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Syllabus This unit provides an overview of Business Information Systems (BIS) and Business Information Technology (BIT), different types of BIS and BIT and their role in organisations and contribution to organisational success. This introductory unit explains how technology is used appropriately to develop BIS that effectively support, enable and enhance business and organisational processes. ISYS1000 provides an introduction to the different activities and tools used to develop, maintain, and operate effective BIS.

Unit study package code: ISYS1000

Mode of study: Internal

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Lecture: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly Computer Laboratory: 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly

This unit does not have a fieldwork component.

Credit Value: 25.0

Pre-requisite units: Nil

Co-requisite units: Nil

Anti-requisite units: Nil

Result type: Grade/Mark

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Unit Outline

ISYS1000 Introduction to Business Information Systems Trimester 2A, 2018

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Introduction The aims (academic objectives) of Business Information Systems are to:

1. Help you understand what Information Systems (IS) Information Communication Technology (ICT) and information and communication Technology Infrastructure (TI) are about (including careers in these areas) and the relationships between them.

2. Help you understand how IS are central to many business processes and how ICT can be used to create business value and competitive advantage in all aspects of business, internally and across the value chain.

3. Help you understand what Logistics and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are about (including careers in these areas) and the relationships between them, and the role(s) of ICT, IS, and TI within Logistics and SCM.

4. Develop your knowledge of the different types of IS that can be used throughout the business, their business purpose, their basic functions and the desirable characteristics of each.

5. Develop your knowledge of how best to examine and manage information and communication Technology Infrastructure (TI), whether provided in-house or outsourced, to create business value and competitive advantage.

Unit Learning Outcomes All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of nine Graduate Attributes during their course of study. These inform an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and attributes which employers would value in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the Graduate Attributes through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes notify you of what you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully designed to test your knowledge of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.

Your course has been designed so that on graduating you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Attributes through the assurance of learning processes in each unit.

Curtin's Graduate Attributes

Learning Activities Lectures The Introduction to Business Information Systems (Intro to BIS) [unit code: ISYS1000] lectures introduce and explain important concepts in Into to BIS, describe and give examples of important skills in Intro to BIS, and provide further information about the unit. Attendance at the lectures is not compulsory but it is highly recommended, particularly the first and last lecture (the bookends). Statistically, students who miss the lectures are significantly more likely to fail the unit. Lectures are held weekly and include discussion and multimedia presentations. If you miss a lecture or would like to review the lecture you can watch the recording of the lecture in iLecture.

On successful completion of this unit students can: Graduate Attributes addressed 1 Explain the roles of Information Technology in organisations

2 Describe and assess different types of Information Technology

3 Define basic terminology of the Information Technology field as used in businesses and other

organisations 4 Identify and recommend types of Information Technology for a particular organisational situation

5 Explain the fundamental activities, techniques, and tools used in developing and implementing

Information Technology in organisations

Apply discipline knowledge Thinking skills (use analytical skills to solve problems)

Information skills (confidence to investigate new ideas)

Communication skills Technology skills Learning how to learn (apply principles learnt to new situations) (confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

International perspective (value the perspectives of others)

Cultural understanding (value the perspectives of others)

Professional Skills (work independently and as a team) (plan own work)

Find out more about Curtin's Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning website: ctl.curtin.edu.au

