News Archive
Here are past news and events stories related to the School of Information Systems. You can also view current news stories from the school.
School of Information Systems sponsors peak business analytics body
Deakin's School of Information Systems is pleased to be Affiliate Sponsors of the Institute of Analytics Professionals of Australia (IAPA).
'The IAPA is the professional body for the analytics industry in Australia representing business analytics practitioners across all sectors,' said Professor Dineli Mather, Head of the School of Information Systems.
'We are supporting the IAPA to position ourselves at the forefront of Business Analytics and align our academic offerings to practice.'
'With the rapid adoption of technology and social media, we are now able to capture and analyse data as we've never done before in human history.'
'Information on customers, operations, competitors and other vital business metrics will allow organisations to strengthen their competitive business advantage.'
'The School of Information Systems is well placed to train Business Analytics professionals with the right mix of skills to effectively utilise this information and data - transforming them into usable insights, in order to improve operational and strategic business performance.'
Deakin's School of Information Systems is adding a Business Analytics stream to its current academic offerings commencing in 2013. The School plans to introduce a Graduate Diploma and Masters in Business Analytics and develop a series of short courses for practitioners.
As part of the School's new initiative in Business Analytics, the School of Information Systems and global technology giant, IBM, will shortly establish Australia's first Centre for Excellence in Business at Deakin's Melbourne Burwood Campus. It will be the fourth such alliance globally - and Deakin joins other prestigious institutions such as the Yale School of Management, Telfer Business School in Ottawa and Nanyang Polytechnic University in Singapore in setting up an IBM Centre of Excellence in Business Analytics.
Industry engagement
The School of Information Systems actively encourages, fosters and creates opportunities between the School, students and industry employers.
Throughout trimester 1, 2012, the School implemented the initiative 'Industry on Campus' and invited industry partners to present on their business, employment and experience opportunities. Some of the companies were actively involved in the Executive in Residence program, where students were booked into 10-15 minute appointments to discuss their career related questions.
Trimester 1 visits included Ernst & Young, PwC, Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG and IBM at the Melbourne Campus at Burwood and Ernst & Young visited the Geelong Waurn Ponds campus as well.
School of Information Systems Industry Dinner and Awards Night for the 2011 Academic Year
The School of Information Awards night and Industry dinner was held on the 3rd of April at the RACV Club in Melbourne's CBD.
With an attendance of 100, compromising of Students, Employers, Sponsors and Deakin Staff members, it was a great event to celebrate the achievements of our students.
Mr Graeme Sammells, CEO of the IQ Business Group was the key note speaker and delivered an inspiring address about the future of information communication technology careers, businesses and the industry in general.
Thank you to Graeme for his inspiring speech and thank you to Ms Robin Buchkam, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International & Development) who made the opening address.
The School would like to thank all sponsors who support the Schools activities and everyone who attended the night.
The following companies sponsored awards on the night - GS1 Australia, Australian Computer Society, IBM, John Wiley and Sons Australia Pty Ltd, Pearson Education Australia, Microsoft Award, Cengage Learning, School of Information Systems and the Faculty of Business and Law
The Award Winners for the 2011 Academic Year 
- Mr Ansgar Babucke - GS1 Australia Prize for Best performing student in MSC245 eSystems for Business
- Mr Stephen Attrill - GS1 Australia Prize for Best performing student in MSC753 eBuisness & Supply Chain Management
- Mr Tyron Piper - Australian Computer Society Prize for top BBIS student completing in Academic Year 2011
- Ms Kristy Durek - Australian Computer Society Prize for Commerce student completing in Academic Year 2011 with an Information Systems Major
- Mr Vikas Gaur - IBM Prize for Best preforming MIS student completeing in Academic Year 2011
- Ms Virginia Sochacki - IBM Prize for Best performing student in MSC273 Business Intellegience
- Mr Gerd Buergin - John Wiley and Sons Australia Pty Ltd Prize for Best performing student in MSC228 Information Systems Analysis & Design
- Ms Thi Nhung Pham - Pearson Education Australia Prize for Best performing student in MSC120 Business information Systems studied at the Melbourne Campus at Burwood
- Mr Ryan Knol - Pearson Education Australia Prize for Best performing student in MSC120 Business information Systems studied at the Geelong Campus
- Mr Daniel Jenkins - Pearson Education Australia Prize for Best performing student in MSC120 Business information Systems studied Off-Campus
- Mr William Delahunty - Pearson Education Australia Prize for Best performing student in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis as studied at the Melbourne Campus at Burwood
- Ms Shelby Gloury - Pearson Education Australia Prize for Best performing student in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis as studied at the Geelong Campus
- Mr Daniel Harding - Pearson Education Australia Prize for Best performing student in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis as studied Off-Campus
- Ms Brittany Rehak and Ms Alice Rush - Co - Recipients of Microsoft Award and Cengage Learning Prize for Best preforming students in MSC244 Business on the Internet
- Ms Zihong Zhuang, Mr Alexander Lydell, Mr Sadeq Abbasszadeh, Mr Thomas Mahon, Mr Shaoshuang Yu and Mr Daniel Lee - Rodney Fountain Memorial Prize for Most outstanding group project in MSC303 Information Systems Project
- Mr James Coffey - School of Information Systems Prize for Most outstanding student completing an Internship with an organisation based in the greater Melbourne region
- Ms Tracey Hall - Faculty of Business and Law Prize for Most outstanding student completing an internship with an organisation based in the greater Geelong region
Student Awards for 2010
The School of Information Systems held an Awards Night for the 2010 academic year on Tuesday 31 May, celebrating the success of the Students undertaking courses, majors or subjects within the School.
