Graduate Capabilities

PG - Discipline Knowledge and Skills

Our postgraduates will be able to demonstrate a significantly enhanced depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content knowledge in their chosen fields.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

• Analyse the business value of information systems to assist in the justification of an IT investment based on the delivery of specific business benefits.
• Analyse the functionality and business context for major enterprise systems including ERP, BI, CRM and Enterprise 2.0, and recommend appropriate investments based on the specific business context..
• Use your understanding of the nexus of mobile, cloud, social and big data trends to an enterprise IT strategic plan to generate opportunities from these developing technologies..
• Critically evaluate contemporary and emerging enterprise IT technologies to establish a watching brief for an IT department within a major enterprise.

Assessment tasks

• Case for IT Capital Project
• ERP Analysis
• Strategic IT Initiatives
• Final Exam

PG - Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

Our postgraduates will be capable of utilising and reflecting on prior knowledge and experience, of applying higher level critical thinking skills, and of integrating and synthesising learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments. A characteristic of this form of thinking is the generation of new, professionally oriented knowledge through personal or group-based critique of practice and theory.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

• Analyse the business value of information systems to assist in the justification of an IT investment based on the delivery of specific business benefits.
• Analyse the functionality and business context for major enterprise systems including ERP, BI, CRM and Enterprise 2.0, and recommend appropriate investments based on the specific business context..
• Use your understanding of the nexus of mobile, cloud, social and big data trends to an enterprise IT strategic plan to generate opportunities from these developing technologies..
• Critically evaluate contemporary and emerging enterprise IT technologies to establish a watching brief for an IT department within a major enterprise.

Assessment tasks

• Case for IT Capital Project
• ERP Analysis
• Strategic IT Initiatives
• Final Exam

PG - Research and Problem Solving Capability

Our postgraduates will be capable of systematic enquiry; able to use research skills to create new knowledge that can be applied to real world issues, or contribute to a field of study or practice to enhance society. They will be capable of creative questioning, problem finding and problem solving.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

• Analyse the business value of information systems to assist in the justification of an IT investment based on the delivery of specific business benefits.
• Analyse the functionality and business context for major enterprise systems including ERP, BI, CRM and Enterprise 2.0, and recommend appropriate investments based on the specific business context..
• Use your understanding of the nexus of mobile, cloud, social and big data trends to an enterprise IT strategic plan to generate opportunities from these developing technologies..
• Critically evaluate contemporary and emerging enterprise IT technologies to establish a watching brief for an IT department within a major enterprise.

Assessment tasks

• Case for IT Capital Project
• ERP Analysis
• Strategic IT Initiatives
• Final Exam

PG - Effective Communication

Our postgraduates will be able to communicate effectively and convey their views to different social, cultural, and professional audiences. They will be able to use a variety of technologically supported media to communicate with empathy using a range of written, spoken or visual formats.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

• Analyse the business value of information systems to assist in the justification of an IT investment based on the delivery of specific business benefits.
• Analyse the functionality and business context for major enterprise systems including ERP, BI, CRM and Enterprise 2.0, and recommend appropriate investments based on the specific business context..
• Use your understanding of the nexus of mobile, cloud, social and big data trends to an enterprise IT strategic plan to generate opportunities from these developing technologies..
• Critically evaluate contemporary and emerging enterprise IT technologies to establish a watching brief for an IT department within a major enterprise.

Assessment tasks

• Case for IT Capital Project
• ERP Analysis
• Strategic IT Initiatives
• Final Exam

PG - Engaged and Responsible, Active and Ethical Citizens

Our postgraduates will be ethically aware and capable of confident transformative action in relation to their professional responsibilities and the wider community. They will have a sense of connectedness with others and country and have a sense of mutual obligation. They will be able to appreciate the impact of their professional roles for social justice and inclusion related to national and global issues

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

• Analyse the business value of information systems to assist in the justification of an IT investment based on the delivery of specific business benefits.
• Analyse the functionality and business context for major enterprise systems including ERP, BI, CRM and Enterprise 2.0, and recommend appropriate investments based on the specific business context..
• Use your understanding of the nexus of mobile, cloud, social and big data trends to an enterprise IT strategic plan to generate opportunities from these developing technologies..
• Critically evaluate contemporary and emerging enterprise IT technologies to establish a watching brief for an IT department within a major enterprise.

Assessment tasks

• Case for IT Capital Project
• ERP Analysis
• Strategic IT Initiatives
• Final Exam

PG - Capable of Professional and Personal Judgment and Initiative

Our postgraduates will demonstrate a high standard of discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgment. They will have the ability to make informed choices and decisions that reflect both the nature of their professional work and their personal perspectives.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

• Analyse the business value of information systems to assist in the justification of an IT investment based on the delivery of specific business benefits.
• Analyse the functionality and business context for major enterprise systems including ERP, BI, CRM and Enterprise 2.0, and recommend appropriate investments based on the specific business context..
• Use your understanding of the nexus of mobile, cloud, social and big data trends to an enterprise IT strategic plan to generate opportunities from these developing technologies..
• Critically evaluate contemporary and emerging enterprise IT technologies to establish a watching brief for an IT department within a major enterprise.

Assessment tasks

• Case for IT Capital Project
• ERP Analysis
• Strategic IT Initiatives
• Final Exam

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).

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/

Supplementary Exam If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the week of December 16-20 2019. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.