Australian School of Business
Information Systems, Technology and Management
INFS1602
INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN BUSINESS
Week 12
Review and Exam Preparation
Course Schedule
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Information Systems and IS Professionals in Global Business
Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy
Enabling Commerce using the Internet
Web 2.0
Enterprise Information Systems
Supply Chain and Customer Relationship Management Systems
Decision Support and Business Intelligence
Managing Projects
Building Information Systems
Securing Information Systems
Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
1
21/10/13
Features of Course
• Breadth of Contemporary topics
• Lack of robust theories that can be readily applied in contemporary business environments
• Emphasis on problem solving in dynamic environments
• Presentation and argument skills important
• Present & defend position in light of evidence and counter-evidence 2
21/10/13
Dimensions of Understanding
• Knowledge
– Simple recall of previously learned material
• Comprehension
– Ability to make sense of the material
• Application
– Ability to use learned material in a new situation with a minimum of help or direction
Dimensions of Understanding
• Analysis
– Break material into component parts so that its structure may be understood
• Synthesis
– Put parts together to form a plan new to the learner; generalise • Evaluation
– Judge the value of material based on certain criteria
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21/10/13
Final Examination – 50% of course marks
• Topic-based
– Draws on lectures, workshops (inc. preparation) & textbook
– Emphasis will be on focus / arguments presented in lectures
• MCQ (25 marks)
– 25 questions
– + 1 – 1/3
• Analytical questions (75 marks)
• Explanatory notes – 4 parts (5 marks each)
• Explanatory / analytical question – 2 parts (15 marks each)
• Discussion