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 2024 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia. It needs FIT9130.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT5086
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After FIT5086
No unit lists FIT5086 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
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 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| First semester | Malaysia | Evening |
| Second 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
- Applied sessions24 hours
- Seminars24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachOnline 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 teaching activities.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Chandra Mohan
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Megan Power
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5086?
You need FIT9130 before you enrol.
When is FIT5086 offered?
In 2024, FIT5086 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia.
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.