Cloud Enterprise Systems and Analytics
Overview
This unit provides students with contemporary views of Cloud-based Enterprise Systems and their strategic contributions to the organisation. Cloud-based Enterprise Systems enable flexible organisational-wide integration of processes, workflows, and data. These systems are more adaptable to change and enable organisations to be more agile and streamline their activities to improved efficiencies. The inherent features of Cloud-based Enterprise Systems in the overall management of data and data analytics allows for a more informed, data-driven, decision-making activities within the. This unit also explores the key challenges surrounding the management of the Cloud-based Enterprise Systems and the best practices in maximising the delivery of organisational values, particularly through process integration and data analytics enabled by these systems.
Requisites
Rule
Admission into Master of Information Technology
OR
Admission into Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)
OR
INF60007 Business Information Systems
OR
INF60005 Information, Organisations and Society
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Critically analyse the complexities and business opportunities related to the implementation and use of cloud-based enterprise systems
- Apply problem solving, design, and decision making techniques in approaching organisational issues and provide innovative solutions using cloud-based enterprise systems capabilities
- Apply coherent and advanced knowledge of the strategic role of cloud-based enterprise systems in multiple areas of business operations
- Demonstrate critical thinking and apply knowledge to address strategic issues by using data and data analytics feature of cloud-based enterprise systems
- Apply skills to function as an effective member or leader of a team
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 9.50 | 12 weeks | 114 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Project | Individual | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Project Report | Group | 30 - 50% | 1,2,3,5 |
| Test | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
•   The strategic and economic context in which modern organisations and their systems operate
•   Data security, privacy regulations and data sovereignty
•   Ethical considerations in the use of Enterprise Systems and Enterprise Systems data
•   Fundamentals of data management and data/business analyticsÂ
•   The integration of individual organisations into supply chains and supply chain systems
•   The role of e-commerce, the Cloud, and associated strategic and managerial imperatives
•   The needs of contemporary organisations and the markets they serve
•   Supporting organisation and social needs with enterprise systems and systems theories
•   Enterprise Architecture and Data Architecture
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Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.