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Area/Catalogue
INFS 5091

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
105619

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences

Course aim

Introduce theory and current practices in procurement of ICT services and the management of vendors for ICT projects.

Course content

IT Purchase and Acquisition planning; IT Contract planning; Tenders and vendor selection; IT contract administration; contract closing; IT Vendor evaluation; vendor metrics.

Textbook(s)

Benton, W. C. 2010, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop 2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (On-line resources, monitored discussion boards and other on-line collaborative techniques) N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Group assignment and presentation, Individual Case Study, Research paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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