ICT107: Principles of Information Systems and Data Management

This unit provides an introduction to the principles of information systems and data management. The broad themes underpinning the information systems discipline are explored, including communication, representation, recording, problem solving, decision making, and systems theory; and the organisational and technical contexts essential for the design and development of information systems are covered.
Tutorial and practical sessions complement the theory material.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; practice sessions: 2 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Information Technology
Unit Coordinator	Dr Val Hobbs Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: V.Hobbs@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 3.044 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2817
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Val Hobbs Senior Lecturer (V.Hobbs@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2817 Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 3.044 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)