The night began with a very inspiring speech by a returning Deakin Alumni, Zac Domagalski who graduated in 2001. In the few years that has passed, Zac has made quite the impression with his career, now working as a Manager in Enterprise Information Management at Deloitte. Talking about his experiences with in Deloitte but also on the directions of the industry, Zac gave a very engaging and beneficial speech to all those in attendance.
Congratulations to the 20 students that were recognised for their academic achievements and to the 6 students that were recognized for their extracurricular activates and contribution through DIGITS.
The awards ceremony was attended by students, guests, sponsors, industry and staff and was preceded by canapés and networking.
The School would like to thank Australian Computer Society, Cengage Learning, GS1 Australia, Pearson Education Australia, DeakinPrime, Faculty of Business and Law, Rodney Fountain Memorial Prize who provided sponsorship and support of the awards.
Award recipients include:
- Ms Caitlin Savage - Best performing student in MSC244 Business on the Internet
- Miss Tanyaradzwa Mutepfa - Best performing student in MSC245 eSystems for Business
- Ms Tanya Scott - Best performing student in MSC753 eBuisness & Supply Chain Management
- Mr Luke Grinter - Best performing student in MSC228 Information Sys Anal & Design
- Mr Timothy Crane - Best performing student in MSC120 Business information Systems studied at the Melbourne Campus at Burwood
- Miss Louise Conheady - Best performing student in MSC120 Business information Systems studied at the Geelong Campus
- Mr Samuel Sturgess - Best performing student in MSC120 Business information Systems studied at the Warrnambool Campus
- Ms Belinda Salerno - Best performing student in MSC120 Business information Systems studied off-campus
- Mr Andrew Renton - Best performing student in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis as studied at the Melbourne Campus at Burwood
- Mr David Simkin - Best performing student in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis as studied at the Geelong Campus
- Ms Stephanie Anne, Mr Samuel Norman - Best performing students in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis as studied at the Warrnambool Campus
- Ms Joanne Kelly - Best performing student in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis as studied off-campus
- Mr Shane Bakewell, Ms Rebecca Brownley, Miss Anita Budai, Mr Budi Gunawan, Mr Benjamin Ridgway, Mr Jason Chien Fu Tong, Miss Yuenting Tse - Most outstanding group project in MSC303 Information System Project
- Mr Gino Giacobbe - Most outstanding student completing an Internship with an organisation based in the greater Melbourne region
- Ms Natalie Squire - Most outstanding student completing an internship with an organisation based in the greater Geelong region
- Mr Daniel Kirkpatrick, Ms Senada Suljagic - Best two students in the Business Internship Program across all campuses
- Mr Ranil Goonesena - ACS award for top BBIS student completing in Academic Year 2010
- Mr Paul Kealley - ACS award for Commerce student completing in Academic Year 2010 with an Information System Major
- Renee Cuzens, Menik Tissera , Dhiraj Arora, Mayank Kapoor - Outstanding contribution towards the establishment and ongoing development of the DIGITS Student Society
Photos from the night
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Deakin Students Excel in SAP Supply Chain Simulation Game Competition, coming second overall!
A team of three students studying MSC388 Strategic Supply Chain Management represented Deakin University at the SAP Supply Chain Simulation Game on Tues 31 May 2011, hosted by Victoria University. The team came runners up! The Deakin team comprised Jake Sztanski (BBIS Burwood), Duc Dat Nguyen (BCom Burwood) and Rodney Samuriwo (BMan Geelong).
During the competition the teams had to manage the supply chain of a manufacturer of cereal and sell in changing market using SAP software. The students had no prior experience with the software. The competition was opened by Lindsay Fox and each team had a mentor from Linfox to provide advice and help with the software.
There were five universities represented at the competition and the place getters were:
- RMIT University
- Deakin University
- Victoria University
The other universities represented were Monash University and Swinburne University.
