isys1000 introduction to business information systems...

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Unit study package code: ISYS1000

Mode of study: Internal

Tuition pattern summary: Note: For any specific variations to this tuition pattern and for precise information refer to the Learning Activities section.

Lecture: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly Computer Laboratory: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly

This unit does not have a fieldwork component.

Credit Value: 25.0

Pre-requisite units: Nil

Co-requisite units: Nil

Anti-requisite units: Nil

Result type: Grade/Mark

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Unit Outline

ISYS1000 Introduction to Business Information Systems Semester 1, 2017

Curtin Business School (CBS) School of Information Systems

ISYS1000 Introduction to Business Information Systems Charles Telfair Inst Mauritius 22 Feb 2017 School of Information Systems, Curtin Business School (CBS)

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Syllabus This unit provides an overview of Business Information Systems (BIS) and Business Information Technology (BIT), different types of BIS and BIT and their role in organisations and contribution to organisational success. This introductory unit explains how technology is used appropriately to develop BIS that effectively support, enable and enhance business and organisational processes. ISYS1000 provides an introduction to the different activities and tools used to develop, maintain, and operate effective BIS.

Introduction The aims (academic objectives) of Business Information Systems are to:

1. Help you understand what Information Communication Technology (ICT), Information Systems (IS), and information and communication Technology Infrastructure (TI) are about (including careers in these areas) and the relationships between them.

2. Help you understand how IS are central to many business processes and how ICT can be used to create business value and competitive advantage in all aspects of business, internally and across the value chain.

3. Help you understand what Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are about (including careers in these areas) and the relationships between them, and the role(s) of ICT, IS, and TI within Logistics and SCM.

4. Develop your knowledge of the different types of IS that can be used throughout the business, their business purpose, their basic functions and the desirable characteristics of each.

5. Develop your knowledge of how best to examine and manage information and communication Technology Infrastructure (TI), whether provided in-house or outsourced, to create business value and competitive advantage.

Unit Learning Outcomes All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of nine graduate attributes during their course of study. These tell an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and attributes which employers say would be useful in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the graduate attributes through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes tell you what you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully designed to test your achievement of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.

Your course has been designed so that on graduating we can say you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Attributes through the assurance of learning process in each unit.

On successful completion of this unit students can: Graduate Attributes addressed

1 Explain the roles of Information Technology in organisations

2 Describe and assess different types of Information Technology

3 Define basic terminology of the Information Technology field as used in businesses and other organisations

4 Identify and recommend types of Information Technology for a particular organisational situation

5 Explain the fundamental activities, techniques, and tools used in developing and implementing Information Technology in organisations





Curtin's Graduate Attributes

Learning Activities

Lectures The Introduction to Business Information Systems (Intro to BIS) [unit code: ISYS1000] lectures introduce and explain important concepts in Into to BIS, describe and give examples of important skills in Intro to BIS, and provide further information about the unit. Attendance at the lectures is not compulsory but it is highly recommended. Students who miss the lectures are more likely to fail the unit.

Lectures are held weekly and include discussion and multimedia presentations. If you miss a lecture or would like to review the lecture you can watch the recording of the lecture in iLecture.

Please Note: The lecture slides are designed to be watched as the lecture is delivered. That is, they are NOT designed to be read as a stand-alone resource. In fact, reading the slides as a stand-alone resource may confuse students, as diagrams and/or text often changes within various slides during lectures, and this is not captured in simply reading PDFs or PPTs of lectures. It is highly recommended you watch iLectures of lectures you miss.

Workshops The Introduction to BIS workshops are where you get the chance to discuss and ask questions about the important concepts, be guided and helped through practical tasks, and work independently with staff able to answer any questions you may have. Attendance at the workshops is highly recommended and attendance will be taken. Each Workshop is assigned a number (e.g., Workshop No.1 or Workshop No.2) and timetabled into a computer laboratory.

