This unit provides students with an understanding of how to manage and govern the IT function in business organisations. It builds on themes relating to managing IT as an organisational resource and discusses IT function from strategy and governance perspectives. The unit also emphasises the relationship between theoretical knowledge and its practical application using cases and real examples.
Core concepts discussed in this unit include the strategic context of IT management, alignment between business strategy and IT strategy, IT governance processes, various types of IT processes, organising and managing the IT function (including the role of the CIO), legal and ethical concerns of IT, evaluating IT portfolio management, IT provisioning issues, including outsourcing.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk
You are expected to spend 12 hours per week on various activities including reading, communication with other students and unit lecturers, and preparation for learning tasks and formal assessments.
FIT3066, FIT3019
Completion of 24 points of second year IT units
Dr Sadaat Alhashmi (semester 1)
Dr Mahbubur Rahim (semester 2)
Penny Ong
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 - Analysing green IT initiatives at an Australian university: IT strategic perspective | 20% | Friday, Week 6 |
| Assignment 2 - IT systems failure: A critical analysis of two ERP systems | 20% | Friday, Week 11 |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Strategic contexts of IT in business; tutorials begin this week | |
| 2 | IT strategy and business strategy | |
| 3 | IT governance | |
| 4 | IT processes | |
| 5 | Organisational impacts of IT & politics in organisations | |
| 6 | IT project success and failure | Assignment 1 due Friday |
| 7 | Funding IT function in business | |
| 8 | Provisioning of IT systems | |
| 9 | IT outsourcing | |
| 10 | Ethics for IT professionals | |
| 11 | Legal issues for IT professionals | Assignment 2 due Friday |
| 12 | Managing IT function and the role of the CIO; sample exam discussion in tutorial | |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
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Reading list
There is no presecribed text for this unit. Each week, students will be given a reference list of useful backround materials. However, parts of several chapters of the following textbooks are relevant:
1. Jerry Luftman et al. (2004) Managing the IT resource, Pearson Prentice Hall, First edition, Chapters 1, 4, 5, 8 and 11
2. Carrol Frenzel and John Frenzel (2004) Management of IT, Thomson Course Technology, 4th edition, Chapters 10 and 18
3. Rainer, Turban and Potter (2007) Introduction to information systems: supporting and transforming business, John Wiley & Sons, Chapter 10
4. Keri Pearlson and Carol Saunders (2004) Managing and using information systems: A strategic approach, John Wiley & Sons, 2nd edition, Chapter 9