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Business Information Systems
Enrolment code: BSA101
Offered: Hobart: semester 1 OR semester 2, Launceston: semester 1, North-West Centre:
semester 1, Off-shore: semester 1
Introduces the concepts of information systems in a business environment and the issues
associated with their design, planning and integration. Lecture topics include (a) Human
and organisational issues – IS requirements and roles in business, IT as an agent for
change, human computer interface; (b) Management of Information Resources for
business best practice; and (c) Professional Issues – business presentations, case study
analysis, personal software productivity. Tutorials are designed to develop proficiency in
business software applications such as spreadsheets.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop, 3 hrs practical weekly
Mutual exclusions BFA121, KCA173, KCA180, KXA101, KXA153
Assessment mode assignments (60%), 2 hr exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Grauer RT & Barber M, Exploring Microsoft Excel 2000, vol 1, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1999.
BSA101 Study Guide, 2000, University Bookshop.
Recommended texts etc
O’Brien JA, Introduction to Information Systems, Essentials for the Internetworked Enterprise,
9th edn, Irwin/McGraw Hill, 2000.
Grauer RT and Barber M, Exploring Microsoft Office 2000 Professional, vol 1, Prentice Hall,
1999
Courses [C3C] [C3E] [C3L] [R3M] [C3S] [C3U] [C3X] [S3G] [F3R]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Modelling and Infrastructures
Enrolment code: BSA102
Offered: Hobart: summer school OR semester 2, Launceston: semester 2, North-West
Centre: semester 2, Off-shore: semester 2
(a) Conceptual modelling – development of an entity-relationship model; process and
data flow modelling (b) Data modelling – implementation of conceptual models using
relations (c) Database systems – relational database management systems; functions and
use (d) Database querying – development of database queries using a high level query
language, such as SQL; database transactions; report generation; 4GL tools. (e)
Professional development – interpersonal communication, problem solving techniques,
information gathering, production and maintenance of technical documentation, roles of
IS professionals. (f) Information and communication infrastructures – an introduction to
the general concepts of networking, and building and maintaining information and
communication infrastructures.
Unit weight 12.5%
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Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop, 3 hrs practical weekly
Assessment mode assignments (60%), 2 hr exam (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Dwyer J, The Business Communication Handbook , 4th edn, Prentice Hall, Syd, 1996
Benyon D, Information and Data Modelling, 2nd edn, McGraw Hill, 1997
Grauer RT and Barber M, Exploring Microsoft Access 2000 Professional, Prentice Hall, 1999
Rob P and Semaan E, Databases: Design, Development and Deployment, using Microsoft Access,
McGraw-Hill, 2000
Courses [C3C] [C3E] [C3L] [C3S] [R3M] [C3X] [N3H] [S3G] [F3R]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Industries
Enrolment code: BSA103
Offered: Launceston: semester 2
New opportunities and challenges exist for information-based industries, with the
establishment of broadband communications networks, and the convergence of the
traditionally distinct information technology, telecommunications, and broadcasting
sectors as sound, text, graphics and images are digitalised. These information industries
are important because of their rapid growth and their increasing role in underpinning the
competitiveness of activities across the economy. This unit introduces students to the
nature of these industries, the technology they rely on, the policy and legal frameworks in
which they currently exist, and the dynamics of these industries. Case studies of current
industry developments are included.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop weekly
Assessment mode assignments (60%), 2 exam (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Turner C, The Information e-conomy, Kogan Page, 2000, ISBN 0749429607
Courses [C3C] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Business Programming
Enrolment code: BSA104
Offered: Off-shore: semester 1
Introduction to a modern programming language, such as Java, the development of
program specifications in English, and the implementation of these computer programs;
the elements of disciplined programming using well-structured algorithms; program
documentation; the design of data structures: simple variables, arrays and objects. The
program exercises used are oriented towards business applications.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial 3hrs practical weekly
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Mutual exclusions KXA151
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Courses [C3C]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Analysis of Systems
Enrolment code: BSA201
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1, Off-shore: semester 1
(a) Systems – Systems theory; determining systems requirements; modelling systems;
types of information systems in organisations; analysing systems for supporting
collaborative group work; systems management; roles of systems analysts.