The workshop you are timetabled into is recorded in Student One (S1). It is important you use S1 and/or Blackboard (BB) to work out which workshop you are officially meant to attend. You cannot simply attend whatever workshop you wish without going through the proper processes of officially changing your timetable. You can only change the workshop you are officially enroled in if there is space in the workshop you wish to move to. This can often become possible after week 3 or 4. Please follow the instructions provided in Blackboard should you find yourself in the position of being able to change your timetabled workshop, as BB does not make enrolment changes automatically, and – since BB is used to deliver online assessments according to workshop affiliation and manages the marking of submitted assessments by specific tutors (who are also associated with specific workshops) it is VERY IMPORTANT that BB links you up with the right workshop.

Worksheets The Introduction to BIS weekly worksheets are worth 20% of your overall mark for this unit. There are 10 assessable worksheets, and 1 non-assessed worksheet. The non-assessed worksheet (worksheet No.1) is delivered at the beginning of semester to help students get the hang of how to open, complete/save and submit each worksheet. Each worksheet is worth a maximum of 2%, and can be attempted as many times as you wish with your highest score per worksheet being recorded towards your Worksheets assessment mark.

Worksheets are delivered directly from Blackboard, and can be found each week in their corresponding Unit Material section. For example, Worksheet 5 can be found in the “Topic 5: Business Intelligence...” folder in the Unit Materials section of Blackboard. The delivery and marking of worksheets is automated and considered extremely generous, with each worksheet made available in Blackboard for approximately 4 weeks and only your highest mark counted. Therefore: please note that each worksheet disappears from Blackboard after its submission date, and no extensions will be granted on individual worksheets after their submission date.

Apply discipline knowledge Thinking skills (use analytical skills to solve problems)

Information skills (confidence to investigate new ideas)

Communication skills Technology skillsLearning how to learn (apply principles learnt to new situations) (confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

International perspective (value the perspectives of others)

Cultural understanding (value the perspectives of others)

Professional Skills (work independently and as a team) (plan own work)

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Please Note: If you attempt no worksheets, you will receive a zero for the Worksheets assessment AND you will fail the unit for having not submitted the Worksheets assessments. Submitting at least one assessable worksheet will be considered a “submission” of the worksheets assessment, however it is worth noting that in previous semesters, submitting only 2 or 3 worksheets was the difference between students failing or passing, or between students getting a distinction versus high distinction. In fact, there is a very strong correlation between effort made in worksheets and overall unit results.

Readings Each week/topic, at least one chapter of the textbook is assigned as a reading. Readings are closely aligned with the topic discussed in each week’s lecture and are essential for the following week’s worksheet. Please ensure that you obtain a copy of the textbook. There are multiple ways to do this, some of which are provided in the Learning Resources section of this outline, and in Blackboard.

Independent Study Students are expected to read the assigned textbook chapters, attend/watch each week’s lecture, and work through workshop slides and complete/submit their weekly worksheets. Obtaining a reasonable pass mark for this unit is considered relatively easy should students keep up with their weekly lectures, worksheets and workshops.

Independent study is central to any learning at University and students are expected to do a number of hours preparation before, and work after, the contact hours in addition to the worksheets. There are also additional readings and resources provided via Blackboard. Remember, students are responsible for their own learning at University. You will be guided, but not spoon-fed.

Learning Resources Essential texts

The required textbook(s) for this unit are:

l Title: Management Information Systems, 1st Australasian Edition Authors: Heather Gray, Tomayess Issa, Graeme Pye, Rex Kelly Rainer, Indrit Troshani, Brad Prince, Hugh James Watson ISBN: 9781118646021

Purchasing the Textbook: Three purchase options are available at: http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/management-information-systems-1st-australian-edition/

1. WileyPLUS Learning Space = $70 Complete textbook in an easy-to-read interactive format ISBN: WileyPLUS Learning Space: 9780730319269

