This unit introduces students to the value of information within today's society and the critical role played by information technology to gather, generate, store, process and distribute information. The unit will familiarise students with hardware, operating systems, business-oriented software such as spreadsheets and databases, systems development, decision making, networks, communication, the Internet, e-commerce and recent developments in the World Wide Web. Students will be given the opportunity to develop their own information systems using common tools such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and Mashup editor tools.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
See also Unit timetable information
The unit is an on-campus unit and as such is structured, taught and assessed on the assumption that ALL students who choose to enrol can, and will, attend ALL classes. Some assessment tasks for the unit require attendance at tutorial classes as part of the assessment criteria.
BUS1010, CSE1200, CSE1720, COT1130, COT1720, IMS1000.
This unit is prohibited to all students enrolled in any degree of the Faculty of Information Technology, including double degrees in which this Faculty is a partner.
Lindsay Smith
Consultation hours: Monday 11am - 12noon
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Response to student feedback with respect to the online quizzes has resulted in a grade being assigned for completion of these quizzes, previously no marks were allocated.
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Computer Hardware | |
| 3 | Software: Operating Systems | |
| 4 | Software: Application Software | Assignment 1 due Thursday 10PM |
| 5 | Systems Development | |
| 6 | Programming Development | |
| 7 | Data Management | |
| 8 | Communications and Networks | Assignment 2 due Thursday 10PM |
| 9 | WWW and Web 2.0 | Assignment 2 interviews/demonstrations in tutorials |
| 10 | eBusiness and the Internet | |
| 11 | Security | |
| 12 | Ethics and Future Directions | Assignment 3 due Monday at 10:00am; Assignment 3 interviews/demonstrations in tutorials |
| 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 (2 hours): 50%; Assignments: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 - Information Technology Research Topic | 15% | Thursday 20th August 2015 at 10:00PM |
| Assignment 2 - Developing an Information System | 15% | Thursday 17th September 2015 at 10:00PM |
| Assignment 3 - Developing a Data Management System | 15% | Monday 19th October 2015 at 10:00AM |
| Moodle weekly Quizzes | 5% | Weekly. The exact due date will be announced as Moodle's quiz notification. |
| 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/
This assessment relates to the 1st, 3rd and 4th bullet points under the Unit Knowledge and Understanding Learning Outcomes.
Marking Criteria:
Completeness of the research (adequate coverage of the topic, findings and opinions expressed).
Quality of the research, including literature (references) used, critically and appropriately applied.
Written expression, style and appropriate overall structure (there should be a sound and logical flow and use of sub-headings where applicable).
Correct citation of references.
Further detailed information will be available in the task specification.
This assessment relates to the 2nd and 5th bullet points under the Unit Knowledge and Understanding Learning Outcomes, the 1st and 3rd bullet points under the Developed Skills Learning Outcomes and the Developed Attitudes Learning Outcomes.
Marking Criteria:
Assessment will involve a compulsory interview with your tutor, in the tutorial in which you are officially enrolled, in the week following the assignment's submission deadline.
The actual awarding of marks is dependent on your performance at the interview. At the interview you will be asked to demonstrate your submitted assignment. You can also expect to be asked to explain various aspects of your assignment.
Marks will not be awarded for any section of the assignment or its functionality that a student cannot explain or modify satisfactorily.
Students who do not attend an interview will receive zero marks for the assignment.
Further details will be outlined and discussed in the lecture and tutorials.
This assessment relates to the 2nd and 5th bullet points under the Unit Knowledge and Understanding Learning Outcomes, the 2nd bullet point under the Developed Skills Learning Outcomes and the Developed Attitudes Learning Outcomes.
Marking Criteria:
Assessment will involve a compulsory interview with your tutor, in the tutorial in which you are officially enrolled, in the same week as the assignment's submission deadline (week 12).
The actual awarding of marks is dependent on your performance at the interview. At the interview you will be asked to demonstrate your submitted assignment. You can also expect to be asked to explain various aspects of your assignment.
Marks will not be awarded for any section of the assignment or its functionality that a student cannot explain or modify satisfactorily.
Students who do not attend an interview will receive zero marks for the assignment.
Further details will be outlined and discussed in the lecture and tutorials.
This assessment relates to the full range of Unit Learning Outcomes.
Marking Criteria:
The average marks across a number of quizzes from week 1 to week 12.
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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.
You will need access to Microsoft Acess. This applications is installed in the student labs.
The latest version of Microsoft Office 365 (which includes Access) is available to all Monash students free of charge on up to five personal devices.
Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library.
Morely, Deborah & Parker, Charles S. (2015). Understanding Computers Today and Tomorrow: Comprehensive Edition. (15th Edition 2015) Course Technology, Cengage Learning (ISBN: 9781285767277).
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