Unit Synopsis
Business computing is central to success in today’s dynamic digital economy, where organisations rely on data-driven decision-making and emerging technologies to remain competitive. This unit explores the application of business computing across diverse domains to address complex challenges and deliver effective solutions. You will investigate how technology supports business processes, improves efficiency, and fosters innovation in areas such as customer engagement, operations, and strategic planning. The unit emphasises the relationship between information systems and organisational practice, preparing you for your future career. On completion of this unit, you will have a sound knowledge of key concepts and terminology in hardware, software, data storage, and communication, while also developing skills in report writing and idea formulation.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Presentation | 20% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 30% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.53% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: In-class student feedback
Answering weekly review questions (Assessment 2 - Part A) lacks interactivity.
To enhance interactivity, students can be required to review and reflect on their peers' answers by contributing their own content and insights on a weekly basis.
Students were encouraged to participate in forums and increase interactivity.
Source: Student Unit & Teaching Evaluation
Lecture and tutorial materials are not current.
Learning resources need to be updated to make them more contemporary, incorporating emerging technologies (like Gen AI).
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection / Observation
Take Home Exam may not be suitable as proliferation of GenAI has increased in recent years.
The Take Home Exam needs to be replaced with another suitable assessment.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Explain basic information systems concepts in the context of business organisations
- Demonstrate the impact of information systems on inter-organisational processes
- Discuss human factors associated with the use of computerised information systems, including managerial, ethical and social considerations
- Identify how information systems affect organisations and enable social innovation
- Illustrate the acquisition and development of information systems
- Develop report writing and communication skills in expressing and exchanging ideas, views and arguments using charts, graphs and presentation software.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles. ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile.
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 9 (the SFIA code is included):
- Business Intelligence (BINT)
- Business Situation Analysis (BUSA)
- Data Management (DATM)
- Emerging Technology Monitoring (EMRG)
- Feasibility Assessment (FEAS)
- Technology Service Management (ITMG)
- Problem Management (PBMG)
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Presentation | • | • | ||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 9 - Social Innovation | • | |||||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |