the Business Studies Division in the School of Humanities and Information Studies Education and are available to students enrolled in the BEd (Secondary) and BSocSc (InfoMgt) courses. Further information is available from Ms Sandow-Quirk, Room 618, Redmond Barry Building.
Information Management Al is available to students in all streams (except Environmental Science) and there are no prerequisites. Information Management A2 and A3 are not available to students enrolled in Information Management Al, but are available to all other students, including those enrolled in the BEd (Primary) course.
In order to take Method of Teaching: Information Management, students must have completed Information Management B 1 and B4, or an approved equivalent. In order to take Method of Teaching:
Business Management students must have completed Information Management B8 and one of B6, Cl,' C2, or an approved equivalent.
The completion of other Information Management C-level subjects will provide a three-year specialisation which is an advantage for both teaching and the field of commerce.
Information Management B5 (Information Management Law) and C11, C12, C13, C14 (Supervised Professional Practice) are only available to students enrolled in the BSocSc (InfoMgt) course.
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density diskettes; a Macintosh Starter Disk (available from Bullwinkles); five single 3.5-inch high density diskettes. Credit will not be granted for both this subject and Information Management A3.
Contact:. Two 1-hour lecture/tutorial sessions and a 2-hour computer laboratory session each week. (Two semesters.)
Content: A study of the function and operations of business organisations and, in particular, the role of information systems and computer-based technology.
Students will also develop practical skills in common business applications.
Assessment: Up to 3000 words of field/case studies (30 per cent); computer projects equivalent to approximately 3000 words (30 per cent); two 2-hour examinations (40 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment and submit all major assignments (provided guidelines are followed, assignments submitted for other subjects may be acceptable submissions for the Computer Projects component). Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
Prescribed texts: Mansfield R Using Microsoft Works:
Macintosh Version (Version 2) latest edition Que Corporation Carmel Indiana 1989. Moors G Information Management Workshop Activities University of Melbourne Institute of Education Business Studies Division Melbourne 1992. Stern N and Stern R A Computing with End-User Applications and BASIC John Wiley and Sons New York 1990. Wood C PC DOS & MS DOS: A Ready Reference Manual Addison Wesley Reading Massachusetts 1988.
481-135 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT A2:
KEYBOARDING AND COMMUNICATION This subject is not offered in 1992.
481-136 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT A3:
BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY Credit points: 8.3
Staff: Ann Petts.
Special requirements: Credit will not be granted for both this subject and either of Information Management Al or Computer Studies A10.
Contact:. A 2-hour computer laboratory workshop each week. (Second semester.)
Content: A foundation study in the most common computer applications, and introduction to computer skills. Topics include: word-processing, formatting and editing techniques, spreadsheets, databases, integrating applications, school and business applications. Apple Macintosh computers will be used extensively.
Assessment: Skill development projects totalling approximately 20 pages (40 per cent); assignments 481-134 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Al:
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS Credit points: 25.0
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk
Special requirements: A box of 10 x 3.5-inch double
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Students must perform satisfactorily in all projects and assignments. Minimum 80 per cent attendance.
Assessment is on a Pass/Fail basis.
Prescribed text: Whitten J L, Bentley L D and Barlow V M Systems Analysis and Design Methods Irwin Homewood St Louis 1989.
481-263 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT B1:
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS Credit points: 13.9
Staff: Barbara Cope.
Prerequisite: Information Management Al, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week. (Second semester.)
Content: A study of organisational information systems development with emphasis on the analysis process. Topics include: the system development life cycle;enterprise modelling; E-R relationship models;
phototyping; dataflow analysis; the data dictionary;
structured decision-analysis techniques;
environmental and organisational infl uences on information systems design.
Assessment: Approximately 3000 words of field/
case studies (50 per cent); a 3-hour examination (50 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment and submit all major assignments. Minimum 80 per cent attendance.
Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Whitten J L, Bentley L D and Barlow V M Systems Analysis and Design Methods Irwin Homewood St Louis 1989.
481-266 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT B4:
BUSINESS COMPUTING Credit points: 13.9
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Prerequisite: Information Management Al, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. Two 1-hour lectures and a 2-hour laboratory session each week. (First semester.)
Content: An overview of micro-computer systems for businesses and an analysis of the hardware and software features of the common business computers.
Database management systems and applications used in business.
Assessment: A 2-hour examination (50 per cent);, two class assignments equivalent to a maximum of 3000 words (25 per cent each). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment. Results will be graded.
Prescribed texts: Eliason A L Applications in Macintosh: Exploring Microsoft Excel 2.2 Prentice Hall New Jersey 1990. Ingalsbe L Business
Applications Software for the IBM PC 2nd edition Merrill Columbus Ohio 1987.
481-267 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT B5:
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT LAW Credit points: 13.9
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Prerequisite: Information Management Al, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial class. (Second semester.)
Content: Legislation and case-law relating to information management, focusing on practical legal problems faced by those involved in information management. Topics include: civil and criminal liability, contract law, evidence, privacy, computers and the law, copyright law, public records and freedom of information.
