MIS782 - Value of Information

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, GIFT City (India)^

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Lubna Alam
Trimester 3: Lubna Alam
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
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  

Note:

^GIFT City (India) offering is available to students enrolled at the GIFT City (India) campus only.

Content

The unit introduces students to how ICT investments including business analytics generate business value. This requires positioning information as a business asset and understanding ICTs contribution to gaining competitive advantage of the firm.

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

Critically analyse how information and IT can generate business value and improve a firm's overall competitiveness.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical Thinking
ULO2

Develop and communicate arguments to convince management of future IT investments.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
ULO3

Evaluate the business value potential of emerging information technologies for organisations and make recommendations to stakeholders. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical Thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Case study (Report) 1500 words 30% Week 5
Assessment 2: (Group of 4) Case study
Part A: Presentation (Video Recording)
Part B: Report (Business)
Part A: 5 minutes
Part B: 3000 words
Part A: 10%
Part B: 30%

Weeks 8 and 10

Assessment 3: (Individual) Report (Analytical)  1500 words 30%

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: MIS782 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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