Contemporary IT & E Issues (9788)

Available teaching periods	Delivery mode	Location
View teaching periods	On-campus	Bruce, Canberra
0.125	3	Faculty Of Science And Technology
Academic Program Area - Technology	Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit	Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)

Introduction

This unit aims towards developing a solid and high level understanding and appreciation of key contemporary issues and trends of ICT. Particular emphasis will be placed on ICT issues and trends that have a major impact on the organisation. Topics covered under this unit include: 1. Current status and trends of ICT, 2. Business value of ICT - ICT and business alignment, 3. ICT Governance, 4. P3M3 - Portfolio, Program and Project management, 5. Service delivery - issues and approaches, 6. Technological trends: Cloud computing, Big data, 7. Consumerisation of ICT - mobility device and applications, 8. Social media - impact and opportunities and the future of ICT organisations. Guest lectures and group projects with hands-on exercises will be used to enhance student-learning experience.

This unit is co-taught with Contemporary IT&E Issues PG, 9787.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Appraise the key issues and challenges facing ICT today and relate those issues in a modern organisation;
2. Understand the holistic and integrated nature of ICT trends and opportunities and apply the understanding in a work environment;
3. Establish the business values of ICT, assess and prioritise ICT solutions and formulate strategies and plans to meet business requirements;
4. Evaluate risks of key ICT trends and be able to develop high level approaches and strategies to manage the risks; and
5. Adapt and generalise the lessons learnt and apply knowledge acquired in similar work situations.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

Must have completed 24 credit points including 11519 Professional Practice in Engineering or 7722 Professional Practice in IT.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

8236 Systems Engineering Studies and 9787 Contemporary IT & E Issues PG.

Equivalent units

8236 Systems Engineering Studies

Assumed knowledge

Basic knowledge and understanding of Information Communications and Technology.

Availability

Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.

Year	Location	Teaching period	Teaching start date	Delivery mode	Unit convener
2024	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	29 July 2024	On-campus	Dr Rosetta Romano
2025	Bruce, Canberra	Semester 2	28 July 2025	On-campus	Dr Rosetta Romano

Timetable

The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Resources

Required texts

There is no textbook for this unit. Students are required to do their own research on the topics using available online resources and any recommended readings on the topics being covered.

Online resources include the Gartner website and the Association for Computing (ACM) website.

Assessment requirements

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Discussion forums are open for 2 weeks. No extensions for discussion forums are possible after the discussion has been closed.

Special assessment requirements

A 50% final grade overall is required to pass this unit.

The final grade of a student is determined according to the following table:

85 <= the overall mark <= 100	Final grade = HD
75 <=the overall mark < 85	Final grade = DI
65 <= the overall mark < 75	Final grade = CR
50 <=the overall mark < 65	Final grade = P
the overall mark < 50	Final grade = FAIL (NX, NC, or NN)

Supplementary assessment

All work quoted from any source should be appropriately referenced using the UC Referencing Guide that applies "Harvard 6th edition 2021". Use this to access the guide.

Students must ensure that they present 'academic' writing, not 'descriptive' writing. Academic writing acknowledges the source of information, while Descriptive writing assumes that no acknowledgement is required.

Academic integrity

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and 91Porn (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Student responsibility

Learner engagement

Activity	Estimated hours
Weekly lecture: 2 hours per week x 12 weeks	24
Fortnightly tutorials: 2 hours per week x 6 fornights	12
Review of lectures and teaching materials on Canvas, plus preparation of tutorials	30
study and assignments	84
Total:	150

Participation requirements

Your own research about the topics covered in this unit will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to pass the unit.

Fortnightly tutorial grades are only available for participants of those tutorials.

Required IT skills

IT skills commensurate with advanced study of information technology are assumed.

The tutorials in this unit are offered on Campus in-person, face-to-face.

In-unit costs

N/A

Work placement, internships or practicums

N/A

Additional information

Referencing and citations

All work quoted from any source should be appropriately referenced using the UC Referencing Guide that applies "Harvard 2021". Use this to access the guide.

Provision of information to the group

Notifications through the unit website are deemed to be made to the whole class. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the unit website regularly. Not checking the unit website and the student email regularly will not excuse the student from following the instructions provided via both means of communication, which may include updates to the unit contents, assignments, and deadlines, among others.

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes". Therefore all unit inquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

In all cases of absence, sickness, or personal problems it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the unit Convener is informed within the appropriate timeframe.

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