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 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 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 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Critical review of media article:Other20%
- Portfolio of reflective postsOther30%
- Organisational informatics case studyOther50%
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
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Henry Linger
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5086?
FIT5086 has no prerequisites.
When is FIT5086 offered?
In 2021, FIT5086 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is FIT5086?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT5086 have an exam?
No. FIT5086 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.