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Please Note: The PDF lecture slides are designed to be used for note-taking as the lecture is delivered. That is, they are NOT designed to be read as a stand-alone resource. In fact, reading the slides as a stand-alone resource may confuse students, as diagrams and/or text often changes within various slides during the live lecture, and this is not captured in simple flat-file version of the PDFs or PPTs of lectures. In addition, each slide does not provide equal value to the content of a lecture. For e.g., a slide might be discussed during a lecture for 15 seconds while another slide in the same lecture might be engaged for 8 minutes. These nuances cannot be captured in a flat PDF or PPT file of lecture. It is highly recommended you watch iLectures of lectures you miss. Workshops The Intro to BIS workshops are where you learn to practically apply some of concepts and frameworks taught in the lectures. Two practical frameworks are introduced and discussed, one of which is used in the unit’s assignment, the second is used in the exam. Both frameworks are further tested in the mid-semester eTest and the end-of-semester exam. Attendance at the workshops is highly recommended and attendance will be taken. Each Workshop is assigned a number (e.g., Workshop No.1 or Workshop No.2) and timetabled into a computer laboratory. The workshop you are timetabled into is recorded in Student One (S1). It is important you use S1 and/or Blackboard (BB) to work out which workshop you are officially meant to attend. If you wish to change which workshop your timetabled into you must go through the proper process of officially changing your timetable in student 1 and then inform the unit technical support immediately – since these details have to be changed in Blackboard. You can only change the workshop you are enroled in if there is space in the workshop you wish to move to. This can often become possible after week 3 or 4. Please follow the instructions provided in Blackboard (in Contact Information) should you find yourself in the position of being able to change your timetabled workshop, as BB does not make enrolment changes automatically. Note that BB is used to deliver online assessments according to workshop affiliation and manages the marking of submitted assessments by specific tutors (who are also associated with specific workshops) it is VERY IMPORTANT that BB links you up with the right workshop. Worksheets The Intro to BIS weekly worksheets are worth 20% of your overall mark for this unit. There are 10 assessable worksheets, and 1 non- assessed worksheet. The non-assessed worksheet (PracticeWS) is delivered at the beginning of semester to help students get the hang of how to open, complete/save and submit each worksheet. Each worksheet is worth a maximum of 2%, will be available in Blackboard for 4 weeks, and can be attempted as many times as you wish with your highest score per worksheet being recorded towards your Worksheets assessment mark. Worksheets are delivered directly from Blackboard, and can be found each week in their corresponding Unit Material section. For example, Worksheet 5 can be found in the “Topic 5: Business Intelligence...” folder in the Unit Materials section of Blackboard. Worksheets can also be found in the “Assessment 1: Worksheets” folder in the Assessments section of Blackboard. The delivery and marking of worksheets is automated and considered extremely generous, with each worksheet made available in Blackboard for 4 weeks and only your highest mark counted. Therefore: please note that each worksheet is available for 4 weeks, disappears from Blackboard after its submission date, and no extensions will be granted on individual worksheets after their submission date. Please Note: If you attempt no worksheets, you will receive a zero for the Worksheets assessment AND you will fail the unit for having not submitted the “Worksheets assessment”. You must submit at least one (1) assessable worksheets for your worksheets assessment be considered “submitted”. It is worth noting that in previous semesters, submitting only a few worksheets was the difference between students failing or passing the unit, or between students earning a distinction versus high distinction. In fact, there is a very strong correlation between effort made in worksheets and overall unit results Readings Each week/topic, at least one chapter of the textbook is assigned as a reading. Readings are closely aligned with the topic discussed in each week’s lecture and are essential for the following week’s worksheet. Please ensure that you obtain a copy of the textbook. There are multiple ways to do this, some of which are provided in the Learning Resources section of this outline, and in Blackboard. Independent Study Students are expected to read the assigned textbook chapters, attend/watch each week’s lecture, and work through workshop slides and complete/submit their weekly worksheets. Obtaining a reasonable pass mark for this unit is considered relatively easy should students keep up with their weekly lectures, worksheets and workshops.

Independent study is central to learning at University and students are expected to do a number of hours preparation before, and work after, the contact hours in addition to the worksheets. There are also additional readings and resources provided via Blackboard. Remember, students are responsible for their own learning at University. You will be guided, but not spoon-fed.

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Learning Resources Essential texts

The required textbook(s) for this unit are:

l Title: Management Information Systems, 1st Australasian Edition Authors: Heather Gray, Tomayess Issa, Graeme Pye, Rex Kelly Rainer, Indrit Troshani, Brad Prince, Hugh James Watson ISBN: 9781118646021

Purchasing the Textbook: Three purchase options are available at: http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/management-information-systems-1st-australian-edition/

1. WileyPLUS Learning Space = $70 Complete textbook in an easy-to-read interactive format ISBN: WileyPLUS Learning Space: 9780730319269

2. WileyPLUS Learning Space + E-Text =$85 Interactive, personalised learning perks of WileyPLUS Learning Space plus lifetime offline access to the textbook with the E-Text ISBN: WileyPLUS Learning Space + E-Text: 9780730330899

3. Print Text = $151 ISBN: Textbook: 9781118646021

(ISBN/ISSN: 9781118646021)

Other resources

ISYS1000 FLECS Blackboard Web Site (ESSENTIAL) Curtin’s Flexible Learning Environment for Curtin Students (FLECS) is called Blackboard. Blackboard is a learning management system and is on the Web at: http://lms.curtin.edu.au

