School of Information Systems and Technology
Faculty of Informatics
NOTE: 2007 is the final intake of the Master of Information Systems and Master of Information Systems (Advanced) under the administration of the Faculty of Commerce.
BUSS952 – Strategic Information Systems Management
Subject Outline
Autumn Session 2007
Head of School –Associate Professor Peter Hyland, Student Resource Centre, Tel: (02) 4221 3606
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Subject Coordinator/Lecturer |
Mr Peter Larkin |
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Telephone Number: |
(02) 4221 4035 |
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Email: |
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Location: |
40.243 |
Consultation Times During Session
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Day |
Time |
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Wednesday |
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. |
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Thursday |
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
Other times by appointment only. Note that these times are subject to variation. If they are permanently altered, students will be notified by SOLS Mail. Please turn your mobile phone and/or pager off before consulting with the subject coordinator.
Subject Organisation
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Session: |
Autumn session, Wollongong Campus |
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Credit Points |
6 credit points |
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Contact hours per week: |
3 hrs lecture/tutorial |
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Lecture/Tutorial Times and Location: |
Students should check the subject’s web site regularly as important information, including details of unavoidable changes in assessment requirements, will be posted from time to time. Any information posted to the web site is deemed to have been notified to all students.
This subject aims to provide students with: an overview and analysis of the most important issues facing IS managers in organisations today; descriptions of useful and acceptable IS structures and planning processes, and how to objectively and ethically apply them in varying organisational contexts; an insight into typical mechanisms used for managing IS staff within the organisation.
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to: identify, describe and analyse strategic IS management issues as they relate to electronic commerce and globalisation and be able to propose plans and strategies, and design policies and procedures that adequately address such issues within an organisational context; describe and analyse relevant IS management issues from the perspective of IS as: a corporate entity; a functional entity, a departmental entity and a user support entity; apply IS management principles to an organisational case study; search, analyse and synthesise relevant literature on a chosen topic and be able to communicate their knowledge and understanding of the topic via a group assignment, tutorial presentation and an individual research report.
Performance Level
To be eligible to pass this subject, students must achieve an overall mark of at least 50%, and at least 40% on the final examination.
Attendance Requirements
It is the responsibility of students to attend all lectures/tutorials/labs/seminars/practical work for subjects for which you are enrolled.
Attendance and participation in lecture/tutorials is a requirement for the successful completion of this course. Failure to do so may result in a fail grade being recorded. A good indicator of satisfactory attendance is approximately 80% of the allocated contact hours. Attendance per se is not an assessable component of the course.
It should be noted that according to Course Rule 003{Interpretation Point 2 (t)} each credit point for a single session subject has the value of about two hours per week including class attendance. Therefore, the amount of time spent on each 6 credit point subject should be at least 12 hours per week, which includes lectures/tutorials/labs etc
The subject will be presented as a series of lectures and tutorials. In the lectures, students will be introduced to fundamental concepts and new material. During tutorials students will deliver their presentation and lead the following discussion.
Subject Materials
Required Text
Pearlson, K. E. and Saunders, C. S., Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, 3rd ed., 2006, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Danvers, available from the UniCentre bookshop.
Readings (as listed in the Lecture Schedule section and available from eReadings)
1. Chapter 8: Application Portfolio Management in Frenzel, C.W., Management of Information Technology, 1999, 3rd ed., International Thomson Publishing Company, MA
2. Chapter 15: Measuring IT Investments and Returns in Frenzel, C.W., Management of Information Technology, 2003, 4th ed., Course Technology, Boston, MA.
3. Sowa, J. F. and Zachman, J. A., “Extending and formalizing the framework for information systems architecture”, 1992, IBM Systems Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3.
References
Alter, S., Information Systems: The Foundation of E-Business, 2002 3rd ed., Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River.
Avison, D. E. and Fitzgerald, G., Information Systems Development: Methodologies, Techniques and Tools, 3rd ed, 2003, McGraw-Hill International (UK), London
Davenport, T. H. and L. Prusak, Working Knowledge: How Organisations Manage What They Know, 2000, Harvard Business School Press, Boston
Laudon, K. C. and Laudon, J. P., Management Information System, 2004 8th ed., Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River.
Flohr, U., "Intelligent Intranets: Intranets Cab Be Anarchy Until You Manage Who Can Do What Where," Byte, August 1997.
McNurlin, Barbara C. and Ralph H. Sprague, Jr., Information Systems Management in Practice, 2006, 7th ed., Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River. ($107.95 less student discount.)
Sowa, J. F. and Zachman, J. A., "Extending and formalizing the framework for information systems architecture", 1992, IBM Systems Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3.
The Standish Group, The CHAOS Report (1994), CHAOS: A Recipe for Success (1999), and Extreme CHAOS (2001), http://www.standishgroup.com/sample_research/index.php
Turban, E., Leidner, D., McLean, E. and Wetherbe, J., Information Technology for Management: Transforming Organisations in the Digital Age, 2006, 5th ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Danvers.