Assessment: A 2-hour examination (70 per cent); an essay of approximately 2000 words (30 per cent).
Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Latimer P Business Law in Australia CCH Sydney 1990.
481-268 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT B6:
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS Credit points: 13.9
Staff: Ann Petts.
Prerequisites: 25.0 credit points in any Group 1 subject in Information Management, Accounting, Economics or Legal Studies, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. A l-hour lecture, a 2-hour seminar and a 1- hour workshop each week. (First semester.) Content: The communication process in business settings. Topics include: communication theory;
researching techniques; writing and presenting effective reports, letters and memoranda; oral communication in business, presentation methods, meeting procedures; introduction to electronic communication techniques, group dynamics, leadership and facilitation.
Assessment: Skill development projects equivalent to approximately 1000 words (15 per cent); oral and written presentations equivalent to approximately 3000 words (45 per cent); a 2-hour examination (40 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment. Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Bowman J and Branchaw B Business Communication: From Process to Product Dryden Press Chicago 1987.
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INFORMATION AND RECORDS CONTROL Credit points: 13.9
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Prerequisite: Information Management Al, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. Two 1-hour lectures and a 2-hour tutorial/
workshop each week. (Second semester.)
Content: An introduction to the life cycle of records, applying techniques learned elsewhere in the course to specific problems of record management in the office situation. Introduction to archives management.
Assessment A 3-hour examination (50 per cent);
assignments equivalent to 4000 words (50 per cent).
Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment and submit all assignments. Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
481-224 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT B8:
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Credit points: 13.9
Staff: Barbara Cope.
Prerequisites: 25.0 credit points in any Group 1 subject in Information Management, Accounting or Economics, or approved equivalent.
Contact. Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour seminar each week. (First semester.)
Content: An introduction to contemporary management theory and practice, emphasising the Australian perspective. Topics include: the management role; contributions from the Classical, Behavioural, Quantitative and Systems/Contingency Schools; comparative studies with Japanese management techniques; current theories.
Assessment Two case studies totalling about 2000 words (40 per cent); a class presentation of approximately 1000 words (20 per cent); a 3-hour examination (40 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment and submit all assignments. Minimum 80 per cent attendance.
Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Robbins S P and Mukerji D Managing Organisations: New Challenges and Perspectives Prentice Hall New Jersey 1990.
481-351 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Cl:
ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR Credit points: ILI
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Prerequisites: Information Management B8 and any other Group 2 subject in Information Management, Accounting or Economics, or approved equivalent.
Contact. A 2-hour seminar and a 2-hour lecture for
nine weeks. (First semester.)
Content: A study of human behaviour in organisations, as a background for students to analyse behavioural situations from managerial and administrative perspectives. Case studies are used extensively. International theories and research about organisational behaviour; Australian studies.
Assessment: Assignments and written submissions totalling approximately 5000 words (50 per cent);
two seminar presentations totalling approximately 1 hour (30 per cent); a 2-hour examination (20 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment. Minimum 80 percent attendance.
Results will be graded.
481-352 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C2:
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Credit points: 11.1
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Prerequisites: Information Management B8 and any other Group 2 subject in Information Management, Accounting or Economics, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. A 2-hour seminar and a 2-hour lecture for nine weeks. (Second semester.)
Content: An examination of the management of human resources within an organisation from the view of satisfying organisational and personal needs.
Topics include: the information management requirements and implications of human resource management; data base file management and the use of human resource information systems for administrative, operational and strategic purposes.
Assessment: Field/case studies totalling up to 5000 words (50 per cent); a 2-hour examination (50 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment and submit all assignment work.
Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Robbins S, Low P, Mourell M P Managing Human Resources Prentice Hall Sydney 1986.
481-353 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C3:
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ADVANCED BUSINESS COMPUTING Credit points: 11.1Staff: Tony Gilding.
Prerequisites: Information Management B4 and any other Group 2 Information Management subject, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. A 2-hour lecture and a 2-hour laboratory session each week for nine weeks. (First semester.) Content: Advanced business computing, including the development of advanced practical skills, with emphasis on current trends and the technological advances which are making the greatest impact on
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Expert Systems; the content will change over time to reflect emerging technology.
Assessment: Assignments totalling up to 5000 words (50 per cent); a 2-hour examination (50 per cent).
Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment. Minimum 80 percent attendance. Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Pigford D V and Baur G Expert Systems for Business: Concepts and Applications Boyd and Fraser Publishing Boston 1990.
481-355 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C5:
INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN Credit points: 11.1
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Prerequisites: Information Management B1 and any other Group 2 Information Management subject, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. A 2-hour seminar and a 2-hour lecture each week for nine weeks. (Second semester.) Content: A study of systems analysis and design, including the economics of information systems.
Case studies of systems developed in both small and large business; examination of settings of different information management systems.
Assessment: A 2-hour examination (50 per cent);
assignments totalling up to 3000 words (50 per cent).
Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment and submit all assignments. Minimum 80 per cent attendance. Results will be graded.