The FLECS (blackboard) web site for this unit is where you will find learning resources for the unit. The links to important parts of the unit are in the navigation panel on the left, including: Homepage (default opening page, shortcuts to major areas of the course) Announcements (latest unit information, also emailed to you in your Curtin student email) Staff Contacts (contact info for unit coordinator, administrator, and all unit tutors and demonstrators) Unit Outline (most up-to-date unit outline) Trimester Calendar (broad over-view of topics, tasks, and due-dates) ------------------------------- Unit Materials (week-by-week lectures, reading-lists, workshops and worksheets) Assessments (links to assessment items of the course, starting with the academic integrity test) Resources & Readings (short cuts to readings/resources,, and more) ------------------------------- My Grades (keep up with how you're going in your worksheets and assessments) Discussions boards (interact with other students, ask Qs of unit coordinator, admin and teachers)

Software A Web Browser – an up-to-date version of Firefox (preferred), Chrome or Safari. Firefox is highly recommended for worksheets and Semester Test. Internet Explorer is NOT recommended for this course, as it does not work with Blackboard very well.

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Assessment Assessment schedule

*Please refer to the Late Assessment and the Assessment Extension sections below for specific details and conditions.

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. Weekly Worksheets The unit includes a series of weekly worksheets designed to review the readings/topics each week. The worksheets are electronic, provided within blackboard, and can be worked on anywhere you have Internet access (e.g. at home and at Curtin). The worksheets are primarily to assist you and to keep you on track with your learning in ISYS1000. This is called formative assessment and means that the more you put into preparation, answering the questions, and checking your answers against results provided and the feedback provided for your benefit. Each weekly worksheet is made available at least 1 week before the week/workshop it represents, remains available in Blackboard for at least 4 weeks, and needs to be completed by you and submitted in Blackboard before the due date stated in Program Calendar of this unit outline. There are eleven (11) worksheets, 10 of which are graded for a maximum total mark of 20%. Worksheets are marked automatically by Blackboard. As a ‘machine’ is marking your work, it is essential that you spell words correctly, and in fact, use the right words – particularly if you are using a device that utilises predictive text. For example, you might submit the word data, but meant to write the word date. If the correct answer is in fact "date" then Blackboard will mark this as incorrect. Similarly, you might write the word globilisation (meaning globalisation) and Blackboard will again mark this as incorrect. Some alternative (acceptable) spellings are allowed, for example, globalisation and globalization would both be acceptable, but globilisation is not. Some feedback is provided to you when you submit each worksheet. However, this feedback page is an example of an electronic transaction generated page – one of the technologies we learn about in the course – and exists dynamically for just the time you are interacting with it. It is up to you to keep a record of what you answered as well as any (dynamic) feedback sheet. Both are printable, or you can copy and paste into your own documents, if you think you might wish to re-do worksheets in order to obtain the highest mark possible. Note: You do not have to re-do or re-submit worksheets. This feature has been added for students who may wish to improve results, or review/learn more thoroughly. Previous semesters statistics indicate that on average, most students attempt and submit each worksheet at least twice, but rarely more than three times. Your worksheet cannot be marked if it is late or you do not actually submit it! That is, it is possible to do a worksheet, save answers, etc., but then not submit it. You MUST “submit” a worksheet for it to be marked, and you must submit it before its due date. Please do not email your tutor, the unit administrator or coordinator asking for extensions, or pleading to have a worksheet marked that you completed but forgot to submit. This is not fair on other students. The worksheet delivery and marking conditions for the worksheet assessment are already extremely generous. Extension requests will not be granted. Please Note: If you attempt no worksheets, you will receive a zero for the Worksheets assessment AND you will fail the unit for having not submitted the “Worksheets assessment”. You must submit at least one (1) assessable worksheet for your worksheets assessment be considered “submitted”.

Task Value % Date Due Unit Learning Outcome(s)

Assessed

Late Assessments Accepted?*

Assessment Extensions

Considered?*

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Worksheets 20% Week: Worksheets Day: Weekly Time: 23:59 (Sunday evenings)

1,2,3 No No

2

Assignment 15% Week: Topic wk 9 (Tri wk 9) Day: Sunday, Sep 9 Time: 23:59

2,3,4 Yes Yes

3

Semester test 15% Week: Topic wk 6 (Tri wk 6) Day: Aug 13 to 17 Time: TBA

2,3,4 Yes Yes

4

Final examination 50% Week: Examination Period Day: TBA (See OASIS) Time: TBA (See OASIS)

3,4,5 Yes Yes

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Worksheets Calendar (availability & due dates Sem 1, 2018)

Worksheet marks are only provisional and rely on the Blackboard system having correct answers recorded. Occasionally errors are encountered and adjustments made to correct these errors. When this happens, an announcement to all students/staff will be made to this effect in Blackboard.

