This unit provides Foundation studies in the management of information technology and information systems as a portfolio of hard and soft corporate resources. The concept of IS and IT provisioning as a project provides a project management focus. This unit replaces several existing units in the Master of Business Systems and Master of Information Management and Systems (MBusSys and MIMS) as a result of the review of those programs during 2006.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This is a foundation unit for the Master of Business Systems (MBusSys) and Master of Information Management Systems (MIMS). It provides foundation studies in the principles of IT Management, Business Process IT provisioning and Project Management.

This unit has some commonality with IMS9001 and GCO9803 in the area of systems analysis and design techniques. However, this unit places the techniques in their project management context. The primary focus of the unit differs from the other two units, in that it concentrates on business analysis for management much more than system design. As such, the unit contains a more analytical coverage of business processes and systems as compared to IMS9001 and GCO9803.

Understanding IT provisioning as a project-based activity that must meet the business operational requirements of organisations, and the necessity to manage the IT infrastructure of a business consistent with organisational objectives are fundamental to an understanding of the Information Systems and Business Systems disciplines.

At the completion of this unit students will have -

A knowledge and understanding of:

• the strategic contexts of IT management, including: the strategic value and impacts of IT; the strategy process; the need to effectively align business strategy and IT strategy; the value of a portfolio approach to managing IT investments and mitigating risk; the critical importance of a customer-centric approach to IT strategy; and key management roles and relationships (eg CEO-CIO);
• the more common business processes, and the role that IT can play in managing these processes and in providing information systems that are appropriate for an organisation's operational needs;
• the technical processes of a generic SDLC model, contract development, outsourcing and package purchase as alternative approaches to providing information systems;
• the project management processes related to in-house and contract software development, software outsourcing, package acquisition and implementation;
• the requirements for ongoing management of the IT infrastructure of an organisation that takes appropriate advantage of technological innovation to address the short-term and long-term objectives of the business;
• IT professional ethics, and ethical issues in the management and use of IT within organisations.

Developed attitudes that enable them to:

• have a systematic approach to IT provisioning in a business whilst maintaining a pragmatic approach to business needs;
• critically assess the worth of technological innovations for their contribution towards meeting business objectives in both the short-term and the longer term;
• recognise the management of IT infrastructure as a corporate resource, and business information as critical to meeting business objectives;
• develop a project management approach to developing information systems that are appropriate to the organisations needs;
• maintain ethical principles and practices in IT management.

Developed the skills to:

• apply selected systems development techniques associated with SDLC-based system developments;
• model business processes using industry standard modelling conventions and a standard commercial business process modelling software package;
• determine requirements and specifying development or acquisition projects, using both traditional and innovative techniques and methods;
• apply project management techniques and using project management software.

Demonstrated the communication and teamwork skills necessary to:

• acquire understanding of the IT management and project management processes not only in terms of objective criteria like budgets, resources and software tools, but also as social activities and relationships involving individual, group and corporate-wide objectives and imperatives.

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This unit presents IT management as a project-based activity, oriented to fulfilling corporate goals, meeting business operational requirements and delivering value for an organisation. Core concepts are established: strategic contexts of IT management, systems, information systems, systems development, business processes and modelling, and IT as support for core business processes. An overview of project management processes, tools and techniques used for software development projects follows. IT-related issues and trends posing complex challenges to management and organisation of the IT resource in contemporary organisations are explored. Ethics in IT management is a central theme.

On-campus and Off-Campus Learning(OCL)

Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

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Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

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

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

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