FIT3136 has been introduced to provide graduates of the Bachelor of Business Information Systems with a clear understanding of various critical issues associated with governing and managing information technologies from the corporate senior management perspective. This unit provides foundation knowledge about how business strategies are related to IT strategies and influence the governance of the IT function in organisations. This unit is introduced as a result of the review of the BBIS program in 2010.

02/12/2015: Update objectives to learning outcomes for AQF compliance. Effective immediately.

05/04/2017 amended exam duration to 2 hours to comply with university requirements. 28/4/2021 - Unit disestablished at FEC 2/21 Item 6.2

This unit has been introduced to provide students with an understanding of how to manage and govern the IT function in business organisations.

This unit focuses on the alignment issues between business and IT strategies and uses a range of theoretical frameworks to better understand these strategies.

As organisations are increasingly operating within a dynamic business environment, there is a strong need for graduates of the BBIS to understand the principles and practices of managing IT as an organisational resource in line with corporate strategy. This unit provides the theoretical knowledge and also demonstrates the practical applications of how IT governance mechanisms work within diverse industry contexts.

At the completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. develop an appropriate type of IT strategy which is consistent with the corporate strategy of business organisations
2. describe how IT governance can be applied to improve IT function and its performance
3. critically evaluate the benefits associated with various IT outsourcing options suitable for business organisations
4. demonstrate the capability to avoid IT systems failure using IT governance
5. critically discuss the major legal issues that may affect IT systems and operations
6. prepare IT budgets for business

Information systems 020300

This unit provides students with an understanding of how to manage and govern the IT function in business organisations. It builds on themes relating to managing IT as an organisational resource and discusses IT function from strategy and governance perspectives. The unit also emphasises the relationship between theoretical knowledge and its practical application using cases and real examples.

Core concepts discussed in this unit include the strategic context of IT management, alignment between business strategy and IT strategy, IT governance processes, various types of IT processes, organising and managing the IT function (including the role of the CIO), legal and ethical concerns of IT, evaluating IT portfolio management, IT provisioning issues, including outsourcing.

There is no single presecribed text book for this unit. However, the following books are useful:

On-campus only

Examination (2 hours): 60%, In-semester assessment: 40%

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

FIT

Completion of 24 points of second year level of IT or its equivalent study