Recommended Texts

The following text is recommended, especially for students without an extensive IT background:

K. C. Laudon and J. P. Laudon “Management Information Systems: Managing The Digital Firm” 14th Edition, Pearson, 2015. This book is available from the University Co-op Bookstore.  If unsure about the value of this text, I suggest you first borrow a copy from the library and make your own assessment.  I will be referencing the 14th and most up to date edition, however, earlier editions are quite similar.

The following books are suggested as recommended reading.  Copies of these books are available from the library.

Sumner, M, “Enterprise Resource Planning” Prentice Hall, 2005

Magal, S.R. and Word, J., “Integrated Business Processes with ERP Systems”, Wiley, 2012.

Turban, E., Sharda, R, Delen, D and King, D, ”Business Intelligence: A Managerial Approach” 3rd Edition, Pearson, New International Edition, 2014

Lectures will list appropriate Web based references and further reading for some of the rapidly evolving technologies discussed in this course.  These additional references will be available for download through the class website.

Unit Material

A student folder with all the lecture notes and electronic references will be availalbe for download through the class web site on iLearn at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Late assignments: All late assignments will attract the penalty of having the maximum possible mark reduced by 10% per day late, including weekends.  In other words, this means that an assignment that is ten elapsed days late can only attract zero marks, even if it is perfect.

All assignments are to be submitted through the iLearn class website.

Participation is a Course Requirement:.  It is expected that students attend at least 8 out of 12 of the scheduled sessions.  If you cannot meet this requirement, a formal disruption request should be filed at https://ask.mq.edu.au .  

Standards

Your standards, namely HD, D, CR, P summarize as many different levels of achievement. Each standard is precisely defined to help students know what kind of performance is expected to deserve a certain mark. The standards corresponding to the learning outcomes are given below:

Grading

At the end of the semester, you will receive a grade that reflects your achievement in the unit

• Fail (F): does not provide evidence of attainment of all learning outcomes. There is missing or partial or superficial or faulty understanding and application of the fundamental concepts in the field of study; and incomplete, confusing or lacking communication of ideas in ways that give little attention to the conventions of the discipline.
• Pass (P): provides sufficient evidence of the achievement of learning outcomes. There is demonstration of understanding and application of fundamental concepts of the field of study; and communication of information and ideas adequately in terms of the conventions of the discipline. The learning attainment is considered satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in relation to the specified outcomes.
• Credit (Cr): provides evidence of learning that goes beyond replication of content knowledge or skills relevant to the learning outcomes. There is demonstration of substantial understanding of fundamental concepts in the field of study and the ability to apply these concepts in a variety of contexts; plus communication of ideas fluently and clearly in terms of the conventions of the discipline.
• Distinction (D): provides evidence of integration and evaluation of critical ideas, principles and theories, distinctive insight and ability in applying relevant skills and concepts in relation to learning outcomes. There is demonstration of frequent originality in defining and analysing issues or problems and providing solutions; and the use of means of communication appropriate to the discipline and the audience.
• High Distinction (HD): provides consistent evidence of deep and critical understanding in relation to the learning outcomes. There is substantial originality and insight in identifying, generating and communicating competing arguments, perspectives or problem solving approaches; critical evaluation of problems, their solutions and their implications; creativity in application.

In this unit, your final grade depends on your performance in each part of the assessment. For each task, you receive a mark that combines your standard of performance regarding each learning outcome assessed by this task. Then the different component marks are added up to determine your total mark out of 100. Your grade then depends on this total mark and your overall standards of performance.

Obtaining a grade higher than a Pass (P) in this unit will require a student to obtain (in addition to the above):

• the required total number of marks (Credit - 65, Distinction - 75, High Distinction - 85).