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:
- contemporary digital trends and their potential to impact on strategic planning;
- major IS security and privacy threats and how these threats can be overcome;
- the human and cultural issues involved in IS implementation and the specific reasons for resistance to IS change;
- major IS security and privacy threats and how these threats can be overcome;
- the key strategic issues facing managers seeking to deploy and exploit digital technologies;
- 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:
- assess critically the significance of IS in the broader context of the organisation and its competitive environment.
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles and concepts of information systems management and strategy;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- comment and critique contemporary models and frameworks of digital strategy;
- review contemporary research and recommend appropriate actions to solve contemporary issues in society and organisation.
- 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
Ward, J., and Peppard, J. (2002). Strategic Planning for Information Systems. Wiley.
Galliers, R., and Leidner, D. (2009). Strategic Information Management: Challenges and Strategies in Managing Information Systems. Routledge.
Laudon K.C. and Laudon J.P (2016). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm. Pearson - Prentice-Hall.
Burgelman, R. A., Christensen, C. M., and Wheelwright, S. C (2009). Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation. McGraw-Hill.
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.
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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Examination | 70% |
Group report | 30% |
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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Examination | 70% |
Individual assignment | 30% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External