FIT5086 Organisational informatics
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5086 Organisational informatics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Overview
This unit present a coherent understanding of informational practices within organisations. It explores the structural and functional aspects that constitute organisational informatics and how these aspects combine to support diverse activities undertaken by organisations. The emphasis is to explore how information, and the ability to exploit it, contributes to corporate memory, enterprise knowledge and innovation in products, services and processes. Particular attention is given to diverse organisational setting to address private and public enterprises as well as third sector organisations.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Caulfield | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically evaluate the concept of organisational informatics;
- 2
Develop socio-technical approaches to organisational informatics practices;
- 3
Analyse informational practices within organisations;
- 4
Critique a range of theoretical and disciplinary influences on organisational informatics;
- 5
Assess the extent to which technology can support informational practices.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- One 2-hour seminar
- One 2-hour tutorial
(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:
- Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
- A minimum of 8 hours independent study per week for completing tutorial and project work, private study and revision.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Henry Linger
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5086?
FIT5086 has no prerequisites.
When is FIT5086 offered?
In 2020, FIT5086 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
How much work is FIT5086?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.