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MIS231 - Professional Ethics in the Digital Age

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2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:MSC348
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Emilia Bellucci
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with:

SIT223

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:

11 x 1.5 hour class + 1 1x 1.5 hour seminar 

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:11 x 1.5 hour class (recordings provided) + 11 x 1.5 hour online seminar

Content

This unit focuses on the ethical role of information systems (e.g. business analyst, data analyst) professionals and business professionals. The rise of global eBusiness and the rapid development of 'Big Data' (or large quantities of digital data) have changed how people, organisations and societies operate and have introduced new ethical, social and professional issues. The key aim of this unit is to equip the student with the skills to understand, identify and analyse these issues. The unit will consider some of the key ethical and social issues that have arisen as a result of global eBusiness and 'Big Data' and provide practical experience in how to manage these issues.

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

Evaluate current IS professional, ethical analysis and other capabilities, compare these capabilities to post-graduation IS job requirements, and propose how capability gaps will be resolved during the course.

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

ULO2

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

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO8: Global citizenship

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: (Individual) Written report - Professional capability gap analysis 1500 words 20% Week 4
Assessment 2: (Group of 3 students) - Debate presentation and report equivalent to 2500 words 30% Week 9
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: MIS231 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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