2. WileyPLUS Learning Space + E-Text =$85 Interactive, personalised learning perks of WileyPLUS Learning Space plus lifetime offline access to the textbook with the E-Text ISBN: WileyPLUS Learning Space + E-Text: 9780730330899

3. Print Text = $151 ISBN: Textbook: 9781118646021

Borrowing the Textbook:

1. There are multiple copies in the Curtin Library Closed Reserve. (ISBN/ISSN: 9781118646021)

2. There are 4 copies in Curtin’s eLibrary:





http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/management-information-systems-1st-australian-edition/

http://site.ebrary.com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/lib/curtinuniv/detail.action?docID=11033129


Closed Reserve & eLibrary available on a first come first serve basis. You may have to wait for a copy to become available if other students are already using a resource. Each student is able to download approx. 3 chapters (in PDF) from the eLibrary to read off-line

(ISBN/ISSN: 9781118646021)

Other resources

ISYS1000 FLECS Blackboard Web Site (ESSENTIAL) Curtin’s Flexible Learning Environment for Curtin Students (FLECS) is called Blackboard. Blackboard is a learning management system and is on the Web at: http://lms.curtin.edu.au

The FLECS (blackboard) web site for this unit is where you will find learning resources for the unit. The links to important parts of the unit are in the navigation panel on the left, including: Announcements (the default opening page) Unit Information (most up-to-date unit outline, how to navigate BB, and more) Staff Information (contact info for unit coordinator, administrator, and all unit tutors and demonstrators) WorkShop Information (which is your workshop? and when is it?) ------------------------------- Semester Calendar (broad over-view of topics, tasks, and due-dates) Unit Materials (week-by-week lectures, reading-lists, workshops and worksheets) Assessments (links to assessment items of the course, starting with the academic integrity test) Resources & Readings (additional reading lists, resources to help with assessments, and more) My Grades (keep up with how you're going in your worksheets and assessments) Questions & Discussions (interact with other students, ask Qs of unit coordinator, admin and teachers) ------------------------------- Software A Web Browser – an up-to-date version of Firefox (preferred), Chrome or Safari. Firefox is highly recommended for worksheets and Semester Test. Internet Explorer is NOT recommended for this course, as it does not work with Blackboard very well.






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Assessment Assessment schedule

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. Weekly Worksheets The unit includes a series of weekly worksheets that usually follow on from what you were taught in the previous week’s lecture. The worksheets are electronic, provided within blackboard, can be worked on anywhere you have Internet access (e.g. at home and at Curtin).

The worksheets are primarily to assist you and to keep you on track with your learning in ISYS1000. This is called formative assessment and means that the more you put into preparation, answering the questions, and checking your answers against results provided and the feedback provided for your benefit. Each weekly worksheet is made available approx. 2 weeks before the week/workshop it represents, and needs to be completed by you and submitted in Blackboard before the due date stated in Program Calendar of this unit outline.

There are eleven (11) worksheets but you will get mark for the worksheet (2-11) for a maximum total mark of 20%. Worksheets are marked automatically by Blackboard. As a ‘machine’ is marking your work, it is essential that you spell words correctly, and in fact, use the right words – particularly if you are using a device that utilises predictive text. For example, you might submit the word data, but meant to write the word date. Blackboard will mark this as incorrect. Similarly, you might write the word globilisation (meaning globalisation) and Blackboard will again mark this as incorrect. Some alternative (acceptable) spellings are allowed, for example, globalisation and globalization would both be acceptable, but globilisation is not. Some feedback is provided to you when you submit each worksheet. It is up to you to keep a record of what you answered as well as any (dynamic) feedback sheet. Both are printable, or you can copy and paste into your own documents, if you think you might wish to re-do worksheets in order to obtain the highest mark possible.

Note: You do not have to re-do or re-submit worksheets. This feature has been added for students who may wish to improve results, or review/learn more thoroughly.