2. IS Description Assignment **** Important Note: Academic Integrity Test (AIT) **** Before the InfoSys1000 Assignment can be accessed in Blackboard, students must complete some simple Academic Integrity Training. You need to successfully complete a quiz on Academic Integrity delivered in the Assessments section of Blackboard, scoring 90% or higher. The Assignment folder and TurnItIn links will only become available in your individual Blackboard profile once you achieve 90% or higher in your AIT. You can check your score for your AIT in your My Grades section. You need to complete the AIT even if you have undertaken a similar quiz/test in other units, as an algorithm has been put into the ISYS1000 Blackboard unit that will only release the assignment documentation/columns once a student achieves 90% or higher in their AIT My Grades column. It cannot be reversed for individual students. The AIT should take approx. 15 minutes, particularly if you’ve done one before. Assignment (Individual Summative Assessment) The InfoSys1000 assignment involves describing (and drawing) an information system (IS) following a framework called "Information Systems Description Framework" (ISDF) that will be discussed and practiced in the workshops. You must select which information system to describe from the list of scenarios/cases provided in Blackboard. Once you have completed your AIT (at 90% or higher), you will be able to see and open the Assessment 3: Assignment folder in the Assessments section of Blackboard. An assignment outline (outlining the task); list of information system scenarios/cases; additional guidelines (describing how to format your work) and a template (provided for you to do your assignment) are provided under the first heading: “ISYS1000 Assignment: IS Description Framework”. You must get your head around all four of these documents to successfully complete your assignment. Attention Apple users: A Microsoft Word template is used as part of this assignment. It is therefore essential that you have Microsoft Office installed on your Apple device. Please note that working in “Pages” will not allow you to use the template and its metadata properly. MS-Office is freely available for installation for enroled Curtin students, and there is a small IT-help office on the ground level of building 402, where technicians can help install MS Office onto your Apple device. Alternatively, you can construct and work on your assignment in Curtin’s on-campus labs. Repeating students cannot re-submit the information system assignment from a previous semester. This is considered self-plagiarism and will result in you failing the unit. Assignment marks are only provisional and can be revised at any time until finalised at the Board of Examiners meeting after the final examination. Students plagiarism or cheating (e.g. copying from past assignments or examples provided) will be investigated for academic misconduct and may be penalised.

3. Semester eTest The Semester eTest will be held in your timetabled workshop class during Semester week 6 (April 9-11), and will cover the following topics:: Topic 1: Introduction to information systems Topic 2: Org. strategy, competitive advantage & IS

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Topic 3: Data & knowledge management Topic 4: Telecommunications & networking Topic 5: Business intelligence The eTest will be completed on the computers in the workshop labs, using Blackboard to deliver/answer the questions. It will be a closed book test. The workshop class will go for the usual 90 minutes, with the eTest taking approx. 75 minutes. Please be punctual. Make a note of which workshop/lab you are officially timetabled in, as this is the ONLY TIME the link to your eTest will be available in your Blackboard. There are more details regarding the timing/processes of the eTest in the Assessments section of Blackboard. Please note: The eTest is the hardest assessment item in this unit: The flexibility of delivering the mid-semester test electronically brings with it a number of challenges, not the least of which is the ease in which students may choose to try and “cheat” the system in a variety of ways. Thus the eTest has a number of inbuilt characteristics designed to counter this. Most notably, questions are delivered randomly from “pools” of questions which are grouped together in relation to topic and/or level of difficulty. As a result: (1) eTests can vary significantly from each other, since the 50 or so questions asked in each eTest come from an overall pool of 300+ questions; and (2) lecturer/tutors cannot accurately predict what will be on your, or other students, eTest since each eTest self-generates and can end up similar or quite different from another eTest. To ensure that each eTest’s level of difficulty is not too varied, randomly delivered questions will self-generate from pools of up to 5 questions – so classified according to topic/difficulty. This renders all the eTests with a relatively similar in degree of difficulty, but means the questions are even harder to predict in terms of actual content, since a question will generate from a pool of 5 similar-level questions, meaning the other 4 questions will never be used by that specific eTest. With this stated, all questions will cover material only in the first 5 chapters of the textbook. Thus, your eTest is likely to be your hardest assessment item in this unit, and requires you are thoroughly familiar with the content covered in Topic 1 to 5, and textbook Chapters 1 to 5, including significant diagrams, theoretical models/concepts, IS/ICT terminologies and acronyms, and a strong practical comprehension of the concepts covered. Additional hints regarding eTest content will be provided during lectures, however, not during workshops. The Semester Test marks are only provisional and can be revised at any time until finalised at the Board of Examiners meeting after the final examination. Students plagiarism or cheating (e.g. copying from others or working together) will be investigated for academic misconduct and may be penalised.