Turban, E., E. McLean and J. Wetherbe (2004), Information Technology for Management: Transforming organizations in the digital economy, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken.
Warren, I., The Renaissance of Legacy Systems, 1999 Springer-Verlag, London.
Yardley, D. (2002), Successful IT Project Delivery: Learning the Lessons of Project Failure, Pearson Education Ltd., Edinburgh Gate.
Also see http://www.ibm.com/soa for IBM's view of Service Oriented Architecture
These readings/references are recommended only and are not intended to be an exhaustive list. Students are encouraged to use the library catalogue and databases to locate additional readings.
Lecture Schedule (Subject to variation)
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Lecture Number and Topic |
Text Chapter(s) |
Readings |
Tutorials |
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1/3 |
1. Administration, Introduction, The Importance of IS Management |
Introduction |
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Tutorial introduction |
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2 |
8/3 |
2. The Information Systems Strategy Triangle |
1 |
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Presentation Tutorial |
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3 |
15/3 |
3. Strategic Use of Information Resources |
2 |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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4 |
22/3 |
4. Organisational Impacts of Information Systems Use |
3 |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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5 |
29/3 |
5. Information Technology and the Design of Work |
4 |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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6 |
5/4 |
6. Information Technology and Changing Business Processes |
5 |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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Mid Session Recess (6th April – 13th April) |
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7 |
19/4 |
7. Architecture and Infrastructure |
6 |
3 |
Group/Student Presentations |
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8 |
26/4 |
8. Doing Business on the Internet |
7 |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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9 |
3/5 |
9. Using Information Ethically; Project Management |
8 and 11 |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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10 |
10/5 |
10. The Management Information Systems Organisation |
9 |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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11 |
17/5 |
11. Funding
Information Systems and Technology, |
10 |
1 and 2 |
Group/Student Presentations |
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12 |
24/5 |
12. Knowledge Management |
12 |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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13 |
31/5 |
13. Review |
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Group/Student Presentations |
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Study Recess (4th June – 8th June) |
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University Examination Period (9th June – 22nd June) |
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Please note that in some weeks Tutorials/Presentations may commence at the lecture time and the lecture will follow the presentation/tutorial.
This subject has the following assessment components.
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Assessment Item |
Percentage of Final Mark |
Due Date |
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1. Group Presentation |
10% |
At the start of the lecture on the group's allocated Week. |
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2. Group Report |
10% |
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3. Peer Review Report (Individual) |
5% |
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4. Individual Presentation |
10% |
At the start of the lecture on the student's allocated Week. |
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5. Individual Report |
10% |
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6. Examination |
55% |
Conducted in the Examination Period |
Assessment items 1 and 2 are group assessment items. Students will be allocated to twelve (12) groups by the subject coordinator and there will be no discussion as to group membership. Assessment items 3, 4, 5 and 6 are individual assessment items.
Assessment items 1, 2, 4 and 5 are to be submitted in electronic and hard-copy format. Assessment Item 3 is to be submitted in hardcopy format. For assessment items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, detailed assessment item requirements, assessment item marking criteria, formatting requirements and electronic submission details will be distributed during Week 2.
Assessment items will be returned during lectures/tutorials, no later than two working weeks after submission.
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Assessment 1: |
Group Presentation |
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Marking Criteria: |
40% for the level, structure and organisation (suitable to audience background, logical sequence, flow, etc.); 30% for visual quality (readability, layout, clarity, style, etc); 30% for the verbal quality (volume, pronunciation, speed, etc.) as specified in the Presentation requirements. |
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Length: |
Each presentation will last from 12 to 15 minutes, including time at the end for questions. |
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Weighting: |
10% |
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Due date: |
Due at the start of the lecture on the group's allocated Week. Presentations will be given before the lecture. Presentations will commence in Week 3 and will continue until Week 13. As presentation topics relate to the content of the previous week's lecture they cannot be moved. |
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Style, format and other information: |
Presentation requirements will be distributed and discussed in Week 1. Students who submit an application for Special Consideration for their presentation or who are late in delivering their presentation must still deliver their presentation to the class and may also be required to deliver the presentation to the subject coordinator, plus any other attendees the subject coordinator may wish to invite, at time and location selected by the subject coordinators. |
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Assessment 4: |
Individual Presentation |
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Marking Criteria: |
40% for the level, structure and organisation (suitable to audience background, logical sequence, flow, etc.); 30% for visual quality (readability, layout, clarity, style, etc); 30% for the verbal quality (volume, pronunciation, speed, etc.) as specified in the Presentation requirements. |
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Length: |
Each presentation will last from 10 to 12 minutes, including time at the end for questions. |
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Weighting: |
10% |
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Due date: |
Due on your allocated Week. Presentations will be given after the lecture. The presentations will commence in Week 3 and will continue until Week 13. As presentation topics relate to the content of the previous week's lecture they cannot be moved. |
