Information Systems in Organisations6348
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Students will be introduced to the Informatics discipline as the study of the components and use of information technology, particularly as applied through information systems, in conducting the work of government, business and other organisations. Students will gain a conceptual framework for understanding the nature and purpose of Informatics by examining typical kinds of information systems, the data, information and knowledge they embody, the technologies they deploy and the management and social issues they raise. The shape of the Information sector of the economy, the Skills Framework for the Information Age and careers is reviewed.