Module Information

Module Identifier

DSM6405

Module Title

Risk and Innovation in Information Management

Academic Year

2019/2020

Co-ordinator

Semester

Distance Learning

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Appropriate professional assignment with academic orientation Equivalent to 1,500 words	100%
Supplementary Assessment	Appropriate professional assignment with academic orientation Equivalent to 1,500 words	100%

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Evaluate current information risks, within and external to the organisation

Critically assess risk management techniques and their scope for enabling or limiting flexibility

Identify the most effective methods by which innovations can occur without jeopardising accountability and assurance

Balancing risk management with flexibility and innovation

Balancing risk management with flexibility and innovation

Skills Type	Skills details
Application of Number
Communication	Written communication via online forums in VLE and assessed work ( written work only assessed).
Improving own Learning and Performance	Self management: invited to make their own selections relating to directed study through exercises and assessed work
Information Technology	Entire course provided via e-learning environment and assessment. IT skills integral throughout course
Personal Development and Career planning	This is a CPD initiative to enable professional career progression
Problem solving	Exercises which seek to identify the needs of the organization and how best these might be met under different operational conditions
Research skills	Analysis of sets of resources and their application to a research problem
Subject Specific Skills	Professional skills development in evaluating and risk and innovation opportunities
Team work

This module is at CQFW Level 7