4. Final Examination The final examination is worth 50% of your total marks for this unit and usually has four parts (A, B, C, and D). Part A is multiple choice, part B is short answers, part C is short discussions, and part D is two practically applied cases – that is: a business case/scenario is described and you will have to apply the two applied skill-sets learned during the semester, i.e., (1) Adding Business Value with ICT, or (2) Describing an Information System How to answer the Part D questions on the exam will be discussed throughout the semester, since the steps involved in (1) Adding Business Value with ICT are presented and discussed at length in numerous workshops, and – for fully online students – in the discussion boards and/or collaborate features in blackboard. And the steps involved in (2)Describing an Information System are completed by all students as part of their assignment. The final examination will be held during the formal examination period. It will be a closed book examination (no additional resources will be allowed into the examination venue), and will be two (2) hours long . It is your responsibility to check the date and time of the final examination on the Curtin website. You must pass the exam to pass this unit. The pass-mark can vary depending on the degree-of-difficulty of the exam, but is usually around 40%.

You must pass the exam to pass this unit.

Officially released results for this unit are published on Student Web Portal (OASIS) on the Curtin website: http://oasis.curtin.edu.au. Please remember that your final grade and mark are determined by your enrolling area's Board of Examiners and not by the Unit Coordinator.

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Pass requirements

To pass this unit you must: a) Receive an overall grade of 5 or above and a mark greater than or equal to 50, b) Complete and submit all unit assessment activities (incl. worksheets, assignment, and semester test). AND c) Achieve a Pass mark in the exam

Fair assessment through moderation

Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that students work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessments are described in the Assessment and Student Progression Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/findapolicy/

Late assessment

Where the submission of a late assessment is permitted, late penalties will be consistently applied in this unit.

Where a late assessment is permitted for an assessment item or the entirety of the unit (refer to the Assessment Schedule table in this Unit Outline) and the student does not have an approved assessment extension:

1. For assessment items submitted within the first 24 hours after the due date/time, students will be penalised by a deduction of 5% of the total marks allocated for the assessment task;

2. For each additional 24 hour period commenced an additional penalty of 10% of the total marks allocated for the assessment item will be deducted; and

3. Assessment items submitted more than 168 hours late (7 calendar days) will receive a mark of zero.

Where late assessment is NOT permitted for an assessment item or the entirety of the unit (refer to the Assessment Schedule table in this Unit Outline) and the student does not have an approved assessment extension:

1. All assessment items submitted after the due date/time will receive a mark of zero.

Assessment extension

Where an application for an assessment extension is permitted for an assessment item(s) within this unit (refer to the Assessment Schedule table in this Unit Outline):

1. A student unable to complete an assessment item by/on the due date/time due to exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control, must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment Extension Application Form (available from the Forms page at students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as prescribed by the Academic Registrar.

2. The student will be expected to lodge the form with supporting documentation to the school representative nominated below. 3. Failure to submit this application in a timely manner, may impact upon the assessment process. For applications that are

declined this may have significant ramifications on the possible marks awarded. 4. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the due date/time of the assessment item where the student is

able to provide a verifiable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior to the assessment due date/time.

Where an application for an assessment extension is NOT permitted for an assessment item(s) within this unit (refer to the Assessment Schedule table in this Unit Outline):

1. All assessment items submitted after the due date/time will be subject to late penalties or receive a mark of zero depending on the unit permitting late assessment submissions.

Further assessment

Further assessment is not available in this unit.

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A Curtin Access Plan (CAP) is a document that outlines the type and level of support required by a student with a disability or health condition to have equitable access to their studies at Curtin. This support can include alternative exam or test arrangements, study materials in accessible formats, access to Curtin’s facilities and services or other support as discussed with an advisor from Disability Services (disability.curtin.edu.au). Documentation is required from your treating Health Professional to confirm your health circumstances.

If you think you may be eligible for a CAP, please contact Disability Services. If you already have a CAP please provide it to the Unit Coordinator at the beginning of each study period.

Referencing style

The referencing style for this unit is APA 6th Ed.

More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing.

