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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2009-2010 (archived)

Module BUSS2011: INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Department: Economics, Finance and Business (Business) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

BUSS2011: INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Type Tied Level 2 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2009/10 Module Cap None. Location Queen's Campus Stockton
Tied to N420
Tied to N200

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • Auditing and Accounting Information Systems

Aims

  • The module aims to provide a management perspective on the business issues of realising benefits from investments in information systems.

Content

  • Introduction to information and information systems.
  • Elements of IS project management.
  • Sources of value from IS.
  • Benefits driven approach to planning investments in IS.
  • Succeeding in realising the planned benefits.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • By the end of the module students are expected to:
  • understand issues involved in setting priorities for investments in information systems investments.
  • understand key factors that contribute to successful realisation of benefits from investments in IS/IT
Subject-specific Skills:
  • By the end of the module students are expected to:
  • be able to apply a number of key practices addressing the business issues of benefits realisation from IS projects.
Key Skills:
  • Written Communication - e.g. by completing the assignments.
  • Planning, Organisation and Time Management - by observing the strict assignment deadlines
  • Problem Solving and Analysis - by applying the necessary analytical skills to make use of the taught material, in answering questions
  • Initiative - by searching relevant literature and information in preparation of the summative assignment
  • Computer Literacy and Information Retrieval - e.g. by word-processing summative assignments

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Teaching is by lectures and seminars. Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for and participation in seminars, and private study. Formative assessment is by means of a contribution to a project-based group presentation. Summative assessment is by means of individual and group assignments.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Lectures 22 1 Per Week 1 Hour 22
Seminars 8 4 in Term 1, 4 in Term 2 1 Hour 8
Preparation and Reading 170
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Assignment 1 Component Weighting: 20%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Written assignment 1500 words max 100%
Component: Group Project Component Weighting: 20%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
One project based group assignment 100% Individual Assignment
Component: Assignment 2 Component Weighting: 60%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Written assignment 3000 words max 100%

Formative Assessment:

None. Formative feedback will be provided on the initial summative exercises.


Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University