CP3413 - Information Processing and Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

Available only to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Business

Today's world is data and information intensive, but knowledge poor. In this subject students explore the computing skills required to enable basic understanding of data, information processing, and data visualisation. Students use analytic tools to model, analyse, evaluate and design business processes. Relevant themes covered include the information generation, representation, structuring, organisation, storage, retrieval, navigation, human factors in information systems, and use of information. Students also gain hands-on experience in processes and procedures in information processing and management.

Learning Outcomes

• describe information processing and management processes and techniques for IT and business context;
• appraise data and information analytics concepts and procedures;
• analyse data and interpret results to generate information for decision making;
• compare and contrast information processing tools and systems.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Joanne Lee
Lecturer:	Dr Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops/ Practicals; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (15%); report (theoretical and practical project task) (25%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Joanne Lee
Lecturer:	Dr Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops/ Practicals; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (15%); report (theoretical and practical project task) (25%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coord/Lect:	Dr Joanne Lee.
Contact hours:	50 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops/ Practicals; Lecturer directed activities.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (15%); report (theoretical and practical project task) (25%).

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