Your worksheet cannot be marked if it is late or you do not actually submit it! i.e., it is possible to do a worksheet, save answers, etc., but then not submit it. You MUST “submit” a worksheet for it to be marked, and you must submit it before its due date. Please do not email your tutor, the administrator or unit coordinator asking for extensions, or pleading to have a worksheet marked that you completed but forgot to submit. This is not fair on other students. The worksheet delivery and marking conditions for this unit are

Task Value % Date DueUnit Learning Outcome(s)

Assessed

1

Worksheets 20 percent Week: Weekly Day: see semester calendar & BB Time: 23:59 (Sunday evenings)

1,2,3

2

Assignment 15 percent Week: Topic wk 9 (semester wk 11) Day: Sunday, May 14 Time: 23:59

2,3,4

3

Semester test 15 percent Week: Topic wk 6 (semester wk 6) Day: April 3 to 7 Time: Time of your workshop

2,3,4

4

Final examination 50 percent Week: Examination Period Day: TBA (see Oasis) Time: TBA (see Oasis)

3,4,5





already extremely generous. Extension requests will not be granted.

Worksheet marks are only provisional and rely on the Blackboard system having correct answers recorded. Occasionally errors are encountered and adjustments made to correct these errors. When this happens, an announcement to all students/staff will be made to this effect in Blackboard.

2. IS Description Assignment **** Important Note: Academic Integrity Test (AIT) **** Before the InfoSys1000 Assignment can be accessed on InfoSys1000 Blackboard, students must complete some simple Academic Integrity Training. You need to successfully complete a quiz on Academic Integrity delivered in the Assessments section of Blackboard, scoring 90% or higher. The Assignment folder and TurnItIn links will only become available in your individual Blackboard profile once you achieve 90% or higher in your AIT. You can check your score for your AIT in your My Grades section.

You need to complete the AIT even if you have undertaken a similar quiz/test in other units, as an algorithm has been put into the ISYS1000 Blackboard unit that will only release the assignment documentation/columns once a student achieves 90% or higher in their AIT My Grades column. It cannot be reversed for individual students.

Assignment (Individual Summative Assessment) The InfoSys1000 assignment involves describing (and drawing) an information system (IS) of your choice following a simple "Information Systems Description Framework" that will be presented in the lectures and discussed and practiced in the workshops.

Once you have completed your AIT (at 90% or higher), you will be able to open the ISYS1000: Assignment Documents folder in the Assessments section of Blackboard. An assignment outline (outlining the task); guidelines (describing how to format your work) and a template (provided for you to do your assignment), and an Information System Description Framework (ISDF) document are provided under the first heading: ISYS1000 Assignment: IS Description Framework. You must get your head around all four of these documents to successfully complete your assignment.

Assignment marks are only provisional and can be revised at any time until finalised at the Board of Examiners meeting after the final examination. Students plagiarism or cheating (e.g. copying from past assignments or examples provided) will be investigated for academic misconduct and may be penalised.

Repeating students must choose a completely different information system than the one they submitted previously.

3. Semester eTest The Semester eTest will be held in your timetabled workshop class during Semester week 6 (April 3 to 7), and will cover the following topics: Topic 1: Introduction to information systems Topic 2: Org. strategy, competitive advantage & IS Topic 3: Data & knowledge management Topic 4: Telecommunications & networking Topic 5: Business intelligence

The eTest will be completed on the computers in the workshop labs, using Blackboard to deliver/answer the questions. It will be a closed book test. The workshop class will go for the usual 90 minutes, with the eTest taking approx. 75 minutes. Please be punctual. Make a note of which workshop/lab you are officially timetabled in, as this is the ONLY TIME the link to your eTest will be available in your Blackboard. There are more details regarding the timing/processes of the eTest in the Assessments section of Blackboard.

