This unit provides students with an understanding of how to manage and govern the IT function in business organisations. It builds on themes relating to managing IT as an organisational resource and discusses IT function from strategy and governance perspectives. The unit also emphasises the relationship between theoretical knowledge and its practical application using cases and real examples.
Core concepts discussed in this unit include the strategic context of IT management, alignment between business strategy and IT strategy, IT governance processes, various types of IT processes, organising and managing the IT function (including the role of the CIO), legal and ethical concerns of IT, evaluating IT portfolio management, IT provisioning issues, including outsourcing.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
FIT3066, FIT3019
Completion of 24 points of second year IT units
Dr Esyin Chew
Consultation hours: Consult Dr Esyin Chew
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Strategic contexts of organisations | Tutorials begin in Week 1 |
| 2 | IT strategy and business strategy | |
| 3 | IT strategy alignment | |
| 4 | IT governance | |
| 5 | IT governance (continued from Week 4) | |
| 6 | IT processes | |
| 7 | IT systems success and failure | Assignment 1 is Due |
| 8 | Funding IT function | |
| 9 | IT outsourcing | |
| 10 | Legal issues with IT | |
| 11 | Legal issues with IT and Green IT | |
| 12 | Unit review and exam discussion | Assignment 2 is Due |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 - Evaluating IT and business strategies | 20% | Thursday 17 April 2014 |
| Assignment 2 - Evaluating IT systems failure | 20% | Friday 30 May 2014 |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
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This assignment will be evaluated in terms of:
This assignment will be evaluated in terms of:
There is no prescribed text for this unit. Each week, students will be given a reference list of useful backround materials. However, parts of several chapters of the following textbooks are relevant:
1. Jerry Luftman et al. (2004) Managing the IT resource, Pearson Prentice Hall, 1st Edition, Chapters 1, 4, 5, 8 and 11
2. Carrol Frenzel and John Frenzel (2004) Management of IT, Thomson Course Technology, 4th Edition, Chapters 10 and 18
3. Rainer, Turban and Potter (2007) Introduction to information systems: supporting and transforming business, John Wiley & Sons, Chapter 10
4. Keri Pearlson and Carol Saunders (2004) Managing and using information systems: A strategic approach, John Wiley & Sons, 2nd Edition, Chapter 9
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Faculty of Information Technology Style Guide
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