Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the key strategic issues facing managers seeking to deploy and exploit digital technologies;
- major IS security and privacy threats and how these threats can be overcome;
- major IS security and privacy threats and how these threats can be overcome;
- contemporary digital trends and their potential to impact on strategic planning;
- the human and cultural issues involved in IS implementation and the specific reasons for resistance to IS change;
- Information System and how firms strategically use them in digital contexts;
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles and concepts of information systems management and strategy;
- assess critically the significance of IS in the broader context of the organisation and its competitive environment.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- review contemporary research and recommend appropriate actions to solve contemporary issues in society and organisation.
- comment and critique contemporary models and frameworks of digital strategy;
- develop critical thinking by analysing, critiquing and debating real-world case studies dealing with IS- related issues.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 126 |
Teaching | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Burgelman, R. A., Christensen, C. M., and Wheelwright, S. C (2009). Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation. McGraw-Hill.
Ward, J., and Peppard, J. (2002). Strategic Planning for Information Systems. Wiley.
Turban, E, Volonino, L, Wood, G, Sipior, J, & Gessner, G (2015). Information Technology for Management: Digital Strategies for Insight, Action and Sustainable Performance. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Laudon K.C. and Laudon J.P (2016). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm. Pearson - Prentice-Hall.
Galliers, R., and Leidner, D. (2009). Strategic Information Management: Challenges and Strategies in Managing Information Systems. Routledge.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Coursework
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: In-lecture review questions/problems Solutions to class questions/case study will be uploaded to Blackboard. Response to students' questions during lectures, classes or through other means (e.g. email or Blackboard-Discussion Board).
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Group report | 30% |
Examination | 70% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Individual assignment | 30% |
Examination | 70% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External