Please note: The eTest is the hardest assessment item in this unit: The flexibility of delivering the mid-semester test electronically brings with it a number of challenges, not the least of which is the ease in which students may chose to try and “cheat” the system in a variety of ways. Thus the eTest has a number of inbuilt characteristics designed to counter this. Most notably, questions are delivered randomly from “pools” of questions which are grouped together in relation to topic and/or level of difficulty. As a result: (1) eTests can vary significantly from each other, since the 50 or so questions asked in each eTest come from an overall pool





of 300+ questions; and (2) lecturer/tutors cannot accurately predict what will be on your, or other students, eTest since each eTest self-generates and can end up similar or quite different from another eTest. To ensure that each eTest’s level of difficulty is not too varied, randomly delivered questions will self-generate from pools of up to 5 questions – so classified according to topic/difficulty. This renders all the eTests with a relatively similar in degree of difficulty, but means the questions are even harder to predict in terms of actual content, since a question will generate from a pool of 5 similar-level questions, meaning the other 4 questions will never be used by that specific eTest.

Thus, your eTest is likely to be your hardest assessment item in this unit, and requires you are thoroughly familiar with the content covered in Topic 1 to 5, and textbook Chapters 1 to 5, including significant diagrams, theoretical models/concepts, IS/ICT terminologies and acronyms, and a strong practical comprehension of the concepts covered.

The Semester Test marks are only provisional and can be revised at any time until finalised at the Board of Examiners meeting after the final examination. Students plagiarism or cheating (e.g. copying from others or working together) will be investigated for academic misconduct and may be penalised.

4. Final Examination final examination is worth 50% of your total marks for this unit and usually has four parts (A, B, C, and D). Part A is multiple choice, part B and C (if there is a part C) short answers, and part D a practically applied case – i.e., a business case/scenario is described and you will have to apply one of the two applied skill-sets learned during the semester, i.e., (1) Adding Business Value with ICT, or (2) Describing an Information System.

The final examination will be held during the formal examination period. It will be a closed book examination (no additional resources will be allowed into the examination venue), and will be two (2) hours long . It is your responsibility to check the date and time of the final examination on the Curtin website. You must pass the exam to pass this unit.

Officially released results for this unit are published on Student Web Portal (OASIS) on the Curtin website: http://oasis.curtin.edu.au . Please remember that your final grade and mark are determined by your enrolling area's Board of Examiners and not by the Unit Coordinator.

Pass requirements

To pass this unit you must: a) Receive an overall grade of 5 or above and a mark greater than or equal to 50, b) Complete and submit all unit assessment activities (incl. worksheets, assignment, and semester test). AND c) Achieve a Pass mark in the exam

Fair assessment through moderation

Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the Assessment and Student Progression Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm





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Late assessment policy

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied.

1. All assessments students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on this Unit Outline. 2. Students will be penalised by a deduction of ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission

(e.g. a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assessment worth 20 marks will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and given a mark of 16/20, the student would receive 10/20. An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked and will receive a mark of 0.

Assessment extension

A student unable to complete an assessment task by/on the original published date/time (e.g. examinations, tests) or due date/time (e.g. assignments) must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment Extension form (available from the Forms page at students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as prescribed by the Academic Registrar. It is the responsibility of the student to demonstrate and provide evidence for exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control that prevent them from completing/submitting the assessment task.

The student will be expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment date/time or due date/time. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment task where the student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior to the assessment date. An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board of Examiners' meeting.

Deferred assessments

Supplementary assessments

Supplementary assessments are not available in this unit.

Reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities/health circumstances likely to impact on studies

A Curtin Access Plan (CAP) is a document that outlines the type and level of support required by a student with a disability or health condition to have equitable access to their studies at Curtin. This support can include alternative exam or test arrangements, study materials in accessible formats, access to Curtin’s facilities and services or other support as discussed with an advisor from Disability Services (disability.curtin.edu.au). Documentation is required from your treating Health Professional to confirm your health circumstances.

