Course

Theoretical Foundations of Information Systems - INFS5987

Faculty: UNSW Business School

School: School of Info Systems, Technology & Management

Course Outline: INFS5987 Course Outline

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Enrolled into one of the following Research Programs: 1521, 1545, 1561, 1535, 2585, 1540, 1525, 1550, 1605, 1532 or 1745 or 8409 or 8415 or stream ACCTYS8404

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The course aims to i) review and critically analyse major theoretical developments in the Information Systems (IS) discipline, ii) engage students in deeper understanding and exploring theoretical problems in the IS discipline and iii) enable students’ participation in theoretical discourse and debates about the relevance of IS theory to practice.

The course examines the most influential and innovative works that apply a range of theories and theoretical approaches in the discipline. The course will motivate students to examine an interesting and relevant research problem using the theories studied or other theories. The seminar character of the course assumes active participation and contribution by the students.
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