MIS701 - Digital Business Analysis

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:MSC754
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Lemai Nguyen
Trimester 2: Lemai Nguyen
Trimester 3: Hao Liu
Previously:Business Requirements Analysis
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MSC443
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 1.5 hour  on-campus (livestreamed) lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar each week

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

1 x 1.5 hour class recorded lecture provided and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week

Content

The unit takes a high-level view of IS development where the focus is on the strategic alignment of IS and business functions in an organisation, which involves planning and discussion of business needs as well as negotiation and specification of solutions required by the client organisation and agreed upon by management. Such solutions often involve development of information systems, and may also include business process improvement, organisational change, and strategy and policy development. In this unit, students will examine the principles and practices of stakeholder analysis, identify business needs, problems and opportunities, analyse, negotiate and specify requirements for any solution that may involve technology-inspired change. Students will explore critical issues in acquiring, modelling, validating and communicating requirements for large business systems. In the seminars and online exercises, students will develop practical hands-on skills in effectively acquiring information from client groups by brainstorming, interviewing, conducting seminars and meetings.

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

Analyse business requirements and contexts and stakeholder needs for the purpose of determining IS-related change proposals to processes and information systems.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Develop models and specifications and justify recommendations for technology-enabled solutions to identified business problems/needs.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Analyse and evaluate professional skills, attitudes, and knowledge in light of current professional requirements and propose ways of resolving capability gaps.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: (Individual) Business (Report)

2500 words 40% Week 5
Assessment 2: (Group of 3) Business (Report) 3000 words 25% Week 9

Assessment 3: 

Part A: (Group of 3) Report (Business) 

Part B: (Individual) Written Reflection (self)

Part A: 2000 words 

Part B: 500 words

Part A: 25%  

Part B: 10% 

Week 12

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: MIS701 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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