| Effective Term: | 2025/07 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability |
| Unit Title: | Emerging Information Systems |
| Unit ID: | ITECH2304 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (ITECH1100) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 020399 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This course provides students with an awareness of current and evolving Emerging Technologies that support and disrupt organisations and society. We emphasise the technical fundamentals of information and communication technologies, including hardware, software, people, and processes. The course highlights the way in which Emerging Technologies can transform industries, business models and society in general. Challenges associated with Emerging Technologies, including their regulation and negative impacts, are also covered. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| 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. | Explain how new information and communication technologies are emerging to enhance and sometimes disrupt organisations. |
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| K2. | Differentiate between major types of emerging information and communication technologies |
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| K3. | Define concepts related to the regulation of emerging technologies. |
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| K4. | Identify features used to analyse industries, business models and competitiveness. |
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| K5. | Explain challenges associated with emerging technologies, sociopolitical systems and sustainability |
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| K6. | Explain the impact of emerging technology life cycles on strategic planning |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Review and propose business models |
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| S2. | Compare knowledge management and decision making tools. |
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| S3. | Analyse an organisation and determine the potential benefits of applying emerging technologies. |
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| S4. | Appraise an organisation`s IT infrastructure and context to recommend suitable emerging technologies |
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| S5. | Verbally present complex emerging technology concepts succinctly and clearly |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Prepare a business model for an organisation using diverse emerging technologies, that is compatible with global sustainability goals. |
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| Unit Content: |
•Introduction and historical context of Emerging Technologies
•Business models, Competition and Industry analyses in the Information Age
•Data, information, knowledge and databases
•Emerging Technologies including Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Internet of Things, Cloud/Edge, Drones, 5G, 6G
•eBusiness, eCommerce and fast fashion
•Technology life cycles and strategic planning
•The relationship between current technologies including ERP, CRM and Collaborative Systems with Emerging Technologies |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | N/A - Not Applicable | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K4, S1, S3, S4, A1 | Construct a report on the analysis of a real world business, its model and existing technologies, and recommendations for the use of emerging technologies | Assignments | 30-50% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, S4 | Practical and laboratory exercises | Practice laboratory exercises | 10-30% | | 3. | K5, K6, S1, S5 | Presentation of findings of the selected business's emerging technology report | Presentation | 10-30% | | 4. | K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S4 | Understanding student theoretical knowledge of key learning outcomes | Test/Exam | 20-30% |
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