IFQ558 Management Information Systems
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| Unit code: | IFQ558 |
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| Equivalent(s): | IFN558 |
| Credit points: | 6 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $559 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $1,764 |
Unit Outline: Session-1A 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | IFQ558 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 6 |
| Equivalent: | IFN558 |
Overview
Organisations are continuously transforming to leverage the potential of information systems. To be able to effectively transform an organisation, its leadership team must be made aware of (i) what an information system actually is; (ii) how to manage the components of its information systems effectively; and, (iii) how to make informed decisions based on the data present in the information system (which is associated with complex ethical and cultural considerations). The purpose of this unit is to provide insights into how information systems can be effectively leveraged by organisations. Drawing on case studies, concepts related to the following will be discussed: (1) components of information systems; (2) the design cycle; (3) introductory business analytics, and (4) ethical and privacy considerations. The knowledge and skills taught in this unit will help make you a well-rounded IT professional and prepare you for careers related to business analysis and management.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- 1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the components of information systems (CLO1)
- 2. Analyse business problems through the design cycle and identify potential IT-enabled solutions and their implications for the components of information systems (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3).
- 3. Synthesise data and provide insights to ethically solve business problems (CLO1, CLO3, CLO6, CLO7).
- 4. Apply visual and written communication techniques to explain how the recommended solution meets the organization’s needs (CLO5, CLO7)
- 5. Work independently and collaboratively to derive considered solutions through the application of the design cycle (CLO4, CLO6, CLO7).
Content
In this unit, you will be provided with content that will help you develop skills to appropriately identify issues facing organisations as well as the potential for information systems to resolve these issues. This will include progressing through the design cycle to develop effective data-driven solutions.
Designing an effective solution requires understanding both technical, managerial, and social 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 target operating models and the considerations necessary before data is acted upon, specifically: ethical, privacy, and cultural ramifications.
In this unit, you will work both independently and as a team to provide a data-driven visualisation that solves an issue facing an organisation.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, content will be arranged in a modular format. Each module consists of unit content presented through a multimedia approach of both textual descriptions and short videos. This material will be linked to case studies, based on real-world examples, to convey the practical realities of the content. Practical skills will be developed in the unit with exercises designed to build skills related to effectively leverage and visualise data. Facilitators will provide students with ongoing feedback on the exercise they are performing.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
There are many opportunities to receive feedback in this unit:
- Individualised written feedback will be provided on marked assessments
- Facilitators will engage with students responding to any queries throughout the teaching period.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment Overview guide
You will be presented with a case study of an organisation that is currently facing a problem, which they perceive may be resolved through more effectively leveraging data. However, the organisation is unable to clearly articulate what the problem actually is. The assignment is comprised of three deliverables: (1) Working collaboratively students are required to develop an information requirements document to demonstrate their understanding of the data requirements of the different stakeholder groups present in the case study. (2) Working both collaboratively and independently students are required to navigate the design cycle to develop a dashboard which provides insights to support the stakeholder’s requirements. Students are also required to produce a design document detailing how they followed the design cycle. (3) Working independently, students need to reflect on their dashboard and produce a report detailing how the components of the information system are transformed by the solution and any ethical or cultural considerations that result from the creation, implementation, and use of the solution.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital Transformation and the Impacts of Data
Based on a case study, informed by practitioners, students will be required to comprehensively understand a business problem, and develop an interactive, data visualisation approach. In doing so, students will need to identify relevant factors to consider to ensure the success of the solution if implemented in practice, including ethical considerations, cultural considerations, and the necessity of change management practices.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
At least 50% of the overall mark is required to pass this unit.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
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.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties 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
- Software will be accessible to use in at no cost.
- Recommend 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 site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Risk assessment statement guide
There are no unusual health or safety risks associated with this unit.
Unit Outline: Session-3A 2024, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | IFQ558 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 6 |
| Equivalent: | IFN558 |
Overview
Organisations are continuously transforming to leverage the potential of information systems. To be able to effectively transform an organisation, its leadership team must be made aware of (i) what an information system actually is; (ii) how to manage the components of its information systems effectively; and, (iii) how to make informed decisions based on the data present in the information system (which is associated with complex ethical and cultural considerations). The purpose of this unit is to provide insights into how information systems can be effectively leveraged by organisations. Drawing on case studies, concepts related to the following will be discussed: (1) components of information systems; (2) the design cycle; (3) introductory business analytics, and (4) ethical and privacy considerations. The knowledge and skills taught in this unit will help make you a well-rounded IT professional and prepare you for careers related to business analysis and management.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- 1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the components of information systems (CLO1)
- 2. Analyse business problems through the design cycle and identify potential IT-enabled solutions and their implications for the components of information systems (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3).
- 3. Synthesise data and provide insights to ethically solve business problems (CLO1, CLO3, CLO6, CLO7).
- 4. Apply visual and written communication techniques to explain how the recommended solution meets the organization’s needs (CLO5, CLO7)
- 5. Work independently and collaboratively to derive considered solutions through the application of the design cycle (CLO4, CLO6, CLO7).
Content
In this unit, you will be provided with content that will help you develop skills to appropriately identify issues facing organisations as well as the potential for information systems to resolve these issues. This will include progressing through the design cycle to develop effective data-driven solutions.
Designing an effective solution requires understanding both technical, managerial, and social 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 target operating models and the considerations necessary before data is acted upon, specifically: ethical, privacy, and cultural ramifications.
In this unit, you will work both independently and as a team to provide a data-driven visualisation that solves an issue facing an organisation.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, content will be arranged in a modular format. Each module consists of unit content presented through a multimedia approach of both textual descriptions and short videos. This material will be linked to case studies, based on real-world examples, to convey the practical realities of the content. Practical skills will be developed in the unit with exercises designed to build skills related to effectively leverage and visualise data. Facilitators will provide students with ongoing feedback on the exercise they are performing.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
There are many opportunities to receive feedback in this unit:
- Individualised written feedback will be provided on marked assessments
- Facilitators will engage with students responding to any queries throughout the teaching period.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment Overview guide
You will be presented with a case study of an organisation that is currently facing a problem, which they perceive may be resolved through more effectively leveraging data. However, the organisation is unable to clearly articulate what the problem actually is. The assignment is comprised of three deliverables: (1) Working collaboratively students are required to develop an information requirements document to demonstrate their understanding of the data requirements of the different stakeholder groups present in the case study. (2) Working both collaboratively and independently students are required to navigate the design cycle to develop a dashboard which provides insights to support the stakeholder’s requirements. Students are also required to produce a design document detailing how they followed the design cycle. (3) Working independently, students need to reflect on their dashboard and produce a report detailing how the components of the information system are transformed by the solution and any ethical or cultural considerations that result from the creation, implementation, and use of the solution.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Digital Transformation and the Impacts of Data
Based on a case study, informed by practitioners, students will be required to comprehensively understand a business problem, and develop an interactive, data visualisation approach. In doing so, students will need to identify relevant factors to consider to ensure the success of the solution if implemented in practice, including ethical considerations, cultural considerations, and the necessity of change management practices.
This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.
Threshold Assessment:
At least 50% of the overall mark is required to pass this unit.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
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.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties 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
- Software will be accessible to use in at no cost.
- Recommend 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 site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Risk assessment statement guide
There are no unusual health or safety risks associated with this unit.