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Configuring Business Information Systems Solutions

Unit Code: HIT3427




Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 Semester

36 Hours

Hawthorn

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points


Related Course/s:

Aims & Objectives:

Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to:

  • work effectively in project teams
  • effectively describe the issues involved in, and be able to, specify business & information requirements for package software solutions
  • select appropriate tools and techniques in order to find and test software package solutions which can be configured to meet business requirements
  • apply a range of skills and knowledge acquired throughout their degree programme in a real life project context

Teaching Methods:

Lectures (24 hrs), Lab sessions (12 hrs)

Assessment:

Individual Reports, Team Project , Oral presentation, Project Management , Client Evaluation

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.
  • Are entrepreneurial.

Content:

  • Problem analysis
  • Requirements specification
  • Package selection
  • Software configuration & implementation
  • Testing
  • Usability

Reading Materials:

Starinsky, RW (2002) Maximising Business Performance through Software Packages: Best Practices for Justifications, Selection and Implementation. CRC, USA.
Harwood, S (2003) ERP: Making it Happen: The Implementers’ Guide to Success. Computer Weekly Professional Press, USA.