(b) Professional development – Use of electronic information resources; analytical note
taking and observation; systems modelling; dealing with other professionals.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1 professional development tutorial in odd weeks; 1-hr
lecture, 2-hr workshop in even weeks.
Prerequisites BSA101
Assessment mode assignments (60%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Bocij P, et al, Business Information Systems: Technology, Development and Management, ISBN
0273638491
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [L3K] [F3R] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Systems Development
Enrolment code: BSA202
Offered: Hobart: semester 2, Launceston: semester 2, Off-shore: semester 2
(a) IS modelling – static and dynamic modelling techniques; (b) Systems development
methodologies – analysis and design methodologies; object-oriented analysis;
implementation, documentation; introduction to a range of methodologies, including
Information Engineering, Structured Systems Analysis and Design Methodology and Soft
Systems Methodology. (c) Systems development environments – automated systems
development environments; exposure to relevant tools; prototyping strategies; quality
assurance and control. (d) Professional development – information gathering,
interviewing, surveying, observational case studies, technical writing, presentation skills.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1 professional development tutorial in odd weeks; 1-hr
lecture, 2-hr workshop in even weeks.
Prerequisites BSA201
Assessment mode assignments (60%), final exam (40%)
Required texts etc
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Hawryskiewycz IT, Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design, ISBN 013896887X
Recommended texts etc
Avison DE and Fitzgerald G, Information Systems Development: Theodologies, Techniques and
Tools, ISBN 0077092333
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [L3K] [C6P] [S3G]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Management
Enrolment code: BSA203
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1, Off-shore: semester 1
Theories of information; information resource management; ensuring data quality; roles of
information managers and data administrators; electronic document management
systems; data warehousing; archiving and legal issues; information management in
intranets and extranets; introduction to knowledge management.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, professional development tutorial in odd weeks; 1-hr
lecture, 2-hr workshop in even weeks.
Prerequisites BSA102
Assessment mode assignments (60%), final exam (40%)
Required texts etc
tba
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [L3K] [F3R] [N3H] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Business Logistics
Enrolment code: BSA204
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1
(a) Systems – systems analysis; systems thinking; detailed study of the roles that
information systems play in business, including transaction processing systems, financial
systems, management information systems and decision support systems (b) Logistics –
the strategic role of information systems in business transformations; introduction to
IT-based logistics management.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, professional development tutorial in odd weeks; 1-hr
lecture, 2-hr workshop in even weeks.
Prerequisites BSA101
Assessment mode assignments (60%),2-hr exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Bocij P, et al, Business Information Systems: Technology, Development and Management, ISBN
0273638491
Johnson JC et al, Contemporary Logistics, Prentice Hall, 1999.
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Courses [C3C] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [L3K] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Policy Frameworks for the Information Economy
Enrolment code: BSA205
Offered: Launceston: semester 2
(a) Information and Communications Policy – Considers the development of public
policies concerned with regulating the creation, ownership, use, distribution and storage
of information. The historical development of the current information technology and
telecommunications laws, regulations, rules and procedures evident at national and
international levels is analysed in the context of the emerging information economy. (b)
Society and the Information Economy – Examines social dimensions of the information
economy. This part of the unit outlines a political-economy view of the emerging
information economy and considers the social implications of the further commoditisation
of information.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2x1-hr lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop weekly
Prerequisites BSA103
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), final exam (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Turner C, The Information e-conomy, ISBN 0749429607
Courses [C3C] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Database Management Systems
Enrolment code: BSA206
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
The technical aspects of database management systems are investigated, including
advanced SQL querying, database application development, 4GL interface development,
the maintenance of data dictionaries, the specification and enforcement of integrity and
security constraints, transaction integrity and concurrency control, and tasks and
responsibilities in the administration of database management systems. Object data stores
and document databases are introduced.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop, 3 hrs practical weekly
Prerequisites BSA102
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), final exam (40%)
Courses [C3C] [R3M] [C3S] [C3X] [L3K] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Web Management
Enrolment code: BSA207
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Offered: Hobart: semester 2, Launceston: semester 2
Planning and managing a website; security and authentication; human–computer interface
design; introduction to SGML and XML; needs analysis for an organisation’s
internet-based resources; intranet design and maintenance; website evaluation. Teaching
material and case studies from industry and public sector organisation, including guest
lecturers.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop, 3 hrs practical weekly
Prerequisites BSA102
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), final exam (40%)
Courses [C3C] [R3M] [C3S] [C3X] [L3K] [F3R] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
IS Project Management
Enrolment code: BSA301
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1 [by video-link]
(a) Project management – life cycle; project planning and administration; cost estimation;
resource control and financial management; quality monitoring and assurance; risk
analysis and risk management; project management software applications; dynamics of
project teams. (b) Professional development – assertiveness; negotiation and conflict
resolution; presentation skills; team building and leadership.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1 hr lecture, 2 hrs workshop weekly
Prerequisites BSA201
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), final exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 1996
Schwalbe K, Information Technology Project Management, Course Technology, 2000.
