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ISYS2160: Information Systems in the Internet Age (2020 - Semester 2)
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| Unit: | ISYS2160: Information Systems in the Internet Age (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Faculty/School: | School of Computer Science |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Liu, Na
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | None. |
| Prohibitions: | ISYS2140. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | This unit will provide a comprehensive conceptual and practical introduction to information systems (IS) in the Internet era. Key topics covered include: * System Thinking and System Theory * Basic concepts of information systems * Internet and e-commerce * E-payment and M-commerce * Online marketing and social media * Information systems for competitive advantage * Functional and enterprise systems * Business intelligence * Information systems development and acquisition * Information security, ethics, and privacy |
| Assumed Knowledge: | INFO1003 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1903 OR INFO1113. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Dr Liu, Na
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| Timetable: | ISYS2160 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
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| Policies & Procedures: | IMPORTANT: School policy relating to Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism. In assessing a piece of submitted work, the School of Computer Science may reproduce it entirely, may provide a copy to another member of faculty, and/or to an external plagiarism checking service or in-house computer program and may also maintain a copy of the assignment for future checking purposes and/or allow an external service to do so. Other policies See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering. |
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Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Course Introduction and System Thinking |
| Week 2 | Internet and E-commerce |
| Week 3 | Mobile Commerce and E-payment |
| Week 4 | Online Marketing and Social Media |
| Week 5 | Information Systems for Competitive Advantage |
| Week 6 | Information Systems within the Organisation |
| Week 7 | Assessment Due: Mid-semester Quiz |
| Week 8 | Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship Management |
| Week 9 | Business Intelligence |
| Week 10 | Information Systems Development and Acquisition |
| Week 11 | Information Security in the Internet Age |
| Week 12 | Information Ethics and Privacy |
| Week 13 | Course Review |
| Assessment Due: Project | |
| Exam Period | Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| (7) Project and Team Skills (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| (6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| (5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| (4) Design (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| (3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 2) | No | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
