Module BUSI2151: INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI2151: INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• The aim of this module is to situate information systems within the context of dynamic social interactions in a complex and rapidly changing world. Students will be encouraged to develop critical understanding of the role being played by human-machine relationships in processes of contemporary business change to provide a management perspective on the business issues of realising benefits from investments in information systems.
• The module explores such questions as:
• What is the relationship between computer mediated communication and the business world?
• What are the implications of 'digital lifestyles' for the world of work?
• What are the key disjunctures/ continuities between the 'old' and 'new' media and wider social and business systems?
• What is at stake for all of us in the debates surrounding information systems?
• What is the 'information society'?
• Students will also be introduced to a broad range of related theories and concepts:
• Post-industrialism
• Informatisation
• Gig economy
• The network society

Content

• Introduction to information and information systems.
• Elements of information systems project management.
• Sources of value from information systems.
• Benefits driven approach to planning investments in information systems.
• Succeeding in realising the planned benefits.
• Developing a strategic business case for an information systems investment.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a detailed awareness and comprehension of the interaction between society and technology, as well as the theories that explain this interaction.
• Gain confidence with interdisciplinary theory and texts to consider the analysis of information systems.
• Become familiar with key issues and ideas concerning the ‘state of the art’ to develop a critical understanding of information systems.
• Build an awareness of the challenges of implementing information systems, and wider implications of an increasingly automated workplace.
• Derive consumer insights from digital analytics and propose feasible recommendations for enhancing business performance.
• Gain a firm understanding of data surveillance and sorting.

• By the end of the module students are expected to:
• Analyse and synthesise different types of material and evidence.
• Identify and assess the empirical usefulness of different theoretical approaches.
• Demonstrate sufficient initial knowledge to present independent interpretations.

• Undertake independent study and research planning.
• Build and defend a sound argument both in written form and orally.
• Co-ordinate group discussion.

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

• Classses combine lectures, multimedia content and discussion of case studies.
• Teaching is through physical lectures and seminars.
• Learning takes place through lectures and seminars, as well as private study.
• Formative assessment is by means of a group presentation.
• Summative assessment is by means of an individual essay and a Vlog.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Students are required to put together a group presentation based on a case study covered in the seminars, and present this content as a group.

■ 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