SYS3290

Inter-organisational systems

D Fowler

6 points
* 4 hours per week
* First semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: SYS2001 or SYS3002
* Prohibitions: SYS3214, SYS4214, SYS4290

Objectives At the completion of this subject, students will have an understanding of the basic principles of electronic commerce, and the realities of developing and implementing inter-organisational information systems. They will have learnt the skills needed to apply the theory of inter-organisational systems to the practice of electronic commerce and to apply their knowledge of EC in a real-world environment.

Synopsis The subject offers an introduction to inter-organisational systems and to the way in which they may be made to become strategically significant to an organisation. It offers undergraduate students the opportunity to identify and understand the different types of IOS, as well as the management and development issues associated with this growing category of information systems. Specific topics will include the theory, principles and nature of strategic information systems; an introduction to the global telecommunications network; the role played by the enabling technological infrastructure and the way in which this technology can be harnessed to provide strategic corporate advantage; the commercial entities which have emerged to provide services within the global environment; the tools and techniques of developing and using inter-organisational information systems; the skills and approaches needed for inter-organisational systems project management; the role and importance of standards in global electronic commerce, focusing particularly on standards for document exchange and the role of standards development bodies.

Assessment Examination: 60%
* Laboratory work: 20%
* Assignment: 20%

Recommended texts

Neumann S Strategic information systems: Competition through information technologies Macmillan, 1994
Bradley S P, Hausman J A and Nolan R J (eds), Globalization, technology and competition Harvard U P, 1993
Keen P G W and Cummins J M Networks in action: Business choices and tele-communications decisions Wadsworth, 1994