Privacy As part of a learning or assessment activity, or class participation, your image or voice may be recorded or transmitted by equipment and systems operated by Curtin University. Transmission may be to other venues on campus or to others both in Australia and overseas.

Your image or voice may also be recorded by students on personal equipment for individual or group study or assessment purposes. Such recordings may not be reproduced or uploaded to a publically accessible web environment. If you wish to make such recordings for study purposes as a courtesy you should always seek the permission of those who are impacted by the recording.

Recording of classes or course materials may not be exchanged or distributed for commercial purposes, for compensation, or for any other purpose other than personal study for the enrolled students in the unit. Breach of this may subject a student to disciplinary action under Statute No 10 – Student Disciplinary Statute.

If you wish to discuss this please talk to your Unit Coordinator.

Copyright The course material for this unit is provided to you for your own research and study only. It is subject to copyright. It is a copyright infringement to make this material available on third party websites.

Academic Integrity (including plagiarism and cheating) Any conduct by a student that is dishonest or unfair in connection with any academic work is considered to be academic misconduct. Plagiarism and cheating are serious offences that will be investigated and may result in penalties such as reduced or zero grades, annulled units or even termination from the course. Assessments under investigation will not be given a mark until the matter is concluded. This may result in the unit grade being withheld or a grade of Fail Incomplete (F-IN) until a decision has been made by the Student Disciplinary Panel. This may impact on enrolment in further units/study periods.

Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or referencing. Submitting work which has been produced by someone else (e.g. allowing or contracting another person to do the work for which you claim authorship) is also plagiarism. Submitted work is subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of text matching systems or interviews with students to determine authorship.

Cheating includes (but is not limited to) asking or paying someone to complete an assessment task for you or any use of unauthorised materials or assistance during an examination or test.

From Semester 1, 2016, all incoming coursework students are required to complete Curtin’s Academic Integrity Program (AIP). If a student does not pass the program by the end of their first study period of enrolment at Curtin, their marks will be withheld until they pass. More information about the AIP can be found at: https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/AIP.cfm

Refer to the Academic Integrity tab in Blackboard or academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au for more information, including student guidelines for avoiding plagiarism.

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http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/contact_disability_services.htm
http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing
https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/AIP.cfm
http://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Expectations Curtin students are expected to have reliable internet access in order to connect to OASIS email and learning systems such as Blackboard and Library Services.

You may also require a computer or mobile device for preparing and submitting your work.

Pre-Requisite Skills Office Productivity Tools – Basic Skills Web Browser – Basic Skills PC – Basic Skills

For general ICT assistance, in the first instance please contact OASIS Student Support: oasisapps.curtin.edu.au/help/general/support.cfm

For specific assistance with any of the items listed below, please contact The Learning Centre: life.curtin.edu.au/learning-support/learning_centre.htm

l Using Blackboard, the I Drive and Back-Up files l Introduction to PowerPoint, Word and Excel

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https://oasisapps.curtin.edu.au/help/general/support.cfm
http://life.curtin.edu.au/learning-support/learning_centre.htm
Additional information Curtin Partner (Onshore and Offshore) Students Students at Curtin Partner institutions should refer to their InfoSys1000 (Partners) Blackboard site for unit content and details. If necessary your local coordinator will provide further information directly to students or in a section in InfoSys1000 Blackboard specifically for your location, accessible from the bottom of the sidebar on the left. Curtin Partner students essentially complete the same unit as Curtin Bentley students but attend lectures and workshops at their local campus. There are also videos of the InfoSys1000 Bentley lectures and where possible of workshops on InfoSys1000 (Partners) Blackboard. Curtin Partner students should contact their local coordinator for any questions they have regarding InfoSys1000. After this, if necessary, you may contact the InfoSys1000 Partners Coordinator. Details for these can be found in the Staff Information section of your Blackboard site. We hope you enjoy your studies in InfoSys1000.

