MIS203 - Managing Information in the Digital Age
Unit details
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Previously coded as: | MIS102 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Emilia Bellucci |
Previously: | Making Sense of Information |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MIS102, MISM203 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 11 x 1 hour class and 11 x 2 hour seminar |
Scheduled learning activities - online: | 11 x 1 hour class (recordings provided) + 11 x 2 hour online seminar |
Content
Our world is now a world of information. On the one hand this makes many things easier, fun or even possible but on the other it can cause us to be overloaded with information and distracted by our constant connections. In this unit we look at how we might manage better and use information and connections in business, at work and in everyday life.
The unit begins by considering the changes that the digital world has made to our lives and how we live in a world immersed in information and social media. We then look at how we can search and analyse information and utilise social media for business, learning and collaboration. We then look at how information can be used to assist people but also to monitor and manage people at work and at home. Finally, we consider how to use ICT in a more secure manner.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Manage, use and evaluate information for personal, professional and business purposes. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
ULO2 | Analyse and synthesise information from multiple sources. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
ULO3 | Identify the value of information for personal and business decision-making. | GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO4 | Appraise the role and sources of information in everyday life. | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Case study (Report) | 2000 words | 40% | Week 8 |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Written reflection (Self) | 1000 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 10 |
End-of-unit assessment task: Written response test | 2 hours | 40% | End-of-unit assessment period. |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MIS203 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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