Governing Technology for Business Environments
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
| Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Nil
Corequisites
Nil
Aims and objectives
This unit is designed for managers and corporate strategists to provide a better understanding of IT/Technology oversight and management. The unit is especially relevant for non-technical managers with IT responsibilities. Essential technologies for an organisation will be discussed, as well as emerging technologies that potentially could be part of the mainstream organisational technologies in the near future. An overview of the rationale and consideration in the management aspects of these technologies (including adoption, acquisition, deployment, maintenance) such as impact management, change management, service delivery, business value delivery, management of technology vendors and partners will also be discussed.
1. Critically analyse and evaluate the role of data and the critical issues surrounding Big Data and data management as part of a contemporary and the future organisation
2. Critically evaluate and triage risk issues related to technological infrastructure and identify appropriate technological vendor and/or partner to work with in resolving the issues
3. Apply advanced knowledge of the frameworks, methods, tools and the business impact associated with technology adoption and governance
4. Critically evaluate options for ensuring coherent approaches to strategy, technology governance, and managing service delivery within an organisation
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Face to Face Mode:
Seminar 36 hours (12 x 3 hours)
Fully Online Mode: OUA
Fully Online Mode: OUA
Engaging with online content and discussions
Independent Learning
114 hours (12 x 9.5 hours)
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period.
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
• Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities, assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research.
To be successful, students should:
• Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
Assessment
Assignment 1 (Individual) 30 - 40%
Assignment 2 (Group) 30 - 40%
Assignment 3 (Individual) 20- 40%
Content
• Overview of organisational (IS) Information Systems, (IT) Information Technology, infrastructure including:
- Network technologies
- Internet Technologies
- Mobile Technologies,
- Data
- Data management
- Cloud-based Services
- Location-based services
-The Internet of Things (IoT)
- Big Data
- Disruptive technologies & innovation
- Green IT Technologies
• The key aspects on Infrastructure management including:
- Vendor management
- Service Delivery Management
- Information Technology
- Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Management of IT
- Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT)
- Integration, middleware
- Scalability
- Redundancy
- Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
- Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
- Risk & security management & mitigation
• Organisational & managerial perspective on technologies including:
- Dynamic Capabilities
- Benefits realisation
- IT Portfolio
- IT Portfolio Grid
- IS/IT – Business Alignment
- Enterprise Architecture; Socio-cultural geo-political consideration on the adoption of technologies as part of a comprehensive strategy on delivering value and capabilities to the organisation
- Innovation
- Strategy and Change management
- Risk Management
- Network technologies
- Internet Technologies
- Mobile Technologies,
- Data
- Data management
- Data centres
• Emerging Technologies/concepts:
- Cloud Computing- Cloud-based Services
- Location-based services
-The Internet of Things (IoT)
- Big Data
- Disruptive technologies & innovation
- Green IT Technologies
• The key aspects on Infrastructure management including:
- Vendor management
- Service Delivery Management
- Information Technology
- Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Management of IT
- Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT)
- Integration, middleware
- Scalability
- Redundancy
- Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
- Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
- Risk & security management & mitigation
- Other key issues: compliance, DRM and licensing
- Dynamic Capabilities
- Benefits realisation
- IT Portfolio
- IT Portfolio Grid
- IS/IT – Business Alignment
- Enterprise Architecture; Socio-cultural geo-political consideration on the adoption of technologies as part of a comprehensive strategy on delivering value and capabilities to the organisation
- Innovation
- Strategy and Change management
- Risk Management
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.