481-300 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C6:
BUSINESS QUANTITATIVE METHODS Credit points: 11.1
Staff: Graeme Hart.
Prerequisites:Information Management B4 and one other Group 2 Information Management subject, or approved equivalent.
Contact:. A 2-hour lecture and a 2-hour computer workshop for nine weeks. (First semester.)
Content: The collection, presentation and statistical description of data; applying mathematical methods to business problems; applying probability distributions; significance testing and chi-square tests;
using correlation and regression; modelling with linear programming and networks; statistical quality control. Problem-solving using Excel, and other software where appropriate.
Assessment: A 3-hour written final examination (70 per cent); a major research project equivalent to about 2000 words (20 per cent); an assignment equivalent to about 1000 words (10 percent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment and submit all assignment work. Minimum 80 per
cent attendance. Results will be graded.
Prescribed text Curwin J and Slater R Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions latest edition Van Nostrand Reinhold 1988.
Information Management - Supervised Professional Practice
The third year of the full-time BSocSc (InfoMgt) course normally comprises a period of supervised professional practice in the private and/or public sector. The program operates as a Cooperative Education Program, which is the term used by the Department of Employment, Education and Training to cover such programs. University staff provide assistance to students to find approved employment under this scheme which operates under guidelines established by the University.
Throughout the program, students are supervised by an officer appointed by the employer and an academic supervisor from the appropriate department within the University. Students are required to satisfactorily complete a minimum of 36 weeks of professional practice in one or two settings, and two reports based on their professional experience and an approved work project.
To provide flexibility for students enrolled in the program, the Supervised Professional Practice component is divided into four units: Supervised Professional Practice 1 and 2, and Supervised Professional Practice Project 1 and 2.
For those students unable to obtain full-time paid employment, a flexible approach is taken to the completion of the experience required for Supervised Professional Practice 1, which is a compulsory subject.
Any suitable experience, full or part time, paid or voluntary, may be presented for approval. For such students Supervised Professional Practice 2 is an optional subject and may be replaced by other academic subjects. The two Professional Practice Project subjects are compulsory for all students.
These subjects are available only to students enrolled in the BSocSc (Info Mgt) course. Further information is available from Ms Mary Sandow-Quirk, Coordinator of Cooperative Education - Information Management.
481-331 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C11:
SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1 Credit points: 30.0
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Prerequisites: Completion of at least 175.0 points in the course.
Contact:A minimum of 18 weeks (normally 21 weeks) in an approved workplace. (First or second semester.) Content: Supervised professional practice. Students
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will be monitored continuously by the workplace supervisor and whenever possible will be visited by university industrial tutors at least once during the placement. Group/individual counselling sessions and written performance appraisals will support student development.
Assessment: Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 18 weeks, supervised professional practice.
Assessment is on a Pass/Fail basis.
481-332 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C12:
SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2 Credit points: 30.0
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Prerequisite: Supervised Professional Practice 1, or approved equivalent.
Contact A minimum of 18 weeks (normally 21 weeks) in an approved workplace. (First or second semester.) Content: Supervised professional practice within an approved work environment. Students will either continue the employment experience commenced in the previous semester or be assis ed to gain employment with a different employer. Students will be monitored continuously by the workplace supervisor and will be visited by university industrial tutors at least once during the placement. Group/
individual counselling sessions and written performance appraisals will support student development.
Assessment Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 18 weeks of supervised professional practice.
Assessment is on a Pass/Fail basis.
481-330 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C13:
SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PROJECT 1
Credit points: 30.0
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Special requirements: This subject is compulsory and must be satisfactorily completed to qualify for the BSocSc (InfoMgt). Credits or exemptions are not available for this subject.
Pre or corequisites: Satisfactory completion or concurrent enrolment in Supervised Professional Practice 1. or approved equivalent. This subject will normally be taken concurrently with Information Management C11 and C12.
Contact: of supervised project work. (First or second semester.)
Content: For students undertaking Information Management C12: the management of an approved industrial-based project, and the reporting of the objectives, methods and outcomes of the work project. For those not undertaking Information Management C12: production of a report on an
approved research topic or practical project.
Assessment: industrial project report of at least 5000 words (80 per cent); performance in the management of the industrial project (20 per cent). Assessment is on a Pass/Fail basis.
481-370 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT C14:
SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PROJECT 2
Credit points: 10.0
Staff: Mary Sandow-Quirk.
Special requirements: This subject is compulsory and must be satisfactorily completed to enable students to qualify for the BSocSc (InfoMgt). Credits or exemptions are not available for this subject.
Pre or corequisites: Satisfactory completion or concurrent enrolment in Supervised Professional Practice 1, or approved equivalent. This subject will normally be taken concurrently with Information Management C12.
Contact: of supervised project work. (First or second semester.)
Content: The analysis and evaluation of specific job roles within the context of a business organisation. A management perspective is taken and emphasis will be placed on the relationship of the job roles to the organisation's information system.
Assessment: Business management report of at least 3000 words (80 per cent); oral presentation of the business management report of approximately 30 minutes (20 per cent). Assessment is on a Pass/Fail basis.