Module BUSS2011: INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Department: Business School (Business) [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

BUSS2011: INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

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.
• Developing a strategic business case for an IS investment
• Experience of developing and running a Venture Capital funded IT start-up company, using a computer based simulation game.

Learning Outcomes

• 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
• demonstrate knowledge of the structure and format of an IS investment based business case
• demonstrate knowledge of the factors relevant to seeking venture capital funding and operating an IT start-up business game.

• 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.
• be able to prepare and document a strategic investment business case for a major IS project
• monitor an act upon the content of the financial statements related to running a start-up business venture
• take an active role in a management team within the IT start-up business game..

• 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, business game and seminars. Learning takes place through attendance at lectures, preparation for and participation in business game and seminars, and private study. Formative assessment will be provided on the individual and group work undertaken during the seminars. Summative assessment is by means of individual and group assignments.
• The business game provides an opportunity for students to develop decision-making skills and to review their own performance and that of their colleagues in a simulated business environment.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Formative feedback will be provided on the work undertaken during the module seminars.

■ 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