SBM4301- Innovation and New Technologies

Unit Description

This unit of study introduces how new and innovative technologies are increasing the ability of modern organizations to globalize business processes and to extend their reach to global partners and customers. This unit is designed to explore the scope of technological change and drivers for Information System (IS) innovation. Initially, it attempts to investigate the impact and opportunities of IS innovation (such as incremental or routine innovation and more radical or revolutionary innovation) within the Australian and global contexts by exploring emerging Web technologies. Then we will look at the specific categories of administrative process innovation (such as Accounting IS, Health IS and Library IS), technological process innovation (such as BPR and BPM), technological service innovation (such as Remote customer order entry and follow-on customer service systems) and technological integration innovation (such as inter-organizational IS and EDI) while the entrepreneurs are attempting to create the climate for successful innovation. Finally, this unit of study emphasise the importance of IS innovation to both new ventures and to large established firms and explores the organizational, economic and strategic problems that must be tackled to ensure innovation is a long-term source of competitive advantage. It is expected that students will be given an opportunity to draw critical conclusions as part of addressing the legal Issues  such as Intellectual Property, Service Level Agreements, and Patents etc.) related to IS innovation.This unit is a core unit in the BBIS program.

1.2 Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs)

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

[ULO1] Explain the scope of technological change and drivers for information system (IS) innovation and their impact on business, organizations and society.

[ULO2] Analyse the key opportunities of IS innovation (such as incremental or routine innovation and more radical or revolutionary innovation) within the Australian and global contexts by exploring emerging Web technologies.

[ULO3] Demonstrate and understanding of the potential use of administrative process innovation in the business world, and justify how they deliver value.

[ULO4] Describe the purpose of technological service innovation and justify how they deliver value.

[ULO5] Demonstrate and understanding of the importance of technological integration innovation and justify how they deliver value.

[ULO6] Explain how to draw critical conclusions as part of addressing the legal Issues related to IS innovation.

Development of Course Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes

This unit develops the learning required to deliver the following Course

Learning Outcomes:

[CLO1] A broad and coherent knowledge of the role of information requirements and technology innovation in today’s business and government.

[CLO3] Knowledge and awareness of the information environment in enterprise architecture, and how it relates to individual business functions and processes. ? [CLO6] Cognitive and creative skills in identifying and exploiting opportunities facilitated by technological innovation.

[CLO7] Communication skills to work effectively with people and teams and to present clear and coherent information in business, professional and academic formats.

[CLO8] Through initiative and judgment in identifying and developing innovative technical solutions to problems in information system design and enterprise information architecture.

Successful completion of this unit also contributes specifically to development of the following

APIC Graduate Attributes:

GA2: Excellent Communicator. Expresses complex ideas orally, in writing, and by various digital means.

GA3: Analyst. Determines robust, logical and transferable information from a variety of sources.

GA5: Decision Maker. Selects an appropriate, timely and logical choice when presented with available options.

GA9: Inquirer, Innovative and Creative. Seeks information by questioning, and combines their discoveries with novel thinking to inform the development of new ideas or products