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Level 6 Diploma in Information Technology

Strategic Information Systems (SIS) Models

IT604 · Management Information Systems — Week 9 of 16

CourseIT604
Week9 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Strategic Information Systems (SIS) Models

  1. Porter's Value Chain model
  2. Porter's Five Forces in digital contexts
  3. Wiseman's Strategic Option Generator
  4. McFarlan's Strategic Grid
  5. The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy
  6. SBL Topic Explainer: e-Business value chain
  7. Value Chain Analysis EXPLAINED | B2U | Business To You

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Identify different models that can be applied to strategic information systems.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: identify different models that can be applied to strategic information systems.

Study materials

Videos

  • The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy · YouTube · Harvard Business Review · 13 min · for registered students
  • SBL Topic Explainer: e-Business value chain · YouTube · ACCA Student Study Resources · 17 min · for registered students
  • Value Chain Analysis EXPLAINED | B2U | Business To You · YouTube · Business To You · 17 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 4: Managing Firm Resources · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 101–134 · for registered students
  • Foundations of Information Systems, ch. 2: Data Management and Information Systems Business Strategies · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 51–90 · for registered students
  • Principles of Management, ch. 8.4: Porter's five forces · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 228–230 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Information Systems Across Functional Areas
  • Week 2: Data Storage Architectures and Database Management
  • Week 3: Data Processing and Business Intelligence Pipelines
  • Week 4: Operational Management and Governance of IS
  • Week 5: Information Systems for Value-Added Organisational Change
  • Week 6: Critical Evaluation of Value-Added Systems
  • Week 7: Auditing and Reviewing Information Systems Performance
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Strategic Information Systems (SIS) Models
  • Week 10: Strategic IS and Market Competitiveness
  • Week 11: Global Competitive Advantage and International IS Strategy
  • Week 12: Applying Management Information Systems in practice: case s…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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