Business Informatics Case Studies (7155.6)

Required texts

There is no prescribed textbook for this unit. Reading lists will be provided throughout the semester on the unit website. The following book is on short loan in the library and should be consulted during the semester.  Some extracts may be made available to students during the semester:

Yin, RK 2018, Case study research and applications: design and methods, Sixth edition. edn, SAGE, Los Angeles.

Note that earlier editions of this book are almost as useful and are available from the library.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Students should keep a copy of all assessment items that are submitted at least until unit grades have been published at the end of semester.

Special assessment requirements

In order to pass this unit, a student must complete the major assessment items (case study final report and reflection report), and achieve a mark of 50% or greater for the assessment as a whole. Higher grades will be awarded on the basis of the total mark being ≥ 65% for a credit, ≥ 75% for a distinction and ≥ 85% for a high distinction. Some scaling of marks and academic judgement may be applied to determine students' final grades - in this process no student will be disadvantaged.

In the case of any assignment that places you in jeopardy of a Fail in the whole unit, appropriate moderation procedures will be used.

If there is any doubt with regard to the requirements of any particular assignments or assessment procedure, the onus for clarifying the issue rests with the student who should contact the unit convener about the matter.

All work quoted from any source should be appropriately referenced using the "Harvard" referencing style as described in the link below (note that there are multiple versions of the Harvard referencing style, and you should use the one described here).

http://canberra.libguides.com/referencing

Students who are not familiar with referencing academic work should undertake the Academic Integrity Module within Canvas.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Learner engagement

Students may use the following as a guide to help them plan their studies for this unit:

Attendance at workshops:
3 hours per week, 12 weeks                36 hrs
Preparation for engagement in workshops
      3 hours per week, 10 weeks                30 hrs
Assignments:
      Proposal                        18 hrs
      Report                           48 hrs
      Reflections                    18 hrs
Total                                    150 hrs

Participation requirements

Attendance at classes is not compulsory but it is advisable for students to attend as many classes as possible. Students should also be aware that the subject will be assessed on material covered in classes, including workshops, and it is the individual student's responsibility to ensure that they are sufficiently familiar with this material. Attendance at classes is one of the best ways of ensuring this familiarity. Do not make the mistake of assuming that the materials provided online perfectly substitute for class attendance.

Announcements are made throughout the unit, typically to clarify requirements for assignments and other matters as required. Any such announcements will be made using your student email account and/or placed on the unit web site. Such announcements are deemed, within two working days, to be made to the whole group. Announcements made at an organised session are deemed to be made to the whole group.

Required IT skills

Business Informatics Case Studies is an advanced level unit; and it is generally expected that students will have fair degree of sophistication in their understanding and knowledge of information technology. Students should also possess the ability to use word processing and presentation software, and various on-line searching tools from the Internet and library to complete their assignments.

Work placement, internships or practicums

The unit requires student to study a case in detail for the major assignment. The case may be based in the student's workplace if appropriate. It is expected that students will have the ability to work on and to articulate the ideas independently for the case study.

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