Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Matthew Mansour
Contact via matthew.mansour@mq.edu.au
see iLearn
see iLearn
Moderator
Yvette Blount
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(10cp from ACCG or ACST or AFIN or BUS or ECON or MGMT or MKTG units at 6000 level or above) or (admission to GradCertForAccg or GradDipForAccg or MForAccgFinCri or MCybergovMgnt)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit enables students to gain an understanding of the implications and impacts of information and communication technology (ICT) in business. The aim of the unit is for students to understand the concept of the digital economy, the impact business pressures play on the organisation, and their responses and adaptations to these pressures, and the role ICT plays both inside and outside the organisation in the context of globalisation and future trends. The focus is on understanding the creation of business value by enabling business processes using information and communications technologies. Students will analyse contemporary case studies and examples to critically evaluate and recommend specific ICT solutions for each topic. Students develop report writing skills by researching a current topic, such as cybersecurity or digital ethics, analyse the issues and provide recommendations to management. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Fortnightly Assessment | 30% | No | Weeks 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 11 |
Report | 20% | No | Week 7 |
Take home Essay | 50% | No | TBA - This may vary due to COVID19 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Weeks 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 11
Weighting: 30%
A variety of activities will be assigned fortnightly from weeks 3 to 12, to be completed online. Students are expected to complete readings and research as required prior to the next online class.
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
The assessment task is to write a 2,500 report with scholarly references that will address a contemporary topic relating to information systems.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: TBA - This may vary due to COVID19
Weighting: 50%
A set of questions will be released that could be your final take home essay. Students will need to prepare for each question, and will need to submit a maximum one page summary for the chosen take home essay question advised by the lecturer.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Classes
This unit uses a flipped classroom learning approach. Students will be expected to read the textbook chapter, read lecture notes and complete activities prior to attending class. The class will involve interactive activities involving case studies, working in groups and other activities.
Mode of delivery is a Hybrid mode. ACCG8022 is taught via lectures (via Zoom live and recorded for revision purposes) and the tutorial sessions component have two possible streams (pending class size) : On campus(in the classroom) or online via Zoom (NB. You can only elect to be in one or the other stream, you cannot decide to come on campus one week and then online the next)
There is one class per week that will consist of three (3) hours. The timetables portal is available here: http://timetables.mq.edu.au
Textbook
Baltzan, P, Paige, A 2021, Business Driven Information Systems, 7e McGraw-Hill North Ryde Australia (ISBN 9781260262483)
https://www.mheducation.com.au/ise-business-driven-information-systems-9781260570854-aus
Technology Used
Course Material is available on the unit website (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au) - please note this includes the use of Turnitin. Other technology includes access to the internet to utilise the library website, complete Connect activities and the use of applications such as word processing software for assessment tasks.
Expectations and Workload
Students are expected to spend 150 hours working on this unit. Students must make a serious attempt at each assessment task to successfully meet the unit outcomes. As a guide a student should spend these approximate amounts of time on each of the following activities:
Activities |
Hours |
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1 |
Weekly Seminars |
39 |
2 |
Weekly preparation including reading the textbook and lecture notes as well as assigned activities prior to class (approximately 5 hours per week) |
65 |
3 |
Report |
26 |
4 |
Revision/preparation for exam |
20 |
TOTAL |
150 |
Week |
Chapter |
Topic |
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1 |
Business Driven MIS |
2 |
2 |
Value Driven Business |
3 |
3 |
e-Business |
4 |
4 |
MIS Business Concerns |
5 |
5 |
Sustainable Technologies |
6 |
6 |
Business Intelligence |
7 |
7 |
Networks: Mobile Business |
Session Break |
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8 |
8 |
Enterprise Information Systems: ERP and SCM |
9 |
8 |
Enterprise Information Systems: CRM and Collaboration Systems |
10 |
Reading Provided in class |
Ethics, Privacy, Social Media and Future Trends |
11 |
Reading Provided in class |
Research Articles Review/Activities, Presentations |
12 |
Reading Provided in class |
Future of Technology |
13 |
Revision |
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to help you improve your marks and take control of your study.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
If you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
New textbook
Hybrid mode of the unit due to COVID19
This unit addresses global and sustainability issues as direct areas of study and as necessary implications arising from the materials, assessment and academic discussion and debate in classes/seminars. We promote sustainability by developing the ability of students to research and locate information within the information systems domain. We aim to provide students with an opportunity to obtain skills which will benefit them throughout their career.
The unit materials have a reference list at the end of each chapter with all references cited by the author. These provide some guidance to references that could be used to research in depth particular issues.