| Module Identifier |
MBM9110 |
| Module Title |
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THE DIGITAL FIRM |
| Academic Year |
2003/2004 |
| Co-ordinator |
Dr Ian H Harris |
| Semester |
Semester 2 |
| Mutually Exclusive |
ILM5810 |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 16 Hours (8 2-hour lectures) |
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Seminars / Tutorials | 2 Hours (2 1-hour tutorial) |
| Assessment |
| Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
|---|
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Group “Seen” Examination Questions, researched in groups but individually assessed at examination | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Critically evaluate one aspect in the planning, development or implementation of an Holistic Information System within an organization of your choice and comment critically on the management challenges and techniques that can be used. | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resit or resubmission as appropriate | |
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Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate a full understanding of the global environment that drives business change
2. Analyse and Critically evaluate the role of Information Systems in both mitigating and creating global business challenges
3 Identify and discourse the Management Challenges of building and further developing Management Information Systems
4. Evaluate the relationship between business processes and Information System input, codification and output
5. Explain how Information Systems create new efficiencies in working practice
6. Analyse the relationship between an Information System and an Organisation
7. Describe and Fully Articulate the Decision Processes seen in an Organisation
8. Evaluate Organisational inhibitors and Understand the Cost/Benefit of Information Systems Implementation
9. Critically argue that the Strategy and Business Plan drives the development and further planning of an Information System
10. Identify the core competencies required in the Systems Development Process
11. Evaluate the principal causes of Information System Failure
12. Select Appropriate Implementation Strategies for Information Systems development
13. Compare and Contrast the Global Strategies for Developing a business Information System
Content
1. Managing the Digital Firm
2. Information Systems in the Enterprise
3. Information Systems, Organizations, Management, and Strategy
4. Managing Data Resources
5. Redesigning the Organization with Information Systems
6. Understanding the Business Value of Information Systems and Managing Change
7. Enhancing Management Decision Making for the Digital Firm
8. Managing International Information Systems
Brief description
Today it is widely recognized that information systems knowledge is essential for managers, because most organizations need information systems to survive and prosper. Information systems can help companies extend their reach to faraway locations, offer new products and services, reshape jobs and work flows, and perhaps profoundly change the way they conduct business.
Four powerful worldwide changes have altered the business environment. The first change is the emergence and strengthening of the global economy. The second change is the transformation of industrial economies and societies into knowledge- and information-based service economies. The third is the transformation of the business enterprise. The fourth is the emergence of the digital firm. These changes in the business environment and climate, pose a number of new challenges to business firms and their management.
Reading Lists
Books
Diane L Bordent and Kerric Harvey (1998) The Electronic Grapevine
Donal J Flynn (1998) Informaion systems requirements: determination and analysis
Robert Schultheis (1995) Management information systems: the manager's view
Wendy Robson (1997) Strategic management and information systems: an integrated approach
Christine Urquhart (2000) Information systems analysis and implementation
D E Avison (2002) Information systems development: methodologies, techniques and tools
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7