DIGITS Boot Up Party
DIGITS Boot Up Party started trimester 1 with a bang! With over 90 people showing up to have some fun it was a great time by all. We have students in all stages of their degrees and careers in attendance, whether it is first year, final semester of masters and even some Alumni. CQ bar was a very impressive decked out with all the students.
A special appearance was made by the Head of School for the School of Information Systems, Professor Matthew Warren and senior lecturer Dr Shona Leitch.
A big thank you to all students and staff that came to make it such an enjoyable night by all!
Please see the photos at DIGITS website and email digits-itis@deakin.edu.au for ways you can be involved.
Get ahead information sessions
The Get Ahead Information Sessions did just that for students, allowed them to get ahead of their peers.
The first session was on the Whitehorse Business Skills Program in which over 20 students registered their interest for on the day. This program allowed for students of all disciplines to enter into a business venture and undertake the responsibility required for and the learning needed to work in managerial roles and all facets of business.
Following the Whitehorse Business Skills Program, a Deloitte Manager came in to talk about Deloitte, the business and the opportunities for young graduates. He gave a great overview on what Deloitte is, what it means to be an employee,what you can achieve and the expectations of employers on summer internship and graduate programs and the long term view of employers.
Internet censorship
Internet filtering: censorship or sensible? Internet content can have far-reaching implications with unintended results. Professor Matthew Warrens believes this should be an election issue.
iPhone application development
iPhone application to scan for food allergens An application being developed by Deakin University, GS1 Australia and Nestlé will allow consumers to instantly access detailed product information including allergens directly from their iPhone.
ICT Week 2010
The School of Information Systems (SIS) once again held the National ICT Careers Week with several events during 26th July to 1st August 2010.
View further information on the event.
Student Awards for 2009
The School's awards night for the 2009 academic year was held on 13th July 2010. An evening awards night, it celebrated the achievements of students studying Information Systems. The sponsors that contribute to the awards are the Australian Computer Society, GS1 Australia, Cengage Learning, John Wiley and Sons, Pearson Education, Faculty of Business and Law and the School of Information Systems.
Award recipients include:
- Mr Joseph Muscari - Best Performing Student in the Final Year of the Bachelor of Business Information Systems
- Ms Lauren Kate Ridgway - Best Performing Student in the Final Year of the Bachelor of Commerce (in a major offered by the School of Information Systems)
- Mr Michael Goschnick - Most Outstanding Student Completing an Internship with an Organisation in the Greater Melbourne Region
- Mr Jason Martin - Most Outstanding Student Completing an Internship with an Organisation in the Greater Geelong Region
- Ms Sonia Faye Deakin-Schelberg - Top Student in MSC244 Business on the Internet
- Mr Andrew Craig Taylor - Top student in MSC245 eSystems for Business
- Mr David Makin - Top Student in MSC753 eBusiness and Supply Chain Management
- Mr Siddharth Rajanna - Top Student in MSC228 Information Systems Analysis and Design
- Mr Paul Louis Janssen - Top student in MSC120 Business Information Systems at Melbourne Burwood Campus
- Mr Gerrard Unmack - Top student in MSC120 Business Information Systems at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
- Mr Matthew John Clarkson - Top Student in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis at Melbourne Burwood Campus
- Mr John-Paul Anthony Giuffre - Top Student in MSQ171 Business Data Analysis at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
- Mr Robert Michael Adamson, Mr Samuel Joseph Catherine, Mr Avinash Kumar, Ms Dilshani Ranatunga, Mr Omer Ulusan and Mr Phongphet Kaewmuangpetch - Most Outstanding Group Project in MSC303 Information Systems Project at Melbourne Burwood Campus
- Mr Tim Casimaty, Mr Joseph Matthew Muscari, Mr Michael Leigh Rayner-Thompson, Mr Andrew Nicholas Read, Mr Matthew Phillip Owens and Mr Bartholomew George Wadley - Most Outstanding Group Project in MSC303 Information Systems Project at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
- Ms Mallory Baker, Mr Edward Lee, Mr Omer Ulusan, Mr Paul Cornea, Mr Ben Ellis and Ms Yuri Wakabayashi - Outstanding contribution towards the establishment and ongoing development of the DIGITS Student Society
Photos from the night
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The School would like to congratulate all award recipients and thank the award sponsors. More information on the specific awards can be found on our Awards and Recognition page.
Facebook vandal complaints futile
Prof Matthew Warren comments to The Australian that court cases could be aborted when Facebook sites set up to honour the dead are hijacked.
Facebook hate mail could upset murder case
Prof Matthew Warrens appeared on "AM" to talk about fears that online remarks could affect the legal process.
Matthew Warren: Cyber-terrorism threat overstated
Professor Matthew Warren appeared on ABC Radio National (26/10/09) to speak about the threat of cyber-terrorism to various organisations including infrastructure. Audio and transcript available.
