Area: | School of Information Systems |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Laboratory: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Seminar: | 1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Management and technical issues relevant to collaborative technology supported work, including email and calendaring, discussion databases, document management, knowledge management, workflow, web integration, group dynamics, facilitation, face-to-face meeting systems, and video conferencing. Intranet and e-commerce applications. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of different types of collaborative technology. Understood the organisational challenges of implementing collaborative applications. Undertaken case analysis and design and developed a small web application using a contemporary groupware software. Written a development journal with critical reflection on learning outcomes and processes. Written a critique on the implementation of collaborative applications in a business context. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Delphi Consulting Group Inc. (1996). Delphi on Knowledge Management - Research and Perspectives on Today's Knowledge Landscape. [online] www.delphiweb.com/insights/sample/km-highlight-1997-11.pdf [26 April 1999]. Grudin, J., (1994), Groupware and Social Dynamics - Eight Challenges for Developers, Communications of the ACM, 37(1), pp. 93-105. Orlikowski, W.J., (1993), Learning from Notes - Organizational Issues in Groupware Implementation. Information Society, 9(3), pp. 237-250. |
Unit Texts: | Groupware - Selected Readings (Curtin publication). Burke, D. and Calabria, J., (1999). Sam's Teach Yourself Lotus Notes and Domino R5 Development in 21 days, Indiana, Sams Publishing, MacMillan Computer Publishing. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Database Application Development 20%. Examination 50%. Tutorial Presentation 10%. Written Assignment 1 20%. This is by Grade/Mark assessment. |
Field of Education: |  20300 Information Systems (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2   |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: |  Essential   | Result Type: |  Grade/Mark |
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Availability
Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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