Undergraduate Supplementary and Deferred Examinations For more detailed information on Policies and Procedures relating to Examinations, students should refer to the WWW at: http://examinations.curtin.edu.au/students/sup_exam.cfm#defer If you are awarded a supplementary examination or apply for and are awarded a deferred examination at the end of first semester in this unit, then the supplementary/deferred examination for the School of Information Systems will normally be held in February of next year. The process of applying for a deferred examination is not the same as applying for an extension on an assignment or eTest and should not be made to the UC. Instead, application for deferred examination are made directly to the Student Support Officer (cbs.infosys.students@curtin.edu.au). A student who does not sit for a scheduled supplementary/deferred examination in a unit has no claim to a further examination and therefore will receive a FAIL GRADE in this unit. Note - It is a student's responsibility to obtain all relevant information regarding these examinations and to be present at the correct time and venue. Contacting specific InfoSys1000 staff Emailing staff Email is probably the most efficient way to contact the various staff members responsible for the delivery of ISYS1000. Please check Blackboard Staff Contacts section to ensure you are contacting the right staff member regarding your query before you email staff. Also make sure the answer to your query is not in the unit outline, announcements section, or discussions boards, in Blackboard. The email addresses associated with the specific staff members are listed in the Staff Contacts section of Blackboard, along with details to help you work out who you should be emailing. Email Etiquette It may be likely you will email a specific staff member when you encounter a perceived problem. Whether that has to do with course material access, or frustration over a grade/mark, or how to approach an assignment, more often than not it is tempting to ‘blow off steam’ in your email. Email is an official communication channel, and what you say in an email cannot be retracted – it’s always there in writing. Always remember this is the case. Be calm, be succinct, be clear, and be polite. When emailing any Curtin staff member, include your Curtin Student ID , your mode (or campus), workshop No. and the unit you are referring to. For example: an email from “John”, using his Hotmail account, saying “Hi, I can’t find this week’s lecture slides” is not particularly useful. It requires the lecture reply, asking, “John who?” and “which unit are you referring to?” and/or “which week/lecture are you referring to?” and most importantly, “what’s your Student ID so I can confirm who you are, which unit you’re studying, and see which class/tute you’re in”. Lecturers and tutors often teach multiple units at the same time. Finally, remember that any correspondence generated in Blackboard from your unit coordinator, lecturer or tutor will go to your Curtin Student email account. Check this account regularly, and as a matter of preference, it is highly recommended you use it to correspond/reply to Curtin staff.

Other Useful Information Enrolment

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http://examinations.curtin.edu.au/students/sup_exam.cfm#defer
mailto:cbs.infosys.students@curtin.edu.au
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice. Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:

» the Student Charter » the University's Guiding Ethical Principles » the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity » copyright principles and responsibilities » the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights. Student Equity There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact Student Equity at eesj@curtin.edu.au or go to: http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm for further information. It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm Personal Computers - Operating System, Software, and Web Browsers Curtin provides computer laboratories with computers configured with an appropriate operating system, software and Web browsers for students to use in this and other units. If students wish to use their own home computers or laptops it is there responsibility to make sure they: » have the most up-to-date version of the operating system installed and running properly, » have the most recent updates to software (e.g. Java from http://www.java.com installed) installed, and » have the most up-to-date version of either Firefox or Google Chrome Web browsers installed (Firefox is generally preferred) Curtin and InfoSys1000 staff cannot be responsible for problems with student's home computers or laptops. InfoSys1000 Blackboard and the software and sites we use are tested on Curtin's laboratory computers. Please also note that although some parts of InfoSys1000 Blackboard and other software may work on tablets or smart phones we cannot guarantee that all functionality will be available. Please note there may also be problems using Internet Explorer with Google Docs and Blackboard - Firefox is required for various tasks and activities in InfoSys1000. Accreditation AACSB International This unit supports AACSB International, Assurance of Learning through course embedded assessments. In particular it supports the broad course learning goals of discipline knowledge (dk) and critical thinking (ct). More information can be found at: http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/business Australian Computer Society (ACS) This unit introduces the following topics from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) ICT Profession Body of Knowledge: Design, Ethics, HW&SW, Data and Information, Systems Acquisition, Service Management at Bloom's Taxonomy cognitive levels such as comprehension, application and analysis. More information about these topics and the ICT Profession Body of Knowledge can be found at https://www.acs.org.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0007/7792/The-ICT-Profession-Body-of-Knowledge.pdf

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http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm
http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au/
http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm
http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm
http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/business
https://www.acs.org.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0007/7792/The-ICT-Profession-Body-of-Knowledge.pdf

Good Luck with your studies in InfoSys1000.

We hope you find InfoSys1000 interesting, worthwhile, and enjoyable!

The InfoSys1000 Team

Enrolment

It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.

Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:

l the Student Charter l Values and Signature Behaviours l the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity l copyright principles and responsibilities l the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all of the above is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.

Student Equity There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact Student Equity at eesj@curtin.edu.au or go to http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information

You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm for further information.

It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Recent unit changes Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system. For more information about eVALUate, please refer to evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/.

