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Level 6 Diploma in Information Technology

Strategic IS and Market Competitiveness

IT604 · Management Information Systems — Week 10 of 16

CourseIT604
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Strategic IS and Market Competitiveness

  1. Cost leadership through process automation
  2. Digital product differentiation
  3. Platform ecosystems
  4. Agile IT capabilities for market disruption
  5. #Strategy :: Evaluating a Company’s Resources, Capabilities, and Competitiveness
  6. Information Exchange Capabilities | SCMT 4653

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Evaluate how strategic information systems can contribute to the competitiveness of organisations.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate how strategic information systems can contribute to the competitiveness of organisations.

Study materials

Videos

  • #Strategy :: Evaluating a Company’s Resources, Capabilities, and Competitiveness · YouTube · Dr. Sharon Schembri - supporting business students · 49 min · for registered students
  • Information Exchange Capabilities | SCMT 4653 · YouTube · Walton College Supply Chain Management · 8 min · for registered students
  • Business Level Strategy Explained · YouTube · EPM · 15 min · for registered students
  • The Resource-Based View: Resources, Capabilities, and Competitive Advantage · YouTube · Professor Kuban Explains · 14 min · for registered students
  • Business Level Strategies Explained With Examples || Strategic Management Series · YouTube · FST Study · 10 min · for registered students
  • What is Competitive Advantage? (With Real-World Examples) | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Foundations of Information Systems, ch. 2: Data Management and Information Systems Business Strategies · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 51–90 · for registered students
  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 5: Selecting Business-Level Strategies · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 135–179 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 13: Using Technology to Manage Information · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 451–484 · 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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