If you think you may be eligible for a CAP, please contact Disability Services. If you already have a CAP please provide it to the Unit Coordinator at the beginning of each study period.

Referencing style

The referencing style for this unit is APA 6th Ed.

More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing.

If your results show that you have been granted a deferred assessment you should immediately check OASIS for details.

Deferred examinations/tests will be held from 17/07/2017 to 28/07/2017 . Notification to students will be made after the Board of Examiners’ meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS.





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Academic Integrity (including plagiarism and cheating) Any conduct by a student that is dishonest or unfair in connection with any academic work is considered to be academic misconduct. Plagiarism and cheating are serious offences that will be investigated and may result in penalties such as reduced or zero grades, annulled units or even termination from the course. Assessments under investigation will not be given a mark until the matter is concluded. This may result in the unit grade being withheld or a grade of Fail Incomplete (F-IN) until a decision has been made by the Student Disciplinary Panel. This may impact on enrolment in further units/study periods.

Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or referencing. Submitting work which has been produced by someone else (e.g. allowing or contracting another person to do the work for which you claim authorship) is also plagiarism. Submitted work is subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of text matching systems or interviews with students to determine authorship.

Cheating includes (but is not limited to) asking or paying someone to complete an assessment task for you or any use of unauthorised materials or assistance during an examination or test.

From Semester 1, 2016, all incoming coursework students are required to complete Curtin’s Academic Integrity Program (AIP). If a student does not pass the program by the end of their first study period of enrolment at Curtin, their marks will be withheld until they pass. More information about the AIP can be found at: https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/AIP.cfm

Refer to the Academic Integrity tab in Blackboard or academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au for more information, including student guidelines for avoiding plagiarism.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Expectations Curtin students are expected to have reliable internet access in order to connect to OASIS email and learning systems such as Blackboard and Library Services.

You may also require a computer or mobile device for preparing and submitting your work.

Pre-Requisite Skills Office Productivity Tools – Basic Skills Web Browser – Basic Skills, capacity to work in Blackboard (Curtin's Learning Management System) PC – Basic Skills Email - Good Skills

For general ICT assistance, in the first instance please contact OASIS Student Support: oasisapps.curtin.edu.au/help/general/support.cfm

For specific assistance with any of the items listed below, please contact The Learning Centre: life.curtin.edu.au/learning-support/learning_centre.htm

l Using Blackboard, the I Drive and Back-Up files l Introduction to PowerPoint, Word and Excel





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Additional information Curtin Partner (Onshore and Offshore) Students Students at Curtin Partner institutions should refer to their InfoSys1000 (Partners) Blackboard site for unit content and details. If necessary your local coordinator will provide further information directly to students or in a section in InfoSys1000 Blackboard specifically for your location, accessible from the bottom of the sidebar on the left. Curtin Partner students essentially complete the same unit as Curtin Bentley students but attend lectures and workshops at their local campus. There are also videos of the InfoSys1000 Bentley lectures and where possible of workshops on InfoSys1000 (Partners) Blackboard. Curtin Partner students should contact their local coordinator for any questions they have regarding InfoSys1000. After this, if necessary, you may contact the InfoSys1000 Partners Coordinator. Details for these can be found in the Staff Information section of your Blackboard site. We hope you enjoy your studies in InfoSys1000. Undergraduate Supplementary and Deferred Examinations For more detailed information on Policies and Procedures relating to Examinations, students should refer to the WWW at: http://examinations.curtin.edu.au/students/sup_exam.cfm#defer If you are awarded a supplementary examination or apply for and are awarded a deferred examination at the end of first semester in this unit, then the supplementary/deferred examination for the School of Information Systems will normally be held in July of this year. A student who does not sit for a scheduled supplementary/deferred examination in a unit has no claim to a further examination and therefore will receive a FAIL GRADE in this unit. Due to time constraints, NO supplementary and/or deferred examinations will be offered offshore for students studying on-campus at Curtin University (Western Australia) in Semester 1. Note - It is a student's responsibility to obtain all relevant information regarding these examinations and to be present at the correct time and venue.

