Form 2B
City University of Hong Kong
Information on a Course
offered by Department of Information Systems
with effect from Semester B in 2011/2012
This form is for completion by the Course Co-ordinator/Examiner. The information provided on this
form will be deemed to be the official record of the details of the course. It has multipurpose use: for
the University’s database, and for publishing in various University publications including the
Blackboard, and documents for students and others as necessary.
Please refer to the Explanatory Notes attached to this Form on the various items of information
required.
Part I
Course Title:
Global Information Systems and Knowledge Management
Applications in Organisations
Course Code:
IS6600
Course Duration:
One Semester
No. of Credit Units:
3
Level:
P6
Medium of Instruction:
English
Prerequisites: (Course Code and Title)
IS5313 Fundamentals of Information and Electronic Business Systems
IS5743 Information Technology Based Organisation Transformation
IS6921 Knowledge Management
Precursors: (Course Code and Title):
Nil
Equivalent Courses: (Course Code and Title):
Nil
Exclusive Courses: (Course Code and Title):
Nil
Part II
1.
Course Aims:
The aims of this course are to:

Develop and enhance students’ ability to analyze organisational
circumstances in the global environment, with a particular focus on
information and knowledge management systems.

2.
Develop and enhance students’ ability to engage in strategic IS and KM
planning in the broader organisational context.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
(state what the student is expected to be able to do at the end of the course according to a given standard of performance)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
No.
1.
CILOs
Weighting (if applicable)
3
Conduct a rigorous analysis of organisational
case-based problems.
2.
Apply IS and KM tools in order to effect
improvements in organisational problem contexts.
3.
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of
different IS and KM applications in the global
business context.
4.
Plan strategic directions for global organisations
that seek to align their IS and KM positions with
their overall business position.
(3: Relatively most focused ILOs; 2: moderately focused ILOs; 1:
ILOs)
3.
3
3
3
less focused
Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs)
(designed to facilitate students’ achievement of the CILOs)
Seminar: 39 hours
TLA1. Seminar: Information Systems and Knowledge Management cases and
application examples in organisational contexts will be introduced.
Students will be expected to read cases before class. A variety of
means will be used to analyse and discuss the cases, including small
group focus group discussion, whole-class white board discussion,
web-based groupware for brainstorming and group authoring (e.g.
blogs, wikis).
TLA2. Guest Lectures: Industry experts and practitioners will be invited to
share their experience of IS and KM in organisational contexts, with a
focus on what works and what doesn’t. Students will be encouraged to
engage (and rewarded for engaging) in discussion with guest speakers
interactively.
ILO No
CILO 1
CILO 2
CILO 3
CILO 4
TLA1
2
2
2
2
TLA2
2
2
2
2
(1: Indirectly Supporting ILO; 2: Directly Supporting ILO)
4.
Assessment Tasks/Activities
(designed to assess how well the students achieve the CILOs)
AT1. Discussion and Participation (20%): Students will be required to attend
at least 70% of classes (9 classes). Failure to do so will result in failure of
the course as a whole. Individual discussion and participation will be
assessed both inside and outside each class, and an aggregate score
calculated for the entire semester. Discussion opportunities will include
focus group discussions, online self reflection, student presentations,
whiteboard-based discussions, open questioning during the seminar.
AT2. Group Project (40%): A group project will be developed, with a
number of possible titles, involving the analysis of IS and/or KM
applications in an existing organisational context.
AT3. Examination (40%, one 2-hour exam): A written examination is
developed to assess student’s competence in the taught subjects.
** Students must pass both coursework and examination in order to get an
overall pass in this course. They must also attend at least 70% (9) of classes. **
ILO No
CILO 1
CILO 2
CILO 3
CILO 4
AT1 (20%)
2
2
2
2
AT2 (40%)
2
2
2
2
AT3 (40%)
2
2
2
2
Remarks
1 – ILO moderately
assessed by AT;
2 – ILO heavily
assessed by AT.
(1: ILO moderately assessed by AT; 2: ILO heavily assessed by AT)
5.
Grading of Student Achievement:
Refer to Grading of Courses in the Academic Regulations
(Attachment) and to the Explanatory Notes.
ILO
CILO1
Excellent
Rigorously and
reflectively
analyse
organisational
case based
problems
Good
Competently
analyse
organisation
case-based
problems with a
substantial degree
of rigour and
reflectiveness
Adequate
Analyse
organisational
case-based
problems with
an adequate
degree of
rigour and
reflectiveness
Marginal
Analyse
organisational
case-based
problems with
a minimal
degree of
rigour and
reflectiveness
CILO2
Undertake a
professional
application of IS
and KM tools in
order to effect
improvements in
organisational
problem contexts
Describe the
strengths and
weaknesses of
different IS and
KM applications
in the global
business context
Competently
apply IS and KM
tools in effecting
improvements in
organisational
problem contexts
Adequately
apply IS and
KM tools in
an attempt to
effect
improvements
in org problem
contexts
Describe the
strengths and
weaknesses of
different IS
and KM
applications in
the global
Marginally
apply a few IS
and KM tools
in an attempt
to effect
improvements
in org problem
contexts
Describe the
strengths and
weaknesses of
different IS
and KM
applications in
the global
CILO3
Describe the
strengths and
weaknesses of
different IS and
KM applications
in the global
business context
Fail
Total inability
to analyse org
case-based
problems
with any
degree of
rigour or
personal
reflection
Complete
inability to
apply any IS
or KM tools
with any
degree of
competence
Unable to
describe the
strengths and
weaknesses
of IS and KM
applications
in the global
CILO4
at a professional
level
at a competent
level
Engage in a
professional
standard of IS
and KM strategic
alignment
planning for
global orgs
Engage in a
competent
standard of IS
and KM strategic
alignment
planning for
global orgs
business
context at an
adequate level
Engage in an
adequate
standard of IS
and KM
strategic
alignment
planning for
global orgs
business
context at a
minimal level
Engage in a
minimal
standard of IS
and KM
strategic
alignment
planning for
global orgs
business
context
Unable to
engage in any
significant
kind of IS and
KM strategic
alignment
planning for
global
organisations
Part III
Keyword Syllabus:
Note: While many topics are covered below, each will be used primarily in the
context of a case to illustrate a global IS or KM application. Thus, students are not
expected to learn everything about a particular topic – which might normally require
much more time.








Cultural Differences and Information Systems
IS Strategy & Planning
Global E-Commerce Cases
IT and Business Process Outsourcing/Offshoring
Green IT
Social networking technology for knowledge management and sharing
Knowledge and concept mapping technology for knowledge engineering and
representation
Guest lectures from industry experts
Recommended Reading:
No textbook will be set for this course. Students will be assigned readings from online
case sources such as Centre for Asian Business Cases, CIO.com, SCMP, MISQ
Executive, Communications of the AIS, and instructor-written cases.
Returned by:
Name: Dr.Robert Davison
Department: Information Systems
Tel: 3442-7534
Date: 11 January 2012
Update: revise keyword syllabus and TLAs