36 Hours

Hawthorn

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

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Aims & Objectives:

Students who complete this unit of study should be able to:

• Be well informed and demonstrate a sound understanding of the key issues facing IT Executives in a range of  contemporary organisations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the major theoretical frameworks underpinning IS Management, and be able to critique these frameworks in light of practice in organisations.
• Analyse business cases, identify and diagnose key IS Management issues, understand the implications of various recommendations, and make recommendations grounded both in theory and practice to address these issues in a professional manner for the benefit of the organisation.
• Understand the organisational benefits of effective management of  the IT resource.
  

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Generic Skills Outcomes:

The graduate attributes which relate to this unit of study help to produce graduates who:

• Are capable in their chosen professional areas.
• Are adaptable and manage change.
• Operate effectively in work and community situations.
• Are aware of environments.
  

Content:

• Investigation (through literature analysis and CIO Roundtable) of key contemporary issues facing CIOs and other IT Executives.
• Building effective relationships between IT and rest of business.
• Enterprise architectures & their interconnection with IS strategy.
• Managing an effective IT organisation.
• IT Service Delivery and Management.
• IT Risk and Security.
• Performance management and metrics for  the IT Organisation.

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