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- Understanding the business environment
- Introduction to strategy, Information systems strategy
- Concept of alignment with business operations and strategy
- Architectures as a design proactive for organisational information systems
- Information systems function governance, governance mechanisms and processes
- Developing & managing organisation wide IT capability
- Structuring the information systems function
- Evaluating investment, planning and decision making in information systems
- Managing realisation of benefits from information systems investments
- Managing delivery of information systems services
- Information systems performance measurement, benchmarking
- Cross cultural communication & management issues
- CIO-CEO relationship
Equivalent subjects
You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- SWI-INF20006
- SWI-CIS23
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
SWI-INF10003-Introduction to Business Information Systems , or SWI-INF10006, or SWI-INF10014
Others
You must also complete 187.5 credit points (15 OUA subjects) before undertaking this subject.
Special requirements
No special requirements
This subject was previously known as INF20006 Management Support Systems.
Students will learn to identify and understand issues facing IS managers in the management of information systems. In particular, students will develop an understanding of the importance of aligning information systems operations and strategy to business operations and strategy and explore techniques and tools for analysing and improving the degree of alignment between business and the information systems function. Moreover, the role of architecture as an analysis and design framework for organisational information systems will be explored. Students will be equipped to contextualise organisational structure and governance of the information systems function to support managers in improving their control and risk management over the information systems function.
- Assignment 1 — Individual (30-40%)
- Assignment 2 — Group (30-40%)
- Assignment 3 — Individual (20-40%)
Related degrees
undergraduate SWI-BUS-DEG-2019
Bachelor of Business
- Major in Economics (THIS MAJOR IS CURRENTLY IN TEACH-OUT)
- Major in Finance (THIS MAJOR IS CURRENTLY IN TEACH-OUT)
- Major in Information Systems
- Major in Marketing
- Co-Major in Economics (for Finance students) (THIS CO-MAJOR IS CURRENTLY IN TEACH-OUT)
- Co-Major in Economics (not for Finance students) (THIS CO-MAJOR IS CURRENTLY IN TEACH-OUT)
- Co-Major in Finance (cannot be taken with the Finance or Economics Major) (THIS CO-MAJOR IS CURRENTLY IN TEACH-OUT)
- Co-Major in Finance (for Economics students) (THIS CO-MAJOR IS CURRENTLY IN TEACH-OUT)
- Co-Major in Information Systems
- Co-Major in Marketing (cannot be taken with the Marketing Major)
undergraduate SWI-CIS-DEG-2019
Bachelor of Business Information Systems
- Core Subjects Information Systems
- Major in Business Analysis
- Major in Data Analytics
- Co-Major in Economics (THIS CO-MAJOR IS CURRENTLY IN TEACH-OUT)
- Co-Major in Marketing