CLASSES

Each week you should attend three hours of lectures. The first two hours on the Tuesday will be standard lecture format. The third hour of lecture on the Thursday will act as a tutorial. There will also be a a one-hour practical class - although not every week and practical times in the second half of semester will be free for you to undertake your group assignment.

For details of days, times and rooms consult the timetables webpage.

Note that the practical classes commence in week 2.

You should have selected a practical class enrollment. It will not particularly matter if you do not attend the practical you are enrolled in as practical attendance is not compulsory, but should be useful to you.  If you do not have a class, or if you wish to change one, you should see the enrollment operators in the E7B courtyard during the first two weeks of the semester. Thereafter you should go to the Student Centre.

REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS

Textbook

The textbook for ISYS301 used this semester is:

• Papazoglou, M., Ribbers, P., (2006) e-Business: Organizational and Technical Foundations John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester West Sussex U.K. There is also a companion website by the publisher at www.wiley.com. This site contains links to example material and more.

There are a few more books you may wish to acquire, these are not compulsory but potentially helpful.

• Busch, P., (2008) Tacit Knowledge in Organizational Learning IGI Global U.S.A.
• Chaffey, D., (2015) Digital Business and E-Commerce Management: Strategy, Implementation and Practice  6th Ed. Pearson Harlow U.K.
• Papazoglou, M., (2012) Web Services & SOA: Principles and Technology 2nd Ed. Pearson Harlow U.K.

UNIT WEBPAGE AND TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

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Digital recordings of lectures are available. Read instructions here.

Technology

Technology used will include IBM BP Modeller, Adonis etc. Students are also expected to make use of MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint and editing software to undertake XML and BPEL.

Discussion Boards

When groups are allocated for the group assignment. Students will have the opportunity to discuss issues amongst their groups on iLearn.

Peter will volunteer to lecture in weeks 1-5, Charanya will do week 6-7, Jian will do week 8-13.

Standards

Four 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 of this unit are given below:

For each task, those standards translate into a mark and the different component marks are added up. You will then be given a grade that reflects your achievement in the unit. The following description of the different grades is still in draft form and therefore not official as yet

• 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.

The final examination in this unit is a hurdle requirement. You must get a mark of at least 40% in the examination to pass the unit. If you get a mark of at least 30% in your first attempt at the final examination you will be given a second and final attempt.

The final mark for the unit will be calculated by combining the marks for all assessment tasks according to the percentage weightings shown in the assessment summary.