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Style, format and other information: |
Presentation requirements will be distributed and discussed in Week 1. Students who submit an application for Special Consideration for their presentation or who are late in delivering their presentation must still deliver their presentation to the class and may also be required to deliver the presentation to the subject coordinator, plus any other attendees the subject coordinator may wish to invite, at time and location selected by the subject coordinators. |
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Group Report |
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Marking Criteria: |
20% for relevance of all sources; 40% relevance, accuracy and coverage of the requirements; and 40% for the critical evaluation of sources as described in the Report requirements. |
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Length: |
2,000-2,500 words |
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Weighting: |
10% |
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Due date: |
Due at the START of the lecture of your allocated week |
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Style, format and other information: |
Report requirements will be distributed and discussed in Week 1. The report requires groups to produce a “critically annotated bibliography”. A link to a description of an annotated bibliography will be available from UOW e-Learning. If, after reading this information, students still do not understand what is meant by a “critically annotated bibliography” they should contact the Subject Coordinator as soon as possible. |
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Assessment 3: |
Peer Review Report |
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Marking Criteria |
As part of the group management exercise, each student will peer review the other members of their group. If the peer review is not done realistically and correctly, a zero (0) mark will be given. |
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Weighting: |
5% |
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Due date: |
Due at the start of the lecture on the group's allocated Week. |
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NOTE: |
Individual marks for group assessment items may be adjusted after peer reviews are marked. |
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Assessment 5: |
Individual Report |
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Marking Criteria |
20% for relevance of all sources; 40% relevance, accuracy and coverage of the requirements; and 40% for the critical evaluation of sources as described in the Report requirements. |
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Length: |
1,000-1,500 words |
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Weighting: |
10% |
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Due date: |
Due at the START of the lecture of your allocated week |
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Style, format and other information:: |
Report requirements will be distributed and discussed in Week 1. The report requires each student to produce a “critically annotated bibliography”. A link to a description of an annotated bibliography will be available from UOW e-Learning If, after reading this information, students still do not understand what is meant by a “critically annotated bibliography” they should contact the Subject Coordinator as soon as possible. |
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Assessment 6: |
Examination |
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Length: |
Three (3) hours and 15 minutes |
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Weighting: |
50% |
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Style, format and other information: |
Students must answer eleven (11) short answer questions out of thirteen (13). Exam information and copies of previous exam papers will be made available on UOW e-Learning. The 2007 exam questions will be different to past exams. Questions about the format and structure of the exam will be answered at the start of the lecture in week 10. Students who wish to use a translation dictionary during an exam should read section 8.3 Procedure for the Use of Foreign Translation Dictionaries in Examinations in the General Course Rules (http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/courserules/assessment.html#foreigntransdict). The lecture notes, the textbooks, the lecture readings and presentation topics are all examinable. |
Scaling
There is no scaling in this subject.
Supplementary Exams
Plagiarism
When you submit an assessment task, you are declaring the following
1. It is your own work and you did not collaborate with or copy from others.
2. You have read and understand your responsibilities under the University of Wollongong's policy on plagiarism.
3. You have not plagiarised from published work (including the internet). Where you have used the work from others, you have referenced it in the text and provided a reference list at the end ot the assignment.
4. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
5. Students are responsible for submitting original work for assessment, without plagiarising or cheating, abiding by the University’s policies on Plagiarism as set out in the Calendar under University Policies, and in Faculty handbooks and subject guides. Plagiarism has led to the expulsion from the University.
This outline should be read in conjunction with the following documents:
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Code of Practice - Teaching and Assessment http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/teaching_code.html |
Key Dates |
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Code of Practice - Students http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_students.html |
Information Literacies Introduction Program |
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Acknowledgement Practice Plagiarism will not be tolerated |
Student Academic Grievance Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/codesofprac/cop_supervision.html#8 |
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Special Consideration Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/courserules/specialconsideration.html |
Code of Practice-Honours |
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Non-Discriminatory Language Practice and Presentation |
Intellectual Property Policy http://www.uow.edu.au/research/researchmanagement/1998IP.html |
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Occupational Health and Safety http://staff.uow.edu.au/ohs/commitment/OHS039-ohspolicy.pdf |
SISAT Internet Access & Student Resource Centre http://www.sitacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/internet_access_and_resource.shtml |
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SISAT Computer Usage Rules http://www.itacs.uow.edu.au/info/current/support/labs/rules.shtml |
SISAT Style Guide for Footnotes, Documentation, Essay and Report Writing |
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SISAT Student Guide |
Informatics Faculty Librarian, Ms Annette Meldrum, phone: 4221 4637,ameldrum@uow.edu.au |
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SISAT Subject Outlines |
Commerce
Faculty Librarians, phone: 4221 3078, |
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