MIS741 - Ethics of Digital Transformation
Unit details
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Franz Strich |
Previously: | Analysing the Impact of Digital Business |
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. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1.5 hour class + 1.5 hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - online: | 11 x 1.5 hour class (recordings provided) + 4 x 1.5 hour online seminars |
Content
This unit focuses on the ethics of digital transformation. The rapid development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, business analytics and automation has major implications for how people, organisations and societies operate. Ethical issues range from privacy considerations, security, transformation of jobs in the workforce, freedom of expression, reliability of digital transformation solutions, and environmental and social responsibility considerations. The key aim of this unit is to equip students with the skills to understand, identify and analyse these issues in a business and societal context. Students will analyse these issues in the context of the core concepts underpinning digital transformation.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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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 |
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 |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Part A: Report (Research) | Part A: 2500 words | Part A: 40% | Week 9 |
End-of-Unit Assessment | Written Response Test 2 hours | 50% | 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.
Hurdle requirement
Hurdle requirement: Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the end-of-unit assessment to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit.
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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