Course Title: Match ICT needs with the strategic direction of the enterprise
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2017
Course Code: COSC7358C
Course Title: Match ICT needs with the strategic direction of the enterprise
School: 650T Vocational Business Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5341 - Diploma of Information Technology
Course Contact: Val Christou
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5076
Course Contact Email: val.christou@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Chandra Nannegari
Ph: 99251657
Email: chandra.nannegari@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to ensure information and communications technology (ICT) services meet current and future internal operational enterprise requirements.
It applies to individuals whose responsibilities may include maintaining and supporting critical infrastructure for objectives in small-to-medium sized organisations.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTICT511 Match ICT needs with the strategic direction of the enterprise |
Element: |
1. Evaluate current business strategy |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Analyse current strategic plan of the organisation to understand the industry environment and current organisational goals
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Element: |
2. Evaluate effect of changes |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Review information on current ICT systems supported by the organisation
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Element: |
3. Develop action plans |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Develop plans to implement proposed changes according to organisational policy and procedures
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Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced and collaborative classroom based activities.
Learning activities will include laboratory-based sessions on a variety of topics as shown in the weekly breakdown. Learning activities will generally consist of both conceptual and practical computer exercises based on teacher handouts. Students should attend all sessions.
Students will also be expected to undertake work on a database project and other activities for homework.
The collaborative classroom based activities will include group discussion, group problem solving activities and opportunities to practice your skills in a simulated/real workplace environment.
We expect you to participate and contribute in all scheduled learning activities.
Teaching Schedule
This course is co-delivered and co-assessed holistically along with:
(ICTSAD501) COSC 7363C - Model data objects.
Week |
Week Commencing |
Topics |
Assessment |
Competencies Delivered |
1 |
03/07/17 |
Introduction to the Course including: • Course requirements |
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ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
2 |
10/07/17 |
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ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
3 |
17/07/17 |
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Assessment 1 (project) Stage 1, 2, 3 - Project Specs issued |
ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
4 |
24/07/17 |
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Assessment 1 (project) Stage 1 - draft due for feedback |
ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
5 |
31/07/2017 |
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Assessment 1 (project) Stage 1 due. This is a team submission. Assessment & feedback of this assessment in Week 06 & Week 7 |
ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
6 |
07/08/2017 |
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Assessment 1 (project) : Stage 1 assessment & feedback If required, re-submission for this assessment is due by the end of Week 09.
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ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
7 |
14/08/2017 |
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Assessment 1 (project) : Stage 1 assessment & feedback If required, re-submission for this assessment is due by the end of Week 09. Assessment 1 (project) Stage 2 - project specs issued. |
ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
8 |
21/08/2017 |
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ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
Mid-Semester Break (Monday 28th August to Friday 1st September 2017 inclusive) | ||||
9 |
04/09/2017 |
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Assessment 1 (project) Stage 2 - draft due for feedback
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ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
10 |
11/09/2017 |
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Assessment 1 (project) Stage 2 due. This is an individual submission. Assessment & feedback of this assessment in Week 11 & Week 12 If required, re-submission for this assessment is due by the end of Week 13. |
ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
11 |
18/09/2017 |
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Assessment (project) Stage 3 - project specs issued. Assessment (Project) Stage 2 assessment & feedback If required, re-submission for this assessment is due by the end of Week 13.
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ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
12 |
25/09/2017 |
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Assessment (Project) Stage 2 assessment & feedback If required, re-submission for this assessment is due by the end of Week 13. |
ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
13 |
02/10/2017 |
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Assessment - (Project) Stage 3 - draft feedback |
ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
14 |
09/10/2017 |
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Assessment 1 (project) Stage 3 due. This is a team submission. Demonstration & feedback of this assessment in Week 15 & 16 If required, re-submission for this assessment is due by the end of Week 16. |
ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
15 |
16/10/2017 |
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Assessment 2(Skill review TEST) Assessment (project) Stage 3 - Demonstration & feedback If required, re-submission for this assessment is due by the end of Week 16.
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ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
16 |
23/10/2017 |
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ICTICT511 ICTSAD501 |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Peter Rob , Carlos Coronel & Steven Morris, Database Systems: Design, Implementation & Management, 10e Edition, Course Technology |
ISBN 1-111-96960-4 |
References
Maley, C.(2012), Project Management Concepts, Methods and Techniques, Taylor & Franscis, |
eISBN: 9781466502895 |
Hoffer , Prescott & Topi, Modern Database Management 9/E , Prentice Hall |
ISBN 978-0-13-600391-5 |
Schwalbe, K(7th edn, 2014), Information Technology Project Management, Thomson course Technology |
ISBN: 978-1-133-52685-3 |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide:
Performance Evidence
Evidence of the ability to:
- access and analyse relevant information on changes to technology and resources
- analyse strategic plans to determine future technology needs
- monitor resource use and cost-efficiency and effectiveness of technology
- develop and document action plan detailing standards, targets, timelines and implementation methods.