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [S3G] [F3R] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
IS Project
Enrolment code: BSA302
Offered: Hobart: semester 1 OR semester 2, Launceston: semester 1 OR semester 2
(a) Project – Provides practical skills in the management, design and implementation of a
substantial project, working in a team of people, each with different specialisations (team
of teams approach); application of systems development methodologies, and real systems
development, testing and documentation experience. (b) Professional development –
teamwork; contract negotiation and management; risk minimisation; group dynamics.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2-hr workshop weekly
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Prerequisites BSA301
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Management of Information Systems
Enrolment code: BSA303
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1 [by video-link]
(a) Project – the IS function; roles for IS managers; development of IS policies. (b) Strategic
issues – information infrastructures for strategic advantage; convergent technologies;
alignment with business; inter-organisational systems. (c) Change Issues – IT induced
change; managing technological innovation; organisational transformation and process
redesign. Business case development. Relevant case studies.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 2-hr workshop weekly
Prerequisites BSA203
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), final exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Boar BH, Strategic Thinking for Information Technology, John Wiley, 1997.
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [F3R] [C3X] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Decision Support Systems
Enrolment code: BSA304
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Models of decision making; introduction to the range of technological tools for decision
making; a framework for development of decision support systems; knowledge-based
systems to support decision making; roles of expert systems; support for group decision
making; applications in accounting, auditing and finance.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop, weekly
Prerequisites BSA201
Assessment mode assignments (60%), 2 hr exam (40%)
Courses [C3C] [C3E] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Current Trends in IS
Enrolment code: BSA305
Offered: Hobart: semester 2, Launceston: semester 2 [by video-link]
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Owing to the rapidly changing field of IS, and the development of new applications the
content of this unit will change significantly over time. Examples of current topics which
may be covered are: electronic business, national and global information infrastructures,
consumer and data protection, electronic service delivery, new management models, the
knowledge economy. Includes case studies from industry and public sector organisations.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 2 hrs tutorial/workshop weekly. Some lectures take the
form of public lectures by visiting topics experts.
Prerequisites BSA101
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), final exam (40%)
Required texts etc
King R, Computerization & Controversy: Value Conflicts and Social Choices, ISBN 0124150403
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Electronic Commerce
Enrolment code: BSA306
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1
Covers the technologies associated with electronic commerce; relevant standards; modes
of conducting electronic commerce; commercial issues in the adoption of electronic
commerce; relevant business processes and the transformational effects of electronic
commerce on these business processes; social implications and future directions.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 2-hr workshop weekly
Prerequisites BSA101 for 2002 only; BSA207 from 2003
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Required texts etc
tba
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3T] [C3U] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Electronic Commerce Project
Enrolment code: BSA307
Offered: Hobart: semester 2, Launceston: semester 2
Consists of a collection of practical projects related to electronic commerce. Each student is
required to complete three related projects of increasing difficulty, typically with an
emphasis on one particular industry sector, such as retail or a primary industry. The unit
has a strong problem-base learning emphasis in that students are expected to identify and
resolve practical problems, using a range of research, business and technical resources.
Projects are normally to be completed and assessed on an individual student basis.
