Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Synopsis

This unit provides students with the skills and knowledge relating to the use of latest technologies for managing knowledge, electronic documents and records to meet the needs of individuals, work groups and organisations. The unit aims to build a general understanding of technologies for managing personal and organisational structured and unstructured information and knowledge and the methods of developing systems to handle it. Students study the business context, requirements analysis techniques and implementation issues for electronic document management, recordkeeping, content and other information and knowledge management systems.

Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will have knowledge and skills to:

• understand organisational contexts of technological infrastructures and emerging technological frameworks for electronic information and knowledge management systems, including intranet and Internet environments;
• appreciate the capabilities and limitations of many products on the information and knowledge management systems market and how to use implementation strategies to maximise their strengths and minimise their weaknesses;
• identify and select from appropriate strategic options for designing and implementing an information and knowledge management system;
• participate in electronic document lifespan management, involving document creation within systems and the use of documents for workgroup, organisational and social purposes, appreciating how these aspects interrelate and influence each other;
• conduct requirements identification, design and deployment of information and knowledge management systems.

Assessment

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

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Frada Burstein

Contact hours

2 hrs lectures/wk, 1 hr tutorial/wk

Prerequisites

One of FIT9003, FIT9006, IMS9001, BUS5021 or completion of 24 points of graduate level study

Prohibitions

IMS5033, IMS5330

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit5088/