MIS203 - Managing Information in the Digital Age

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:MIS102
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Emilia Bellucci
Previously:Making Sense of Information
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MIS102, MISM203
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour on-campus (livestreamed) lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour recorded lecture provided and 1 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week

Content

Our world is now a world of information. On the one hand this makes many things easier, fun or even possible but on the other it can cause us to be overloaded with information and distracted by our constant connections. In this unit we look at how we might manage better and use information and connections in business, at work and in everyday life.

The unit begins by considering the changes that the digital world has made to our lives and how we live in a world immersed in information and social media. We then look at how we can search and analyse information and utilise social media for business, learning and collaboration. We then look at how information can be used to assist people but also to monitor and manage people at work and at home. Finally, we consider how to use ICT in a more secure manner.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Manage, use and evaluate information for personal, professional and business purposes.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy
ULO2

Analyse and synthesise information from multiple sources.

GLO3: Digital literacy
ULO3

Identify the value of information for personal and business decision-making.

GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4

Assess the role and sources of information in everyday life.

GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Case study Report (Business) 1500 words 40% Week 8
Assessment 2: (Individual) Written reflection (Self) 500 words  20% Week 10

End-of-unit assessment task: Written

2 hours 40% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MIS203 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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