Knowledge Evidence
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, you must:
- identify methods of analysis and planning approaches to technical problems and management requirements
- assess and document the hardware platform used by the organisation and network, and the subsequent security guidelines required
- explain current system functionality to forecast for planning
- identify and specify operating systems supported by the organisation to forecast for planning
- compare competing and complementary internal and external operating environments
- identify and assess technology and product directions for evaluating and forecasting vendor and technology trends.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance in conditions that are safe and replicate the workplace. Noise levels, production flow, interruptions and time variances must be typical of those experienced in the general information and communications technology (ICT) industry, and include access to:
- a site where ICT needs and strategic directions of the enterprise may be coordinated
- detailed information relating to a business strategic plan
- information on a range of ICT business solutions.
You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Feedback
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.
You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.
Assessment Tasks
You are required to complete TWO assessments- Assessment 1 (Project) & Assessment 2 (Skills Review TEST). You must successfully complete both the assessments to be deemed competent in this course.
As part of Assessment 1 (Project), you are required to design and implement a fully-functional customised database for the client – mylifebalance (mylifebalance.com.au) located in Melbourne, in consultation with key stakeholders, such as your teacher and the client (mylifebalance).
The Assessment 1 (Project) requires you to design, build and validate a Database application to process transactions and store the required data for mylifebalance. You are also required to ensure information and communications technology (ICT) services meet current and future internal operational requirements of your client.
This assessment consists of three stages: Stage 1 & 3 are team submissions and Stage 2 is an individual submission. Work for each stage of the project (outlined below) should be submitted on the due date, as per the Teaching Schedule.
Assessment 1 (Project ) Stage 1 (team): Due: week 5
During this stage you are required to analyse and understand the current and future requirements (including ICT infrastructure) for implementing a database to record all data necessary for a smooth functioning of “mylifebalance”.
- Analyse business and other data to identify area of business operations (as an example payments made by students) and boundaries of the system.
- Analyse and submit each of these documents – a form used for capturing data, invoice issued to a customer, a weekly report generated by “mylifebalance” and one query used to extract data.
- Based on the above analysis, develop business rules and identify possible entities.
- Analyse ICT infrastructure and identify possible ICT gaps based on the strategic plan of the “mylifebalance”. Also document the effect of ICT developments.
Assessment 1 (Project) Stage 2 (Individual): Due: week 10
In continuation of stage 1, in this stage you need to design and build a prototype database for “mylifebalance”. You also need to determine and evaluate the result of proposed ICT changes.
- Identify (or refine) business rules and assumptions from stage 1.
- Draw ERD using VISIO tool with appropriate template.
- Build prototype (with appropriate data types, PK and FK) with sample data in MS Access.
- Write program / s to populate tables up to 50000 records in a table.
- Determine and evaluate the effect of ICT changes.
Assessment 1 (Project) Stage 3 (Team): Due: week 14
Stage 3 of the project requires you to build and validate prototype and apply normalisation principles while managing changes requested by the client.
- Re-examine ERD within the team and optimise it.
- Modify and update ERD if client suggests changes to specifications.
- Apply normalisation principles to refine the model.
- Build prototype in MS Access with forms and reports as required by the client.
- Build and validate the model in MS SQL Server.
- Document the entire model, including training requirements.
- Develop action plans to implement proposed changes in ICT infrastructure.
Students will receive feedback or confirmation for each stage of submission. It is therefore vital that any design documentation and other work required for each stage be submitted in a timely manner.
In order to be deemed competent in this Assessment 1 (Project) you will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in a variety of areas including (and not limited to) the following key areas:
- Skills in gathering and analysing data to determine requirements
- Ability to produce ERDs for a wide variety of scenarios
- Ability to build and implement a database using established design.
- Ability to normalise your tables to store data effectively
- Ability to evaluate current ICT infrastructure and develop ICT services to meet future enterprise requirements.
- Documentation of the complete model and training requirements.
You will be asked to demonstrate understanding of the project submission.
Late submissions of work required for any stage of this project will be eligible for grading at CAG (Competency Achieved) level only.
Assessment 2 (Skills Review TEST): Week 15
For this assessment task you will need to analyse data models , design data structures and normalise the model.
You will also need to be able to analyse simple data presented in the form of commercial documents in order to confirm database requirements.
You will have to evaluate the business's existing ICT infrastructure and propose new structure which meets their current and immediate future requirements.
To be deemed competent in this task, you will be expected to demonstrate your knowledge of the skills and concepts covered in this course.
Assessment Matrix
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