31736 Business Processes and IT Strategy

Requisite(s): (36 credit points of completed study in C10152 Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10148 Bachelor of Science in Information Technology OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10149 Bachelor of Science in Computing Science OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10142 Bachelor of Science in Computing Science OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10144 Bachelor of Science in Computing Science Bachelor of Arts in International Studies OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10150 Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice Bachelor of Arts in International Studies OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10153 Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Innovation OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10219 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Science in Information Technology OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10145 Bachelor of Computing OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10151 Bachelor of Computing Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice OR 36 credit points of completed study in MAJ08917 e-Business Major BBus OR 36 credit points of completed study in MAJ02041 Information Technology Major BBus OR 36 credit points of completed study in C10143 Bachelor of Information Technology)) OR ((36 credit points of completed study in C06058 Graduate Diploma in Information Technology OR 36 credit points of completed study in C11142 Graduate Certificate in Information Technology OR 36 credit points of completed study in C06089 Graduate Diploma in Professional Information Technology) AND (31484 Information Systems Foundations OR 31266 Introduction to Information Systems)

A major concern of business is the search for competitive advantage. This is a complex issue not easily understood with conventional analysis methods. However, it is known that two ways of improving advantage are through business process transformation (BPT) and strategic information planning (SIP) which lead, in part, to IS/Business alignment.

Traditional theories and methods of BPT and SIP will be presented, together with some of the problems that many organisations have encountered with these methods and with obtaining IS/Business alignment. Students will then be required to examine these problems using techniques taught in class, develop hypotheses on how these could be addressed and present their findings in both oral and written form.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus