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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2003 - 2004
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Module Title |
Information System Strategy
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Module Code |
CA348
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School |
School of Computing
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Dr Markus Helfert | Office Number | L2.26 |
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Level |
3
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
CA222
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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To expand management competences by examining how Information Technology can be used as a strategic asset to mould competitive strategies and to change organisational prcoesses. To address management issues surrounding the Information Systems Management function.
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Learning Outcomes
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On successful completion of this unit, a student will:
- Have developed an understanding of management's role in information systems planning and development of strategic directions;
- Be aware of how IT strategic directions can be integrated with an organisation's business and strategic planning;
- Understand the limitations of strategic planning; Be aware of current technological trends and their potential to impact on strategic planning.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
24
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Tutorials |
0
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Laboratories |
0
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Seminars |
0
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Independent Learning Time |
51
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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Assignments |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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- Business of the Information Age.
- Integrated Information Systems.
- Business Models.
- E-Business Systems.
- Business Strategy Concepts and the IS/IT Strategy Implications.
- Developing an IS/IT Strategy: Establishing Effective Processes.
- IS Strategic Analysis.
- Determine the Business Information System Strategy.
- Data Quality Management.
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 50% | Examination Weight | 50% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Essential
John Ward, Joe Peppard: Strategic Planning for Information Systems, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 3rd ed. 2002
ISBN: 0470841478
And additional articles.
Supplementary
Robert D. Galliers, Dorothy E. Leidner: Strategic Information Management: Challenges and Strategies in Managing Information System, Butterworth-Heinemann; 3rd ed., 2002
ISBN: 0750656190.
Steve Clarke: Information Systems Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach, Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd, 2001.
ISBN: 0415202779.
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| CAE | BSc in Computer Applications (Evening) |
| CAIS | BSc in Computer Applications (Inf.Sys.) |
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