UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

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 periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Critical review of media article:Other
    20%
  • Portfolio of reflective postsOther
    30%
  • Organisational informatics case studyOther
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critically evaluate the concept of organisational informatics;

  2. 2

    Develop socio-technical approaches to organisational informatics practices;

  3. 3

    Analyse informational practices within organisations;

  4. 4

    Critique a range of theoretical and disciplinary influences on organisational informatics;

  5. 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.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Information Technology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202020212022202320242025