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Management Information Systems

IT604

Course CodeIT604
ECTS

Course Description

This aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge and skills in managing information systems for organisations. Learners will examine how systems can be used to support core business functions, to drive business improvement, and to enable organisations to be more productive and competitive within the global marketplace.

Course Objectives

This aim of this unit is to develop learners’ knowledge and skills in managing information systems for organisations. Learners will examine how systems can be used to support core business functions, to drive business improvement, and to enable organisations to be more productive and competitive within the global marketplace.

Key Topics

  1. LO1: Understand how IT systems support organisational functions.
  2. LO2: Understand the role of information systems in supporting value-added change within organisations.
  3. LO3: Understand the use of information systems to support organisational strategy.

Course Outline

WeekTopics
1Information Systems Across Functional Areas
2Data Storage Architectures and Database Management
3Data Processing and Business Intelligence Pipelines
4Operational Management and Governance of IS
5Information Systems for Value-Added Organisational Change
6Critical Evaluation of Value-Added Systems
7Auditing and Reviewing Information Systems Performance
MidtermMidterm evaluation
9Strategic Information Systems (SIS) Models
10Strategic IS and Market Competitiveness
11Global Competitive Advantage and International IS Strategy
12Applying Management Information Systems in practice: case studies
13Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
14Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
15Review and coursework completion
FinalFinal assessment and submission

Learning Outcomes

  1. LO1 Understand how IT systems support organisational functions.
  2. 1.1 Critically evaluate the role and purpose of IT systems for different organisational functions.
  3. 1.2 Analyse the different ways in which data is stored and processed for use in an organisation.
  4. 1.3 Critically evaluate the management of information systems in an organisation.
  5. LO2 Understand the role of information systems in supporting value-added change within organisations.
  6. 2.1 Explain how information systems can be used to support value-added change.
  7. 2.2 Critically evaluate a specific information systems that supports value-added change.
  8. 2.3 Review the management of information systems in an organisation.
  9. LO3 Understand the use of information systems to support organisational strategy.
  10. 3.1 Identify different models that can be applied to strategic information systems.
  11. 3.2 Evaluate how strategic information systems can contribute to the competitiveness of organisations.
  12. 3.3 Explain how an organisation can obtain a competitive advantage within a global market by successful management of its information systems.
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