This unit provides students with the skills and knowledge relating to the use of latest technologies for managing knowledge, electronic documents and records to meet the needs of individuals, work groups and organisations. The unit aims to build a general understanding of technologies for managing personal and organisational structured and unstructured information and knowledge and the methods of developing systems to handle it. Students study the business context, requirements analysis techniques and implementation issues for electronic document management, recordkeeping, content and other information and knowledge management systems.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
See also Unit timetable information
FIT9132 or FIT5132 or FIT9003 or equivalent
Frada Burstein
Consultation hours: each week after lecture or by appointment
Anushia Inthiran
Consultation hours: from 3-4 PM on Monday
Danny Ardianto - Tutor for Thursday class
Consultation hours: make time via email: danny.ardianto@monash.edu
Keith De La Rue - Tutor for Wednesday class and Teaching Assistant
Consultation hours: after the tutorial
Frada Burstein
Consultation hours: Wednesday afternoon, after the lecture or by appointment
Anushia Inthiran
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Based on the feedback from the last semester, the tutorial assessment and arranegements are changed. Assessment case studies have been replaced with more relevant, broader applicable systems.
Your feedback on the content and delivery of this unit is very valuable for improving the quality of teaching.
I will run an informal mid-semester review. In addition please feel free to provide feedback throughout the semester.
If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Induction week: please make sure you are registered for the tutorials and all other requirements of the FIT5088 unit. | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 |
| 1 | Introduction: information and knowledge management technologies in a "document world" | Semester starts 2 March 2015, tutorials start in Week 1, Unit Forum is open for comments/questions, Assignment 3 is assessed throughout the semester |
| 2 | Meeting the digital challenge: tools and techniques for information and knowledge enterprise | Assessment specifications become available |
| 3 | IKMS Infrastructure Analysis and Design - organisational issues | |
| 4 | IKMS Infrastructure Analysis and Design - people issues. Guest lecture | |
| 5 | Major processes for effective information and knowledge enterprise - create | Mid-semester break starts 3 April 2015 |
| 6 | Major processes for effective information and knowledge enterprise - organise | Assignment 1 due Friday 17 April 2015, by 11pm (Melbourne time) |
| 7 | Major processes for effective information and knowledge enterprise - share | |
| 8 | Major processes for effective information and knowledge enterprise- store | Assignment 2 introduction due |
| 9 | Major processes for effective information and knowledge enterprise - apply and learn | |
| 10 | KM and IKMS project strategy alighment | Assignment 2 due Friday 15 May 2015, by 11pm (Melbourne time) |
| 11 | IKMS systems evaluation and measurement | Assignment 3 comments of the topics from others are due. Revision Questions become available |
| 12 | How systems support delivery of the right knowledge to the right people in the right time: Summary and review | Revision Questions discussed in the tutorial |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 - Analytical Report on IKM System | 20% | Week 6, Friday 17 April 2015, by 11pm (Melbourne time) |
| Assignment 2 - Research on IKMS topic - Wiki exercise | 20% | Week 10, Friday 15 May 2015, by 11pm (Melbourne time) |
| Assignment 3 - Active participation and analysis of readings | 10% | Throughout the semester |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see resources and tutorials at http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academic-integrity/
Active participation in the lectures and tutorials is expected from on-campus students, in addition an on-line forum will be used on Moodle to engage outside class and for off-campus students. The level of participation will be assessed cumulatively, at the end of the semester. The quality, not the quantity of contribution is thought. Overall, 10% is allocated for this component.
See Assignment 3 for details.
| Analysis of information and knowledge management technologies and systems in a chosen context from a theoretical perspective |
| The assignment is worth 20% of the total marks for the unit, comprising: 5% presentation, 15% report (written submission via Moodle) |
This assignment will be assessing students ability to:
A Marking Guide for this assignment will be made available through Moodle site
This assignment will be assessing students for:
A Marking Guide for this assignment will be made available through Moodle site
Other useful references:
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.monash.edu.au/exams/special-consideration.html
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/student-academic-integrity-managing-plagiarism-collusion-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an electronic submission). Please note that it is your responsibility to retain copies of your assessments.
If Electronic Submission has been approved for your unit, please submit your work via the learning system for this unit, which you can access via links in the my.monash portal.
Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
Recommended books are available at the Caulfied Library and in the Bookshop.
Readings for weekly discussion will be available from the Monash Library Reading Lists for FIT5088.
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