IFN585 Systems Innovation and Design


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Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal

Unit code:IFN585
Credit points:12
Pre-requisite:(192cps in SV03 or SV04 or IV04 or IV05 or MV05 or MV06 or BV06 or BV07 or EV08 or EV07) OR (admission into IV53 or IV57 or IV54 or IV59 or IV55 or IV52 or IV56 or IV51 or IV58 or IV60) OR (admission into IN18 or IN20 or IN19 or IN31 or IN25 or KC88 or EN72 or DE99 or BS11)
Anti-requisite:IFN552 or IFN558 or IFQ552 or IFQ558
Coordinator:Kenan Degirmenci | kenan.degirmenci@qut.edu.au
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Overview

Organisations are continuously transforming to leverage the potential of information systems. To be able to effectively transform an organisation, its leadership must clarify business problems that information systems can help to resolve. This unit outlines the process of designing such systems using modelling techniques to specify system requirements. In this regard, systems design ensures that the data integration and user needs are optimized for the specific demands of information systems. The purpose of this unit is to provide insights into how to design systems and make informed organisational decisions through the use of data analytics and visualisation with information systems.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

  1. Analyse business problems to generate relevant stakeholder questions and elicit requirements for the design of a system.
  2. Synthesise data and create a digital dashboard to solve organisational issues including computer and human factors.
  3. Evaluate potential IT-enabled solutions under ethical considerations, including how they relate to First Nations Australians.
  4. Employ communication skills to work independently through reflective practice.
  5. Employ teamwork skills to work collaboratively through reflective dialogue.

Content

You will be introduced to the process of identifying user needs, defining problems, and ideating possible solutions. Based on your growing IT expertise and interests, you will be asked to analyse and design solutions to contemporary industry problems, relevant to you and the community. Designing an effective solution requires understanding of technical, managerial, and societal perspectives of an information system. Data acts as the bridge between these perspectives and understanding how to effectively and ethically leverage data in organisations is a critical challenge. This unit provides knowledge into how to leverage data and provides insights related to information systems including data analytics and visualisation.

Learning Approaches

This unit consists of weekly lectures and tutorials. Throughout the lectures, a case study based on a real-world example will be used to explain both the knowledge and practical realities of the content. The tutorials will involve working collaboratively in teams to both identify and solve business problems based on case study data. The tutorials are also designed to help develop the skills to effectively leverage and visualise data. In the tutorials, there will be the opportunity to present the progress the team has made on the tutorial activities, which will develop effective communication skills.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Tutorials are designed to be engaging, with tutors providing ongoing feedback on tutorials and assessment pieces. Success in this unit requires a solid understanding of the subject matter. If you are experiencing difficulty with the content required in this unit, you are encouraged to make contact with your tutor to seek assistance.

  • Consultation times can be booked with members of the teaching team throughout the teaching period.
  • Individualised written feedback will be provided on marked assessments.
  • Unit communication channel to pose questions or time will be made available in tutorials to provide support.
  • Feedback will also be provided to the cohort based on common areas for improvements identified throughout the tutorials.

Assessment

Overview

You will analyse and design an IT artefact based on real-world data. The structure of the assessment is designed ensuring that the assessment reflects real-world IT practices. You are required to create a digital dashboard to analyse and visualise data. Building on your dashboard, you will need to use a visual modelling tool to design a solution. Finally, you will reflect on systems innovation and design against the backdrop of relevant theories and contemporary challenges.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Digital Dashboard

Create a digital dashboard using data analytics and visualisation. In addition to performing these activities, you will be required to orally defend your overall approach.

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

Weight: 30
Length: 1,500 words / 5 minutes (oral defence)
Individual/Group: Individual
Due (indicative): Week 6
Related Unit learning outcomes: 2, 3, 4

Assessment: Systems Innovation Design

Design and demonstrate an IT system. In addition to performing these activities, you will be required to submit the slides of your presentation

The assessment requires a student’s physical or virtual presence to complete.

