Course specification for CIS8004

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CIS8004 Enterprise Planning and Implementation

Semester 1, 2020 Online
Short Description: Enterprise Planning & Implemen
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Management and Enterprise
Student contribution band : Band 2
ASCED code : 020300 - Information Systems
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Other requisites

Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .

Rationale

Today’s digital economy and the requirements of digital information are considered the backbone of competitive advantage for any business. Businesses today are embracing technology and information to engage with customers in unique and innovative ways.

Students must have some basic knowledge of how ICT can be aligned with the business strategy. They also need to have the understanding of how the alignment is implemented to realise the digital capabilities, in order for the companies to be effective within the digital economy. In order to reinforce the theoretical concepts, various innovative technologies and information systems are used as case studies so that the application of the business processes, systems and implementation can be properly understood, leading to hands-on experience.

Synopsis

This course will cover a range of topics in basic blocks associated with enterprise planning and implementation namely - strategic planning, business architecture, information architecture, technical architecture and strategic management. In order to reinforce the theoretical concepts, various innovative technologies and information systems are used as case studies so that the application of the business processes, systems and implementation can be properly understood, leading to hands-on experience.

This course introduces the building blocks of business systems within an information and communication technology (ICT) domain.

Participants will gain skills in determining their implementation value to enterprises. This is done using approaches for researching, analysing and synthesising them from sources ranging from learned to professional journals. Learners are expected to critically analyse and apply these skills to various innovative technologies and information systems to reinforce the theoretical concepts learned in the course.

NOTE: Learners undertaking this course are required to have the ability to research with an understanding of ethical research practices. Learners are also expected to critically analyse and solve problems arising in complex organisational real-life situations.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. explain the integrations of business systems and associated information and communication technologies (ICT);
  2. critically evaluate a business innovative technologies and information systems related case study to demonstrate understanding in a given context;
  3. identify and resolve ICT issues that are relevant to enterprises in the context of the planning and implementation of innovative technologies and information systems;
  4. communicate in writing and orally to technical and non-technical audiences, and present effectively, at the appropriate level, by whatever discourse, the knowledge obtained from this course.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Digital innovations and change 15.00
2. Organisations and strategic planning 20.00
3. Business architecture 15.00
4. Developing a strategic plan and business case stakeholder management 30.00
5. Governance and methodologies 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=CIS8004)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

The course is a complete online course and there is no printed material available for the course. Please note that there is no prescribed text for the course and the reference materials are provided in a PDF format or as a web link.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly (relevant articles from these journals).
The Australian Newspaper, IT Supplement Tuesday edition.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Directed ¾«¶«´«Ã½app 165.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
ASSIGNMENT 1 (PLANNING) 100 25 14 Apr 2020
ASSIGNMENT 2 (IMPLEMENTATION) 100 30 18 May 2020 (see note 1)
ASSIGNMENT 3 100 45 09 Jun 2020 (see note 2)

Notes
  1. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the assignment by their examiner via ¾«¶«´«Ã½appDesk.

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    Online: If you are an international student in Australia, you are advised to attend all classes at your campus. For all other students, there are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

    On-campus: It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.

    Requirements after S1 2020;
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.)

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

    Requirements after S1 2020;
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: There is no examination in this course.

    Requirements after S1 2020;
    This is a closed examination. Candidates are allowed to bring only writing and drawing instruments into a closed examination.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: There is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.

    Requirements after S1 2020;
    Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.

  8. ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. Referencing in assignments:
    Harvard (AGPS) is the referencing system required in this course. Students should use Harvard (AGPS) style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (AGPS) style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide at .

Date printed 19 June 2020