Unit weight 12.5%
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Teaching pattern 2 hrs practical/workshop weekly
Prerequisites BSA305 (1998 only) or BSA306
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
tba
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [C3L] [R3M] [C3X] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Advanced Systems Development
Enrolment code: BSA308
Offered: not offered in 2002
Advanced techniques and methodologies in the analysis and design of information
systems; use of systems development support environments; rapid systems development;
joint application development.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop, 3 hrs practical weekly
Prerequisites BSA202
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [R3M] [C3X] [L3K] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Multimedia Professional Placement
Enrolment code: BSA309
Offered: not offered in 2002
Please contact the School of Information Systems for details of this unit.
Unit weight 12.5%
Courses [C3C] [C3S] [R3M] [C3X] [L3K] [F3R] [C6P]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Professional Skills
Enrolment code: BSA410
Offered: Hobart: semesters 1 & 2, Launceston: semesters 1 & 2 [by video-link]
Covers professional issues relevant to the development and management of information
systems and personnel working in associated areas; Legal and ethical issues relating to
information technology and communication networks; Group formation and leadership;
Issues related to IT induced change and the extent to which that change can be managed.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 3-hr workshop weekly
Prerequisites BSA301
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
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Courses [C4S]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Strategic Information Systems
Enrolment code: BSA411
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1 [by video-link]
Covers strategic planning: concepts and limitations; specific issues associated with IT
strategies; planning in a rapidly changing environment; integrating IT strategic plans with
organisations’ directions; techniques of identifying business directions; formulating
strategies; analysis techniques, identifying breakpoints, prioritising; roles for IS managers
in the strategic planning process.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2-hr lectures weekly
Prerequisites BSA303
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Boar BH, Strategic Thinking for Information Technology, Wiley, 1997
Ward J and Griffiths P, Strategic Planning for Information Systems, 2nd edn, Wiley, 1996.
Courses [C4S]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Systems Research Methods
Enrolment code: BSA413
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1 [by video-link]
Covers historical development of the information systems field; key issues in research:
ontology, epistemology, experimental design; quantitative and qualitative research
methods, including: phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory, case studies, action
research; relative strengths of different approaches in information systems research; key
problems faced by IS researchers; and writing research reports.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 3-hr lectures/workshops weekly
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Neuman WL, Social Research Methods, 3rd edn, Allyn & Bacon, 1997.
Courses [C4S]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Advanced Electronic Commerce
Enrolment code: BSA414
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1 [by video-link]
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(a) Trading Systems – supply change management, electronic trade across national
boundaries, potential impact on input/export; (b) Logistics – strategies for implementing
electronic commerce for SMEs, large supply chains, and whole of industries, establishing
and sustaining electronic market places; (c) Business transformation – impact of the
adoption of electronic commerce within businesses, business-to-business,
business-to-customer, business-to-government and upon whole of industry sectors; (d)
Legal and security issues – particularly associated with electronic trade across national
boundaries, case studies of the use of electronic cash, smart-cards and electronic funds
transfer. A significant portion of this unit is based on recent research publications in the
field.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2-hr lectures weekly
Prerequisites BSA305 (1998 only) or BSA306
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Johnston RB, Trading Systems and Electronic Commerce, Eruditions Publ, 1998.
Courses [C4S]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
IS-based Knowledge Management
Enrolment code: BSA416
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Special note: available to students enrolled in BIS(Hons) or GradDipIM
An overview of knowledge management; strategic use of knowledge management;
knowledge generation, transfer and codification; tacit vs explicit knowledge; technology
for knowledge management; document management; knowledge capital; economics of
knowledge management; current research issues.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 3 hrs weekly (9 wks)
Prerequisites BSA303
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Davenport TH, Prusak L, Working Knowledge: Howe Organisation Manage What They Know,
Harvard Business Press.
Recommended texts etc
tba
Courses [C4S]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Dissertation
Enrolment code: BSA420
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Offered: Hobart: semesters 1 & 2, Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Students will be expected to define a research question and apply the skills and
knowledge acquired in the unit Information Systems Research Methods to resolving that
question. The project will typically take the form of a large case study, survey or action
research. The formulation and evaluation of IS related policy or an IT strategic plan are
also considered appropriate.
