SIT224 - Information Technology Systems and Innovation
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Guy Wood-Bradley |
| Prerequisite: | 2 SIT coded units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3 hour seminar per week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour online seminar per week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit explores the impact that information technology plays in the transformations currently taking place in industry and society. Students will explore current and emerging technologies and review how they technologies enable new and enhanced ways of living and working. Students will gain an understanding of organisational structures, and the ways in which information technology is connected into industry and society. This will be complimented with a practical exploration of project planning and management, looking into the people and actions that need to be coordinated to successfully realise modern IT projects.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explain business and organisational structures and the roles of information and communication technologies in digital transformations of organisations and society. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Review current and emerging digital technologies and describe their potentials to disrupt industry and society to a range of audiences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Plan and communicate IT projects, and explain the different roles and actions needed to realise project goals and objectives | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Analyse, critique and reflect upon a portfolio of artefacts to reason about and evidence achievement of specified objectives and goals. | GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning portfolio | Portfolio | 100% | Week 12 |
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.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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