Weight: 30
Length: 20-minute presentation
Individual/Group: Individual and group
Due (indicative): Week 12 + 13
Related Unit learning outcomes: 1, 4, 5

Assessment: Examination (invigilated)

You will demonstrate your understanding of key concepts, frameworks, and methods for systems innovation and design through a written examination.

Weight: 40
Individual/Group: Individual
Due (indicative): During central examination period
Central exam duration: 2:10 - Including 10 minute perusal
Related Unit learning outcomes: 1

Assessment: Online Ethics Module Part 1

In this self contained online Ethics module (Part 1) you will learn about the Australian Computer Society's Code of Professional Conduct and how it is applied in the workplace. You will then need to pass an online quiz to test your knowledge of the topics covered. You must pass the quiz in order to pass this unit, however you may attempt the quiz an unlimited number of times until you pass.

Threshold Assessment:

As an IT professional you will be legally bound by a code of ethics and professional conduct. Knowledge of these codes is therefore essential for all IT graduates. You must pass this Online Ethics Module in order to pass this unit, i.e. regardless of how well you do in the other assessment items, you cannot pass this unit if you fail this assessment item. You may however attempt this assessment items an unlimited number of times until you pass.

Weight: 0
Individual/Group: Individual
Due (indicative): Week 13
Unlimited attempts allowed any time before the end of semester
Related Unit learning outcomes: 3

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.

The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Requirements to Study

Requirements

No specific requirements

Costs

There are no extraordinary charges or costs associated with the requirements for this unit.

Resources

  • Free software for visualisation of design will be provided.
  • Recommended reading material, as well as lecture content and tutorial content will be made readily available.
  • Most tasks are set around freely-available university modules and through the unit’s Canvas site.

Risk Assessment Statement

There are no unusual health or safety risks associated with this unit.

Course Learning Outcomes

This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.

EN72 Master of Advanced Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

  1. Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts and practices in Advanced Robotics and AI and Data Analytics domains
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Online Ethics Module Part 1
  2. Critically analyse, evaluate and apply appropriate methods to problems to achieve research-informed solutions in Advanced Robotics and AI and Data Analytics domains
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated)
  3. Apply systematic approaches to plan, design, execute and manage projects in Advanced Robotics and AI and Data Analytics domains
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design
  4. Communicate complex information effectively and succinctly in oral and written form for diverse purposes and audiences
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated)
  5. Work independently and collaboratively demonstrating ethical and socially responsible practice
    Relates to: Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1

IN18 Graduate Certificate in Information Technology

  1. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of information technology disciplines.
    Relates to: ULO1, Digital Dashboard
  2. Critically analyse complex IT problems and opportunities and use creativity and problem-solving skills to generate solutions.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1
  3. Employ industry-best practice, IT methods, tools and techniques to develop and implement IT systems, processes and/or software.
    Relates to: ULO2, Systems Innovation Design
  4. Work effectively in both self-directed and collaborative contexts.
    Relates to: ULO5, Examination (invigilated)
  5. Communicate effectively in IT professional contexts using written, visual and oral formats.
    Relates to: ULO4, Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated)
  6. Critically reflect on the social, cultural, ethical and diversity issues related to the IT field.
    Relates to: ULO3, Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1

IN19 Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

  1. Demonstrate advanced IT knowledge in one or more IT disciplines.
    Relates to: ULO1, Digital Dashboard
  2. Critically analyse complex IT problems and opportunities and use creativity and problem-solving skills to generate solutions.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1
  3. Apply advanced, industry-best practice, IT methods, tools and techniques to develop and implement IT systems, processes and/or software.
    Relates to: ULO2, Systems Innovation Design
  4. Work effectively in both self-directed and collaborative contexts.
    Relates to: ULO5, Examination (invigilated)
  5. Communicate effectively in IT professional contexts using written, visual and oral formats.
    Relates to: ULO4, Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated)
  6. Demonstrate developed values, attitudes, behaviours and judgement in professional contexts.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Digital Dashboard, Examination (invigilated)
  7. Critically reflect on the social, cultural, ethical and diversity issues related to the IT field including how they realte to First Nations Australians and diverse populations.
    Relates to: ULO3, Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1

