IFQ561 Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Management
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| Unit code: | IFQ561 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | IFN585 or IFQ585 or (IFN552 or IFQ552) and (IFN558 or IFQ558) OR admission into IN17 or IN23 or IN25 or PM20 or PQ20 or PV20 or PV21 |
| Equivalent(s): | IFN561 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,192 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,116 |
| International unit fee | $5,616 |
Unit Outline: Session 1 2026, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | IFQ561 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | IFN585 or IFQ585 or (IFN552 or IFQ552) and (IFN558 or IFQ558) OR admission into IN17 or IN23 or IN25 or PM20 or PQ20 or PV20 or PV21 |
| Equivalent: | IFN561 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Basic IT Knowledge |
Overview
This is a transitionary unit, providing students with fundamental information systems skills relating to different practices in managing information systems in large, enterprise-level organisations. Information systems and enterprises are becoming inextricably interwoven. It has become nearly impossible to talk meaningfully about enterprises that are not dependent on information systems of one type or another.
An important role of managers is to understand what type of information system they should use to achieve the business strategic objectives or to improve existing business capabilities. This unit provides students with fundamental skills that business analysts or IT managers are required to have in order to be able to analyse business strategies, evaluate how information systems may enable enterprises to achieve strategic objectives, and understand how such an information system can be developed and implemented within an enterprise.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain the technical and socio-economic foundations of enterprise systems and their use in different corporate settings.
- Recommend a range of IT strategies and justify how these relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
- Communicate effectively in professional and scholarly contexts to a variety of stakeholders.
- Analyse technology trends relating to enterprise systems.
- Analyse a real-world case study to explain how service management facilitates continuous improvement in enterprise systems.
- Collaborate with others in a team environment to deliver an outcome for a client.
Content
The unit will cover areas such as a general introduction to enterprise systems based in information technology, economics, and social sciences. We will touch upon these pillars by introducing you to fundamental information technology that is deployed as part of an information system as well as managerial and organizational foundations that go along with it. For example, the unit will introduce IT strategic analysis and strategy map, digital firms and business models, systems building blocks such as principles of system acquisition, development, implementation and maintenance. You will further learn fundamentals of enterprise systems-related technologies.
Learning Approaches
This unit is designed for asynchronous online study, with activities including numerous short videos, podcasts and exercises carefully chosen to reinforce key skills and concepts. You will have the opportunity to participate in online discussions with peers and teaching staff.
This unit engages you in your learning through a real-world case-based learning approach, where you will have the chance to apply information systems skills while exploring business cases, emerging technologies, and challenges in deploying and using enterprise systems. We emphasise a real-world learning experience, where you can build up and deepen your enterprise information systems proficiency by contributing existing knowledge and experiences from your professional background in projects that form the assignments of this unit.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
There are multiple opportunities throughout the teaching period to receive feedback on your learning and progress. These include:
- formative in-class individual and whole-of-class feedback provided by unit staff during discussion activities
- responses to questions posed through the unit communication channel from your peers and teaching staff
- feedback given on your assessment items individually via the rubric and written feedback.
Assessment
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement
The overarching idea of this assessment is to propose an enterprise solution strategy that supports the digital transformation of operations within an organisation. By completing this assessment, you will develop your understanding of how organisations can design strategies and plan for the adoption of enterprise systems for their critical operations.
A key part of this assessment is to specify current and future state operations of business areas and capture functional requirements for a solution strategy that can be released to market to procure common off-the-shelf solutions. This will involve preparing a request for proposal (RFP) specification, which will provide a comprehensive description of the needs for an enterprise system.
The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is prohibited during this assessment.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions
Assessment: Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis
In this assessment, you will extend your skills by explaining and evaluating different approaches to an enterprise systems implementation. You will be required to use the 7-step improvement process to explain aspects of service management and lifecycle development. In addition to performing these activities, you will be required to submit a recorded presentation.
The assessment requires a student’s virtual presence to complete.
The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is prohibited during this assessment.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions
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.
Resources
Learning materials for this unit are available in your Canvas site. There are no other extraordinary charges or costs associated with the requirements for this unit.
