FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Malaysia
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT5088
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After FIT5088
No unit lists FIT5088 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Or equivalent units
Overview
This unit provides students with the skills and knowledge relating to the use of latest technologies for managing knowledge, electronic documents and records to meet the needs of individuals, work groups and organisations. The unit aims to build a general understanding of technologies for managing personal and organisational structured and unstructured information and knowledge and the methods of developing systems to handle it. Students study the business context, requirements analysis techniques and implementation issues for electronic document management, recordkeeping, content and other information and knowledge management systems.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Malaysia | Evening |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Caulfield | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the value of implementing electronic information and knowledge management systems in various organisational contexts;
- 2
Form and present professionally a credible opinion about emerging technological advancements and their relevance for information and knowledge management;
- 3
Identify and select appropriate strategic options for designing and implementing an information and knowledge management system depending on the functional, non-functional and transitional user requirements;
- 4
Conduct requirements identification, design and deployment of information and knowledge management systems for various users groups;
- 5
Assess and synthesise diverse information about up-to-date information and knowledge management systems market and how to use implementation strategies to maximise their strengths and minimise their weaknesses.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- 2 hours of lectures
- 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 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of contact time in order to satisfy the reading and assignment expectations.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Joanne Evans
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5088?
None, but you must take FIT9130 before or alongside it.
When is FIT5088 offered?
In 2020, FIT5088 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Malaysia.
How much work is FIT5088?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.