Global ICT Practice

• • Globalisation and its impact on IT
  • Cultural differences and their impact on technology
  • National differences in technology adoption in geographic regions
  • Doing ICT business globally
  • Global technologies and architectures
  • Global standards applied in ICT
  • Working with cultural differences

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• SWI-INF80042-Technology Essentials for Managers (No longer available)
• SWI-INF60005-Information, Organisations and Society (No longer available)
• SWI-INF80007 (Not currently available)

Others

Students should have completed at least 50% of their postgraduate studies.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an important enabler for global business operations today, yet how do we manage standards and practices that must span the geographic, political and cultural boundaries? This subject will provide students with the skills required to independently investigate the global context of the ICT industry, and to navigate the associated professional, cultural and operational issues. Students will identify, analyse, and consider the technology trends that support globalisation and how these technologies are adopted in a local setting. They will also critically evaluate the validity of global ICT standards, in particular tools and methodologies such as ITIL/ISO 20000, PMBOK, Prince 2 , PMBOK, and CMMI.

• (Group) (30-40%)
• Appraisal (Individual) (20-30%)
• (Individual) (30-50%)