| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Understanding the Digital Revolution |
| Unit ID: | GPSIT1100 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 029999 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This course provides students with a broad foundation in Information Technology (IT), and establishes its context in society both historically and into the future. Students will develop an understanding of IT as a process that collects, stores, transports and transforms data to provide information and streamline practices. The course will cover the lifecycle of data and introduces students to topics such as hardware, software, operating systems, input and output, data storage and manipulation, coding, networking and security, and privacy. This course will incorporate additional learning hours to support the development of students’ academic and study skills. This course will incorporate additional learning hours to support the development of students’ academic and study skills. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory |  | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Relate how IT and the digital revolution have progressed over time; |
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| K2. | State the uses of emerging technologies within key industry contexts; |
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| K3. | List major information systems that support business organisations; |
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| K4. | Relate the importance of data and knowledge management; |
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| K5. | Describe basic hardware and network components; |
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| K6. | Explain the concepts of software development within key industries; |
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| K7. | Recognize the impact of IT on broader societies; |
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| K8. | Outline the basic principles of programming. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Write basic programming logic; |
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| S2. | Review a range of information system applications; |
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| S3. | Interpret and construct representations of business data flow and processes; |
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| S4. | State and reflect on legal and ethical concerns relevant to IT; |
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| S5. | Relate IT related security and privacy issues; |
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| S6. | Show an understanding of network types and applications. |
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| S7. | Develop the appropriate English language and academic skills to successfully study at an undergraduate level. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Prepare a basic solution to a business problem; |
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| A2. | Select appropriate IT solutions for business functions; |
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| A3. | Apply business information software for data visualization and analysis purposes. |
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| Unit Content: |
This may include:
•Fundamental IT Concepts and Definitions;
•IT Past, Present & Future;
•IT Architecture, Infrastructure, and Systems;
•Hardware , Software and Networks;
•IT in context and Industry use;
•Data Management, Analytics, and Business Intelligence;
•Programming Structures, Constructs, Methodologies, and Tools;
•Software Development
•Ethical, Legal and Green Issues for IT;
•Social Media;
•Networks, Security & Privacy;
•Project, Product and Service Management. |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | A1, A2, A3, S1, S2, S3, S7, K2, K6, K8 | Practical demonstrations of basic IT skills. Presentations and/or reports covering a range of taught IT-related topics | Assignments/presentations/lab tasks | 40% - 60% | | 2. | A2, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, K8 | Tests and/or examinations covering a range of taught IT-related topics. | Examination(s) and/or Test(s) | 40% - 60% |
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