Recent changes to this unit include:

Recent changes in ISYS1000 include (but may not be limited) to: 1. Updated on some content for changes to technology 2. Modified Blackboard layout for easier navigation 3. Additional information in Blackboard for eTest and exam preparetion Please keep in mind the learning objectives of this unit and our expectations of students in InfoSys1000 (i.e. that students take responsibility for their own leaning and work around 8-10 hours per week every week on InfoSys1000).

To view previous student feedback about this unit, search for the Unit Summary Report at https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm. See https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.

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https://www.acs.org.au/data/assets/pdf_file/0007/7792/The-ICT-Profession-Body-of-Knowledge.pdf
http://students.curtin.edu.au/rights/
mailto:eesj@curtin.edu.au
http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm
http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au/
http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm
http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm
http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/index.cfm
https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm
https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm
Program calendar

Wk BeginDate T Pre-Reading Lecture Workshop Worksheet Assess Due

1 9 July 1 Ch1: Intro to IS Lec1: Intro to IS & Unit Overview

WkShop1: Intro, Unit Overview. Getting Ready StudentOne (eStudent), Using Bb, AIT & ws01

PracticeWS:Unit Overview due: Sun Aug 5, 23:59 Academic Integrity Test due: asap WkSheet1: Intro to IS due: Sun Aug 5, 23:59

2 16 July 2 Ch2: Org. strategy, competitive advantage & IS

Lec2: Org. Strategy, Competitive Advantage & IS

WkShop2: Org. Strategy, CA. Create BV with IT #1, & Assign Review #1

WkSheet2: Org. ICT Strategy due: Sun Aug 12, 23:59

3 23 July 3 Ch3: Data & Knowledge Management

Lec3: Data & Knowledge Management

WkShop3: DM & KM - using a database (EndNote)

WkSheet3: DM & KM due: Sun Aug 19, 23:59

4 30 July 4 Ch4: Telecommunication & Networking

Lec4: Telecommunication & Networking

WkShop4:Telecomm & Networking. Assign review #2

WkSheet4: IT Networks due: Sun Aug 26, 23:59

PracWs(5/8) Ws01 (5/8)

5 6 Aug 5 Ch5: Business Intelligence

Lec5: Business Intelligence

WkShop5: Business Intelligence. Templates (word styles & content maps)

WkSheet5: Business Intel. due: Sun Sep 2, 23:59

Ws02 (12/8)

6 13 Aug 6 Ch8: Social computing; Ch9: e-Business & e- Comm; Ch10: Wireless& m- Comm

Lec6: Social Comp., eBus, eComm, & Mobile Computing

WkShop6: Mid Semester eTest

WkSheet6: Soc. Comp. eBus., e- Comm., mComp due: Sun Sep 9, 23:59

eTest (week 6) Aug 13 to 17 Ws03 (19/8)

7 20 Aug 7 Ch11: Is within the organisation (FAIS & ERP)

Lec7: Functional Area IS & Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

WkShop7: Soc. Comp., eBus., eComm. & mComp. Assign Review #3

WkSheet7: FAIS & ERP due: Sun Sep 16, 23:59

Ws04 (26/8)

8 27 Aug 8 Ch12: Extending the organisation to customer (CRM)

Lec8: Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

WkShop8: FAIS & ERP; Assign review #4 (final)

WkSheet8: CRM due: Sun Sep 23, 23:59

Ws05 (2/9)

9 3 Sep 9 Ch13: Extending the org. along the supply chain (SCM)

Lec9: Supply Chain Management (SCM)

WkShop9: Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

WkSheet9: SCM due: Sun Sep 30, 23:59

Assign (wk 9) Sun Sep 9, 23:59 Ws06 (9/9)

10 10 Sep 10 Ch14: Acquiring IS and Applications

Lec10: Acquiring IS and Applications

WkShop10: Supply Chain Management (SCM), Create BV with IT #2

WkSheet10:Ethics, Privacy & Info Security due: Sun Sep 30, 23:59

Ws07 (16/9)

11 17 Sep 11 Ch6: Ethics & Privacy Ch7: Information Security

Lec11: Ethics, Privacy and Information Security

WkShop11: Acquiring IS & Apps/Ethics & Info Sec

Ws08 (23/9)

12 24 Sep 12 Lec12: Unit/Exam Revision

WkShop 12: Exam Prep

Ws09 (30/9) Ws10 (30/9)

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13 1 Oct Study week

14 8 Oct Exam week (1)

15 15 Oct Exam week (2)

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