Contacting specific InfoSys1000 staff Emailing staff Email is probably the most efficient way to contact the various staff members responsible for the delivery of ISYS1000. Please check Blackboard Staff Information section to ensure you are contacting the right staff member regarding your query before you email staff. Also make sure the answer to your query is not in the unit outline, announcements section, or discussions boards, in Blackboard. The email addresses associated with the specific staff members are listed in the Staff Information section of Blackboard, along with details to help you work out who you should be emailing. Email Etiquette It may be likely you will email a specific staff member when you encounter a perceived problem. Whether that has to do with course material access, or frustration over a grade/mark, or how to approach an assignment, more often than not it is tempting to ‘blow off steam’ in your email. Email is an official communication channel, and what you say in an email cannot be retracted – it’s always there in writing. Always remember this is the case. Be calm, be succinct, be clear, and be polite.

When emailing any Curtin staff member, include your Curtin Student ID and the unit you are referring to. For example: an email from “John”, using his Hotmail account, saying “Hi, I can’t find this week’s lecture slides” is not particularly useful. It requires the lecture reply, asking, “John who?” and “which unit are you referring to?” and/or “which week/lecture are you referring to?” and most importantly, “what’s your Student ID so I can confirm who you are, which unit you’re studying, and see which class/tute you’re in”.

Finally, remember that any correspondence generated in Blackboard from your unit coordinator, lecturer or tutor





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will go to your Curtin Student email account. Check this account regularly, and as a matter of preference, it is highly recommended you use it to correspond/reply to Curtin staff.

Other Useful Information Enrolment It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.

Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include: » the Student Charter » the University's Guiding Ethical Principles » the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity » copyright principles and responsibilities » the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.

Student Equity There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact Student Equity at [email protected] or go to: http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm for further information. It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Personal Computers - Operating System, Software, and Web Browsers Curtin provides computer laboratories with computers configured with an appropriate operating system, software and Web browsers for students to use in this and other units. If students wish to use their own home computers or laptops it is there responsibility to make sure they: » have the most up-to-date version of the operating system installed and running properly, » have the most recent updates to software (e.g. Java from http://www.java.com installed) installed, and » have the most up-to-date version of either Firefox or Google Chrome Web browsers installed (Firefox is generally preferred) Curtin and InfoSys1000 staff cannot be responsible for problems with student's home computers or laptops. InfoSys1000 Blackboard and the software and sites we use are tested on Curtin's laboratory computers. Please also note that although some parts of InfoSys1000 Blackboard and other software may work on tablets or smart phones we cannot guarantee that all functionality will be available.





http://students.curtin.edu.au/rights

http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm

http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au/

http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm

http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Please note there may also be problems using Internet Explorer with Google Docs and Blackboard - Firefox is required for various tasks and activities in InfoSys1000. Accreditation AACSB International This unit supports AACSB International, Assurance of Learning through course embedded assessments. In particular it supports the broad course learning goals of discipline knowledge (dk) and critical thinking (ct). More information can be found at: http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/business

Australian Computer Society (ACS) This unit introduces the following topics from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) ICT Profession Body of Knowledge: Design, Ethics, HW&SW, Data and Information, Systems Acquisition, Service Management at Bloom's Taxonomy cognitive levels such as comprehension, application and analysis. More information about these topics and the ICT Profession Body of Knowledge can be found at https://www.acs.org.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0007/7792/The-ICT-Profession-Body-of-Knowledge.pdf

Good Luck with your studies in InfoSys1000. We hope you find InfoSys1000 interesting, worthwhile, and enjoyable!

The InfoSys1000 Team

Enrolment

It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.

Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:

l the Student Charter l Values and Signature Behaviours l the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity l copyright principles and responsibilities l the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.





http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/business

https://www.acs.org.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0007/7792/The-ICT-Profession-Body-of-Knowledge.pdf

http://students.curtin.edu.au/rights/

Student Equity There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact Student Equity at [email protected] or go to http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information

You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm for further information.

It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Recent unit changes Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system. For more information about eVALUate, please refer to evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/.

Recent changes to this unit include:

Recent changes in ISYS1000 include (but may not be limited) to:

1. Updated on some content for changes to technology 2. Modified some Blackboard layout for easier navigation 3. Separation of Blackboard on-campus v. Blackboard fully-online 4. Integrated Worksheets more with Blackboard & Grade Centre 5. Change of timing/scope of assessments to address feedback from Sem 2, 2016 eVALUate

To view previous student feedback about this unit, search for the Unit Summary Report at https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm. See https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.





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http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au/

http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm

http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/index.cfm

https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm

https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm

Program calendar Wk BeginDate Lecture Pre-Reading Workshop Worksheet Assess Due

1 27 Feb Lec1: Introduction to IS and Unit Overview

Ch1: Introduction to IS WkShop1: Introduction to IS and Unit Overview

WkSh1: Overview due: Sun Mar 19, 23:59 Academic Integrity due: ND/asap

2 06 Mar Lec2: Org. Strategy, Competitive Advantage & IS

Ch2: Org. strategy, competitive advantage & IS

WkShop2: Introduction to IS WkSh2: Intro to IS due: Sun Mar 26, 23:59

3 13 Mar Lec3: Data & Knowledge Management

Ch3: Data & Knowledge Management

WkShop3: Org. Strategy, Competitive Advantage & IS

WkSh3: Org. ICT Strategy due: Sun Apr 2, 23:59

4 20 Mar Lec4: Telecommunication & Networking

Ch4: Telecommunication & Networking

WkShop4: Data & Knowledge Management

WkSh4: DM & KM due: Sun Apr 9, 23:59

5 27 Mar Lec5: Business Intelligence Ch5: Business Intelligence WkShop5: Telecommunication & Networking

WkSh5: IT Netwks due: Sun Apr 30, 23:59

6 03 Apr Lec6: Social Computing, eBusiness eCommerce, Mobile Computing

Ch8: Social computing; Ch9: e-Business & e-Comm; Ch10: Wireless& m-Comm

WkShop6: Business Intelligence WkSh6: Business Intel. due: Sun May 7, 23:59

Mid-Sem eTest (week 6) Apr 3 to 7

7 10 Apr Tuition Free Week 8 17 Apr Tuition Free Week 9 24 Apr Lec7: Functional Area IS &

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Ch11: Is within the organisation (FAIS & ERP)

WkShop7: Social Computing, eBusiness eCommerce, Mobile Computing

WkSh7: Social Comp. eBus. eComm, mComp due: Sun May 14, 23:59

10 01 May Lec8: Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Ch12: Extending the organisation to customer (CRM)

WkShop8: Functional Area IS & Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

WkSh8: FAIS & ERP due: Sun May 21, 23:59

11 08 May Lec9: Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Ch13: Extending the org. along the supply chain (SCM)

WkShop9: Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

WkSh9: CRM due: Sun May 28, 23:59

Assignment Sun May 14, 23:59

12 15 May Lec10: Acquiring IS and Applications

Ch14: Acquiring IS and Applications

WkShop10: Supply Chain Management (SCM)

WkSh10: SCM due: Sun June 4, 23:59

13 22 May Lec11: Ethics, Privacy and Information Security

Ch6: Ethics & Privacy Ch7: Information Security

WkShop11: Acquiring IS and Applications

WkSh11: Ethics, Privacy & Info Sec due: Sun June 4, 23:59

14 29 May Lec12: Unit/Exam Revision WkShop 12: Exam Prep 15 05 June Study week 16 12 June Exam week (1) 17 19 June Exam week (2)



