MIS741 - Ethics of Digital Transformation

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Reza Kachouie
Previously:Analysing the Impact of Digital Business
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour on-campus (livestreamed) lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour  on-campus seminar each week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour recorded lecture provided each week and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminars (recordings provided) each week.

Content

This unit focuses on the ethics of digital transformation. The rapid development of artificial intelligence, machine learning, business analytics and automation has major implications for how people, organisations and societies operate. Ethical issues range from privacy considerations, security, transformation of jobs in the workforce, freedom of expression, reliability of digital transformation solutions, and environmental and social responsibility considerations. The key aim of this unit is to equip students with the skills to understand, identify and analyse these issues in a business and societal context. Students will analyse these issues in the context of the core concepts underpinning digital transformation.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Justify resolutions to ethical dilemmas faced by IS professionals resulting from competing personal, organisational and client interests using ethical theories and frameworks.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Present convincing resolutions to ethical dilemmas in written and oral form.

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Apply digital technologies effectively to support researching, analysing and presenting complex information relating to information systems contexts.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital Literacy

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1:

Part A: Report (Research)
Part B: Video Recording

Part A: 2500 words
Part B: 5 minutes

Part A: 40%
Part B: 10%

Week 9
End-of-Unit Assessment: Written

2 hours

50% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

Hurdle requirement: Achieve at least 50% of the marks available on the end-of-unit assessment to evidence a minimum proficiency in the aligned discipline learning outcomes included in this unit.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MIS741 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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