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Emerging Technologies and Issues (ISYS90032)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Dr Christoph Breidbach
email: christoph.breidbach@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Dr Christoph Breidbach
email: christoph.breidbach@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Aims
As with many other forms of technology, information technologies have lifecycles ranging from initial conception, to possible adoption, and widespread use, to eventual obsolescence.
This subject will examine emerging information technologies and the issues that relate to them, including: how they evolve and, enter usage, and their likely future effects on people and social structures.
Indicative Content
The subject provides an understanding of both technical and managerial issues, as well as strategic implications of emerging technologies and issues. Upon completion of the subject, students should be able to (a) understand key enabling technologies and become an effective participant in technology-enabled business endeavours and initiatives; (b) recognize ways of leveraging the technology to improve intra and inter-organizational processes and enhance a firm’s competitive position; (c) gain skills for building careers and taking advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities through emerging technologies, and (d) understand the factors that influence how relevant an emerging technology will be in the long run.
Intended learning outcomes
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Understand why technological innovations emerge, are widely adopted, and are ultimately superceded
- Understand why some technological innovations are more successful than others
- Understand the factors that drive the adoption of technological innovations by individuals, organizations, and society
- Describe ways of leveraging new technologies to improve intra and inter-organizational processes and enhance a firm’s competitive position
- Describe how to take advantage of opportunities through emerging technologies, and explain the factors that influence how relevant an emerging technology will be in the long run.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Analytical and interpretative skills, through the conceptualization of classes of technology and through the analysis of a real world case
- High-level design skills, through proposing new uses of technology to support human activity
- Team-work, through working on a group project
- Report-writing skills
- Presentation skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students who are enrolled in the two year 200 point Master of Information Systems must have completed 50 points of study to enrol in this subject.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- One group based seminar paper (10%) with 3-5 group members of approximately 1000 words; supported by group presentation (10%) of 15 minutes duration due between weeks 3-12, requiring approximately 25-30 hours for both the paper and the presentation per student. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1 and 2 are addressed in the seminar paper and presentation.
- One group based case study (30%) with 3-5 group members of approximately 5000 words due mid semester, requiring 40-45 hours work per student. ILO 2 and 3 addressed in the case study.
- One written 2 hour closed book end of semester examination (50%). ILOs 1 to 3 are addressed in the examination. The examination is a hurdle and must be passed to pass the subject.
Hurdle requirement: To pass the subject, students must obtain:
- at least 50% of the marks available for the examination.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Christoph Breidbach Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 3 hour seminar per week Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Dr Christoph Breidbach
email: christoph.breidbach@unimelb.edu.au - Semester 2
Principal coordinator Christoph Breidbach Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours, comprising of one 3 hour seminar per week Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Dr Christoph Breidbach
email: christoph.breidbach@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
200 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Subject notes
Learning and Teaching Methods
The subject is delivered in 3-hour classes, with each class containing: lectures on theoretical concepts and tutorial work and an interactive debrief on the outcomes of the tutorial work. Outside class students will study theory and cases through reading and continuing their group activities.
Indicative Key Learning Resources
A list of key articles will be provided on the LMS. Materials from real-world cases are provided in class.
Careers/Industry Links
This subject is relevant to careers as IT analyst and consultant. Students will work on real-world cases of people and organisations trying to extract value from their IT investments. There will be one or two lectures from invited practitioners from industry.
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022