An essential skill for an IT manager is the ability to keep up-to-date with emerging technologies, and be able to evaluate the significance of these technologies to their organisation's business activities. This unit of study is based around a study of current technologies and the influence of these technologies on business strategies. Important trends in innovation in IT are identified and their implications for innovation management explored. Major topics include: drivers of innovation; the trend to open information ("open source") rather than protected intellectual property; and distribution of innovation over many independent but collaborating actors. On completion of this unit, students will be able to identify and analyse an emerging technology and write a detailed evaluation of the impact of this technology on existing business practices.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Computer Science |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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24 credit points of units at 5000-level or above |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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PMGT5875 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Kevin Kuan, kevin.kuan@sydney.edu.au |
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Laboratory supervisor(s) | Tian Xia, tian.xia@sydney.edu.au |
Lecturer(s) | Ivan Chua, ivan.chua@sydney.edu.au |