IN20 Master of Information Technology

  1. Demonstrate advanced specialist IT knowledge in at least one information technology discipline.
    Relates to: ULO1, Digital Dashboard
  2. Critically analyse complex IT problems and opportunities and use creativity and problem-solving skills to generate innovative and novel solutions that are convincingly justified.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO2, ULO3, Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1
  3. Integrate advanced, industry-best practice, IT methods, tools and techniques to develop and implement complex IT systems, processes and/or software.
    Relates to: ULO2, Systems Innovation Design
  4. Employ leadership and initiative in both self-directed and collaborative contexts to create value for others.
    Relates to: ULO5, Examination (invigilated)
  5. Communicate effectively in IT professional and scholarly contexts to specialist and non-specialist audiences using written, visual and oral formats.
    Relates to: ULO4, Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated)
  6. Demonstrate business acumen and well-developed values, attitudes, behaviours and judgement in professional contexts.
    Relates to: ULO1, ULO3, Digital Dashboard, Examination (invigilated)
  7. Create positive change through critically reflecting upon and actioning responses to the social, cultural, ethical, sustainability, legal and accessibility issues in the IT field, including how they relate to First Nations Australians and diverse populations.
    Relates to: ULO3, Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1

IN28 Master of Artificial Intelligence

  1. Demonstrate advanced specialist IT knowledge in Artificial Intelligence discipline.
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard
  2. Critically analyse complex Artificial Intelligence problems and opportunities and use creativity and problem-solving skills to generate innovative and novel solutions that are convincingly justified.
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1
  3. Integrate advanced, industry-best practice, Artificial Intelligence methods, tools and techniques to develop and implement complex Artificial Intelligence systems, processes and/or software.
    Relates to: Systems Innovation Design
  4. Employ leadership and initiative in both self-directed and collaborative contexts to create value for others.
    Relates to: Examination (invigilated)
  5. Communicate effectively in Artificial Intelligence professional and scholarly contexts to specialist and non-specialist audiences using written, visual and oral formats.
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated)
  6. Demonstrate business acumen and well-developed values, attitudes, behaviours and judgement in professional contexts.
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Examination (invigilated)
  7. Create positive change through critically reflecting upon and actioning responses to the social, cultural, ethical, sustainability, legal and accessibility issues in the Artificial Intelligence field, including how they relate to First Nations Australians and diverse populations.
    Relates to: Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1

IN29 Master of Cyber Security

  1. Demonstrate advanced specialist IT knowledge in Cyber Security discipline.
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard
  2. Critically analyse complex Cyber Security problems and opportunities and use creativity and problem-solving skills to generate innovative and novel solutions that are convincingly justified.
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1
  3. Integrate advanced, industry-best practice, Cyber Security methods, tools and techniques to develop and implement complex Cyber Security systems, processes and/or software.
    Relates to: Systems Innovation Design
  4. Employ leadership and initiative in both self-directed and collaborative contexts to create value for others.
    Relates to: Examination (invigilated)
  5. Communicate effectively in Cyber Security professional and scholarly contexts to specialist and non-specialist audiences using written, visual and oral formats.
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Systems Innovation Design, Examination (invigilated)
  6. Demonstrate business acumen and well-developed values, attitudes, behaviours and judgement in professional contexts.
    Relates to: Digital Dashboard, Examination (invigilated)
  7. Create positive change through critically reflecting upon and actioning responses to the social, cultural, ethical, sustainability, legal and accessibility issues in the Cyber Security field, including how they relate to First Nations Australians and diverse populations.
    Relates to: Examination (invigilated), Online Ethics Module Part 1