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MIS741 - Ethics of Digital Transformation

Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2, 2020 will be online.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Craig Parker
Previously:Analysing the Impact of Digital Business
Prerequisite:

MPM701 or  MIS761 or MBA705

Corequisite:

For students enrolled in M722, M622, M522: MIS070

All other students: Nil

From Trimester 2 2020: 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.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 3 hour class per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

 11 x 3 hour class (recordings provided) plus 3 x 1 hour online seminar

Content

This unit focuses on the ethical role of digital business and business professionals in organisations. The rapid development of digital technologies and the rise of global eBusiness have made significant changes in the way people, organisations and societies operate, and new ethical, social and professional issues have emerged. The key aim of this unit is to equip students with the skills to understand, identify and analyse these issues. Students will analyse these issues in the context of the core concepts underpinning information systems, as well as explore ethical issues emerging in the contemporary digital business context.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit
At the completion of this Unit, successful students can:

 Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Justify resolutions to ethical dilemmas faced by IS professionals resulting from competing personal, organisational and client interests using ethical theories and frameworks

GLO1: discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO2

Present convincing resolutions to ethical dilemmas in written and oral form.

GLO2: Communication
ULO3

Apply digital technologies effectively to support researching, analysing and presenting complex information relating to information systems contexts

GLO1: discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3:Digital Literacy

 

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

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

Assessment 1:

Part A: Report (Research)

Part B: Video Recording

Part A: 2500 words

Part B: 5 minutes

Part A: 40%

Part B: 10%

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Examination 2 hours 50% Exam 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.

Hurdle requirement

Hurdle requirement: achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the examination

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MIS741 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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