Research School of Management · ANU College of Business and Economics
This course prepares students for future managerial level appointments by introducing the important management and socio-technical concepts related to the strategic development, investment and use of Business IT systems in organizations and business enterprises. The course actively builds on prior Business Information Systems fundamental and management studies, by focusing on integrated business systems thinking, particularly in the areas of organizational enterprise architecture and business process management. The course also covers enterprise systems design principles; the human dimension of enterprise systems; trust, security and ethics in the enterprise; enterprise resource, supply chain and customer relationship management systems; and, the importance of handling heterogeneous information systems in business environments. The course also introduces the latest trends in enterprise solutions, like AI-enabled enterprise systems. The assessment requires a practically oriented research and consulting report targeted at a contemporary real-world business problem.
Typical assessments may include, but is not restricted to: in-class exercises, written and oral assignments, quizzes, examinations, group project tasks, oral presentation, and other assessment deemed appropriate to show attainment of the learning outcomes set for the course. Further details will be made available via the Class Summary.
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3
Students taking this course are expected to commit 130 hours to completing the work. For semester length offerings this will typically include 3 hours per week in class and at least 7 hours a week on average (excluding non-teaching weeks) on course reading, research, writing and assignment work. Other Information Students wanting to enrol in this course in Sem 2 2024, but who do not meet the requisite requirements of previously completing at least 72 units of study, are advised to contact the RSM School office for permission.
Information about the prescribed textbook (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary. Preliminary Reading Additional information about indicative readings (if any) will be made available via the Class Summary.