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AFM472 Management Information Systems

Updated: 18 February 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in MCom
Co-requisites None
Restrictions AFM372 or AFM572
Notes None
Combined Units AFM372 - Management Information Systems
Coordinator(s) Kamaljeet Sandhu (ksandhu@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

A unit with the objective of increasing students' knowledge of the main disciplines, principles and concepts relating to the development, management and use of computer-based information systems in organisations.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 15% 1250
Assessment Notes
AND/OR Assignment 2 - for students who elect to do both Assignments 1 and 2, the Final Exam is worth 35%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 and 2 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
Assignment 2 15% 1250
Assessment Notes
AND/OR Assignment 1 - for students who elect to do both Assignments 1 and 2, the Final Exam is worth 35%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 and 3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
Assignment 3 30% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
Tutorial 10%
Assessment Notes
Participation
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Assessment Notes
For students who elect to do both Assignments 1 and 2, the Final Exam is worth 35%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3 and 4 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of the integral nature of information systems for contemporary organizations, large or small, in private and public sectors;
  2. demonstrate an ability to recognise, describe and analyse information systems from a business professional's viewpoint;
  3. plan and design business information systems for day-to-day operations and management decision making;
  4. demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the complex nature of information systems and their application, in terms of development, management and use within organisations.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
 True True True
2 Communication Skills
 True True True
3 Global Perspectives
 True True True
4 Information Literacy
 True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
 True False True
6 Problem Solving
 True True True
7 Social Responsibility
 False False True
8 Team Work
 False False True
   

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