Overview

This unit introduces students to enterprise systems management. The unit provides an overview of the global, social and economic imperatives for enterprise information management and addresses the strategic and managerial issues faced by organisations as they manage the virtual value chain. Topics covered include enterprise systems infrastructure, data integration and operations management, extended supply chain management and the design and development of enterprise systems solutions for modern medium to large organisations.

Teaching periods
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Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Analyse and articulate the role of enterprise systems in organisations
  • Develop a coherent understanding of the application of enterprise systems to the supply-chain
  • Apply technical and theoretical knowledge regarding the operation of enterprise systems to the management of enterprise information
  • Communicate effectively as a professional and function as an effective leader or member of a team

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial Labs		2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual 30 - 40% 1,2,3 
Assignment 2Group 30 - 50% 1,2,3,4 
TestIndividual 20 - 30% 1,2,3 

Content

  • The strategic and economic context in which organisations and their systems operate
  • Data security, privacy and regulations and data sovereignty
  • Supply chains, value chains and associated organisational and societal issues (including ethics)
  • 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 modern organisations and the markets they serve
  • Supporting organisation and social needs with enterprise systems and systems theories
  • The role of information technology in supporting enterprise systems, processes and operations
  • Enterprise architecture
  • Enterprise Software for supporting organisations
  • Global standards and practices, both trade and technical
  • Designing software for scalable, reliable, accessible enterprise systems

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.