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ACCG8022 – Information Systems in Business

2022 – Session 2, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor
Matthew Mansour
matthew.mansour@mq.edu.au
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Moderator
Ali Amrollahi
Credit points Credit points
10
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 MBusAnalytics or MForAccgFinCri or MCybergovMgnt)
Corequisites Corequisites
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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.
The unit is offered in two delivery modes. Students can choose between a face-to-face, on campus offering, over the full session, or an external offering comprising six modules, each of one week's duration, with a workshop on campus prior to the start of session.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Explain and critically evaluate the impact of Information and Communication Technology on an organisation’s environment and business model, and how it supports data analysis and decision making.
  • ULO2: Evaluate the significance of information to organisational success by explaining the business benefits of a reliable IS infrastructure, and how to successfully leverage information with an appropriate level of security.
  • ULO3: Explain how enterprise-wide systems support information and how business decisions are made by the users of that information.
  • ULO4: Research and evaluate the issues relating to information ethics and privacy, including the implications for social media use.

General Assessment Information

Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

From 1 July 2022, Students enrolled in Session based units with written assessments will have the following late penalty applied. Please see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/assessments for more information. 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11:55 pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. 

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

In this unit, late submissions will be accepted as follows: 

Report, YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 

Take Home Essay, YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 

For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.  

Self-Plagiarism: Macquarie's plagiarism policy (see link below) does not allow this, there are no exemptions on similarity for these type of situations and the similarity number will only increase once both are in the Turnitin database and match with each other. Tread very carefully if this situation applies to you, your discussion points will have to be almost completely different in each unit. Consider this early fair warning.

https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/academic-integrity

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Weekly Assessment 30% No Weeks 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12
Report 20% No Week 7
Take Home Essay 50% No TBA

Weekly Assessment

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Weeks 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12
Weighting: 30%

 

A variety of activities will be assigned each week from weeks 3 to 12, completed in class. Students are expected to complete readings and research as required prior to the class.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Explain and critically evaluate the impact of Information and Communication Technology on an organisation’s environment and business model, and how it supports data analysis and decision making.
  • Evaluate the significance of information to organisational success by explaining the business benefits of a reliable IS infrastructure, and how to successfully leverage information with an appropriate level of security.
  • Explain how enterprise-wide systems support information and how business decisions are made by the users of that information.

Report

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.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Explain and critically evaluate the impact of Information and Communication Technology on an organisation’s environment and business model, and how it supports data analysis and decision making.
  • Research and evaluate the issues relating to information ethics and privacy, including the implications for social media use.

Take Home Essay

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: TBA
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.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Explain and critically evaluate the impact of Information and Communication Technology on an organisation’s environment and business model, and how it supports data analysis and decision making.
  • Evaluate the significance of information to organisational success by explaining the business benefits of a reliable IS infrastructure, and how to successfully leverage information with an appropriate level of security.
  • Explain how enterprise-wide systems support information and how business decisions are made by the users of that information.
  • Research and evaluate the issues relating to information ethics and privacy, including the implications for social media use.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

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 enrolment) : On campus(in the classroom) or online via Zoom (NB. If both streams run 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 2022, Business Driven Information Systems, 8e McGraw-Hill Higher Education (International) ISBN. 9781265070403

https://www.vitalsource.com/en-au/products/ise-ebook-online-access-for-business-driven-paige-baltzan-amy-phillips-v9781265604561?term=9781265604561

 

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

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

Unit Schedule

 

Week

Chapter 

Topic 

1

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

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

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

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

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

 

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

Student Services and Support

Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:

Student Enquiries

Got a question? Ask us via AskMQ, or contact Service Connect.

IT Help

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.

Changes from Previous Offering

- Updated lecture material

- New case study for the report

Research & Practice, Global & Sustainability

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.

Changes since First Published

Date Description
20/07/2022 minor change: I noticed that the Moderator was still showing Yvette! I updated it to Ali

Unit information based on version 2022.04 of the Handbook