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.IQ14 Graduate Certificate in Business Analysis
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the business analysis discipline.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Critically analyse complex business challenges and opportunities and use creativity and problem-solving skills to generate solutions.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Employ industry-best practice, business analysis methods, tools and techniques to develop and implement business information systems, processes, and/or software.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Work effectively in both self-directed and collaborative contexts.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Communicate effectively in business and IT professional contexts using written, visual and oral formats.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Critically reflect on the social, cultural, ethical and diversity issues related to business analysis, and more generally the IT field.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis
Unit Outline: Session 3 2026, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | IFQ561 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | IFN585 or IFQ585 or (IFN552 or IFQ552) and (IFN558 or IFQ558) OR admission into IN17 or IN23 or IN25 or PM20 or PQ20 or PV20 or PV21 |
| Equivalent: | IFN561 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Basic IT Knowledge |
Overview
This is a transitionary unit, providing students with fundamental information systems skills relating to different practices in managing information systems in large, enterprise-level organisations. Information systems and enterprises are becoming inextricably interwoven. It has become nearly impossible to talk meaningfully about enterprises that are not dependent on information systems of one type or another.
An important role of managers is to understand what type of information system they should use to achieve the business strategic objectives or to improve existing business capabilities. This unit provides students with fundamental skills that business analysts or IT managers are required to have in order to be able to analyse business strategies, evaluate how information systems may enable enterprises to achieve strategic objectives, and understand how such an information system can be developed and implemented within an enterprise.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain the technical and socio-economic foundations of enterprise systems and their use in different corporate settings.
- Recommend a range of IT strategies and justify how these relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
- Communicate effectively in professional and scholarly contexts to a variety of stakeholders.
- Analyse technology trends relating to enterprise systems.
- Analyse a real-world case study to explain how service management facilitates continuous improvement in enterprise systems.
- Collaborate with others in a team environment to deliver an outcome for a client.
Content
The unit will cover areas such as a general introduction to enterprise systems based in information technology, economics, and social sciences. We will touch upon these pillars by introducing you to fundamental information technology that is deployed as part of an information system as well as managerial and organizational foundations that go along with it. For example, the unit will introduce IT strategic analysis and strategy map, digital firms and business models, systems building blocks such as principles of system acquisition, development, implementation and maintenance. You will further learn fundamentals of enterprise systems-related technologies.
Learning Approaches
This unit is designed for asynchronous online study, with activities including numerous short videos, podcasts and exercises carefully chosen to reinforce key skills and concepts. You will have the opportunity to participate in online discussions with peers and teaching staff.
This unit engages you in your learning through a real-world case-based learning approach, where you will have the chance to apply information systems skills while exploring business cases, emerging technologies, and challenges in deploying and using enterprise systems. We emphasise a real-world learning experience, where you can build up and deepen your enterprise information systems proficiency by contributing existing knowledge and experiences from your professional background in projects that form the assignments of this unit.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
There are multiple opportunities throughout the teaching period to receive feedback on your learning and progress. These include:
- formative in-class individual and whole-of-class feedback provided by unit staff during discussion activities
- responses to questions posed through the unit communication channel from your peers and teaching staff
- feedback given on your assessment items individually via the rubric and written feedback.
Assessment
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement
The overarching idea of this assessment is to propose an enterprise solution strategy that supports the digital transformation of operations within an organisation. By completing this assessment, you will develop your understanding of how organisations can design strategies and plan for the adoption of enterprise systems for their critical operations.
A key part of this assessment is to specify current and future state operations of business areas and capture functional requirements for a solution strategy that can be released to market to procure common off-the-shelf solutions. This will involve preparing a request for proposal (RFP) specification, which will provide a comprehensive description of the needs for an enterprise system.
The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is prohibited during this assessment.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions
Assessment: Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis
In this assessment, you will extend your skills by explaining and evaluating different approaches to an enterprise systems implementation. You will be required to use the 7-step improvement process to explain aspects of service management and lifecycle development. In addition to performing these activities, you will be required to submit a recorded presentation.
The assessment requires a student’s virtual presence to complete.
The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is prohibited during this assessment.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions
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.
Resources
Learning materials for this unit are available in your Canvas site. There are no other extraordinary charges or costs associated with the requirements for this unit.
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.IQ14 Graduate Certificate in Business Analysis
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the business analysis discipline.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Critically analyse complex business challenges and opportunities and use creativity and problem-solving skills to generate solutions.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Employ industry-best practice, business analysis methods, tools and techniques to develop and implement business information systems, processes, and/or software.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Work effectively in both self-directed and collaborative contexts.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Communicate effectively in business and IT professional contexts using written, visual and oral formats.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis - Critically reflect on the social, cultural, ethical and diversity issues related to business analysis, and more generally the IT field.
Relates to: Enterprise Solution Proposal for Market Procurement, Enterprise Systems Lifecycle Analysis