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NYUS1202: Information Technology in Business and Society
2025 unit information
The role of information technology is central to businesses and has had a broad impact on business and society. This course introduces how information systems & technology is used to support business processes and enterprise-wide initiatives to fulfill the strategic, tactical and operational requirements of business organizations such as customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), supply chain management (SCM), and eBusiness. The course will teach students fundamentals of how hardware, software, the internet and databases work. The course also looks at the role of emerging technologies such as 3D Printing, Blockchain and LiFi. The social, ethical, and security issues that arise with the adoption of information technology is discussed in class as well.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Business School |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Explain the meaning of terms used to describe common techniques and concepts in business information systems.
- LO2. Describe the ways in which computers have and will continue to be used in areas such as telecommunications, electronic commerce, data management, business intelligence and systems planning & acquisition.
- LO3. Identify and suggest appropriate responses to managerial and organizational issues stemming from development, implementation, and use of computer-based information systems.
- LO4. Identify ways to address challenges in implementing international information systems, including economic and cultural differences.
- LO5. Understand some of the social and ethical issues involve in the development and use of information technology.
- LO6. Perform intermediate functions in Google Sheets / Excel, retrieve data from a relational database using SQL and pgAdmin4 and how to visualize data using Tableau.
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney | |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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