Unit weight 50%
Teaching pattern flexible
Corequisites BSA413
Assessment mode 18,000-word (approx) dissertation (100%)
Courses [C4S]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Bachelor of Information Systems with Honours
Part time/Full time
Enrolment code: BSA498 or BSA499
Offered:
Special note: part-time students enrol in BSA498; full-time students in BSA499
Bachelor of Information Systems with Honours units of 12.5% weighting. Additionally,
there is the dissertation with a weighting of 50%. The units, which are detailed below, are
BSA410 Professional Skills
BSA411 Strategic Information Systems
BSA413 Information Systems Research Methods
BSA414 Advanced Electronic Commerce
BSA416 IS-based Knowledge Management
BSA420 Dissertation
Students must complete BSA410, BSA413 and BSA420 and a choice of two of BSA411,
BSA414 and BSA416.
Teaching pattern flexible
Courses [C4S]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Organisation of Information
Enrolment code: BSA501
Offered: not offered in 2002
Special note: offered subject to approval by Academic Senate; may not be offered in 2002
Principles and strategies for organising information, the nature of information, theory of
indexing and classification, the structure of bibliographic databases, bibliographic records,
international standards for information organisation, subject heading lists, library
catalogues, indexing and abstracting services.
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Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop, 3 hrs practical weekly
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Management Systems
Enrolment code: BSA502
Offered: not offered in 2002
Special note: offered subject to approval by Academic Senate; may not be offered in 2002
Development of automated information management systems, based on analysis of
subsystems such as acquisitions, circulation, cataloguing, reference and information
retrieval and special materials control; standards for description, integration and linking of
systems into networks, knowledge representation and information retrieval from
databases and resource discovery within a coordinated framework.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs lectures, 1-hr tutorial/workshop weekly
Prerequisites BSA501
Assessment mode continuous assessment (60%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Professional Issues in Information Management
Enrolment code: BSA503
Offered: not offered in 2002
Special note: offered subject to approval by Academic Senate; may not be offered in 2002
Introduces students to a range of professional issues associated with information
management through professional placement for a period of 240 hours; and attendance at
a series of professional development seminars dealing with ethical, legal and professional
issues associated with information management and information policy and planning.
Students are expected to gain an understanding of the relevant professional issues and
attitudes. The unit will assess the depth of understanding that students have gained of the
profession through the preparation of relevant policy and planning reports and an analytic
essay.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern professional placement, 1-hr seminar fortnightly
Prerequisites BSA501
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Management of Information Systems
Enrolment code: BSA751
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
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Covers categories of information systems; management of technology; sourcing strategies
and contract negotiation; roles of IS managers; measurement of the IS function; stages in
the development of IS policies; information infrastructures; strategic alignment of IT with
business; and business case development.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern workshops and seminars totally 27 hrs, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Ward J and Griffiths P, Strategic Planning for Information Systems, 2nd edn, Wiley, 1996.
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Management
Enrolment code: BSA752
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Includes identification of information needs, uses and flows in organisations; resource and
process aspects of information management; quality control for information assets;
document management; data warehousing; safeguarding information assets; strategies for
exploiting information resources; investment analysis of information assets;
information-based marketing; knowledge management; and development of information
policies.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern workshops and seminars totally 27 hrs, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Systems Strategy Formulation
Enrolment code: BSA753
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Covers strategic planning: concepts and limitations; specific issues associated with IT
strategies; planning in a rapidly changing environment; integrating IT strategic plans with
organisations’ directions; techniques for identifying business directions: SWOT,
activity/value chain, key performance indicators, critical success factors; formulating
strategies: analysis techniques, identifying breakpoints, prioritising; roles for IS managers
in the strategic planning process.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern workshops and seminars totally 27 hrs, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Boar BH, Strategic Thinking for Information Technology, Wiley, 1997
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Ward J and Griffiths P, Strategic Planning for Information Systems, 2nd edn, Wiley, 1996.
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Managing Organisational Change
Enrolment code: BSA754
Offered: not offered in 2002
Covers relevant organisational theory; managing change versus managing projects; forces
and inhibitors of change; change and innovation; models of IT induced change; facilitating
change through listening, observing, communicating, training, career path planning and
conflict resolution; working in environments of continuous change; continuous and
discontinuous change; and IT project management.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 27 contact hours, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Tidd J, Bessant, J and Pavitt K, Managing Innovation, Wiley, 1997.
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
System Development Methodologies
Enrolment code: BSA755
Offered: not offered in 2002
Covers systems development life cycle; systems development methodologies, including
SSADM and Ethics; information gathering; quality assurance and testing; management of
development projects; and use of productivity tools.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 27 contact hours, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Avison DE and Fitzgerald G, Information Systems Development: Methodologies, Techniques and
Tools, McGraw Hill, 1995.
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Systems Modelling Techniques
Enrolment code: BSA756
Offered: not offered in 2002
Covers dynamic and static modelling; information modelling: development of conceptual
information models; dynamic modelling: process, activity, actor-based and function
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oriented models; systems dynamics; workflow modelling; integration of models; and
potential conflicts between business and technological modelling.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 27 contact hours, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Information Systems Research Methods
Enrolment code: BSA757
Offered: Hobart: semester 1 OR semester 2
Covers historical development of the information systems field; key issues in research:
ontology, epistemology, experimental design; quantitative and qualitative research
methods, including: phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory, case studies, action
research; relative strengths of different approaches in information systems research; key
problems faced by IS researchers; and writing research reports.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 3-hr lectures/workshops weekly, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Neuman WL, Social Research Methods, 2nd edn, Allyn & Bacon, 1997.
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Decision Support and Executive Information
Systems
Enrolment code: BSA758
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Special note: may not be offered in 2000
Introduces a range of decision support systems; strengths and limitations of executive
information systems; group decision support systems: models, categories, environments
and operation; practical experience in participation and operation of a group decision
support facility; and group decision support for a variety of meeting applications,
including policy formulation, planning and evaluation.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 27 contact hours, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
MIS Project
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Enrolment code: BSA759
Offered: Hobart: semester 1 OR semester 2
The student is expected to define a research question and apply the skills and knowledge
acquired in the unit Information Systems Research Methods to resolving that question. The
project will typically take the form of a large case study, survey or action research. The
formulation and evaluation of IS related policy or an IT strategic plan are also considered
appropriate.
Unit weight 50%
Teaching pattern 13 contact hours in workshops, flexible
Prerequisites BSA757
Assessment mode 20,000 to 30,000-word written report (100%)
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Electronic Commerce
Enrolment code: BSA760
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Covers the technologies associated with electronic commerce; relevant standards; modes
of conducting electronic commerce; commercial issues in the adoption of electronic
commerce; relevant business processes and the transformational effects of electronic
commerce on these business processes; social implications and future directions.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 27 contact hours
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Required texts etc
Kalakota R and Whinston A, Electronic Commerce: A Manager’s Guide, Addison-Wesley
Longman, 1997.
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Advanced Electronic Commerce
Enrolment code: BSA761
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
Research-based unit aimed at developing insight into major issues affecting electronic
commerce implementation throughout the world
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 27 contact hours
Prerequisites BSA306 or BSA760
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
IS Project Management
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Enrolment code: BSA762
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
(a) Project management – life cycle; project planning and administration; cost estimation;
resource control and financial management; quality monitoring and assurance; risk
analysis and risk management; project management software applications; dynamics of
project teams. (b) Professional development – assertiveness, negotiation and conflict
resolution, presentation skills; team building and leadership.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 27 contact hours, flexible
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
Policy Frameworks for the Information Economy
Enrolment code: BSA763
Offered: Hobart: semester 2
(a) Information and Communication Policy – considers the development of public
policies concerned with regulating the creation, ownership, use, distribution and storage
of information. The historical development of the current informatin technology and
telecommunications laws, regulations, rules and procedures evident at national and
international levels is analysed in the context of the emerging information economy. (b)
Society and the Information Economy – examines the social dimensions of the
information economy. This part of the unit outlines a political-economic veiw of the
emerging information economy and considers the social implications of the further
commodisation of information.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 27 contact hours
Assessment mode continuous assessment (100%)
Recommended texts etc
Turner C, the Information e-conomy, ISBN 0749429607
Courses [C7A]
Faculty website <http://www.comlaw.utas.edu.au/>
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