trends in IT and IT management;
operational management requirements of a system and their inter-relationships;
evaluating the philosophies and processes behind IT resourcing.

Developed attitudes that enable them to:

consider ethical issues in IT and IT management.

Developed the skills to:

access resource management strategies and applying these in case studies;
identify the processes and potential problems involved in IS development and IT planning.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Shyh Wei Teng

Contact hours

2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk