SYS5100

Contemporary issues in information systems

A Rouse

6 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Caulfield

Objectives At the completion of this subject the students will be aware of the main issues in information systems development currently of concern to leading IS practitioners and academics; understand the gaps and areas of uncertainty in our current understanding of the application of information systems theory to organisational practice; be able to relate developments in information systems theory to current trends in practice; and recognise the strengths and weaknesses of current practices in information systems development.

Synopsis This subject will consist of a series of seminars/lectures presented by leading practitioners in the information systems community, discussing the issues which they see as being central to the discipline. The presenters will be leading figures from private businesses, from government, from consultancies and from the academic community, who have a deep knowledge of current trends in the use of information systems in organisations. The presentations will aim to increase students' awareness of the issues currently of concern to systems developers, and to stimulate discussion of how system development practices could be improved.

Assessment One research paper on a topic agreed by the subject leader