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Module Title Information System Strategy
Module Code CA348
School School of Computing

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Module Co-ordinatorDr Mark RoantreeOffice NumberL2.34
Level 3 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Module Aims
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.

Learning Outcomes
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.

Indicative Time Allowances
Hours
Lectures 24
Tutorials 0
Laboratories 0
Seminars 0
Independent Learning Time 51

Total 75
Placements
Assignments
NOTE
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.

Indicative Syllabus
- 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.
Assessment
Continuous Assessment50% Examination Weight50%
Indicative Reading List
EssentialJohn Ward, Joe Peppard: Strategic Planning for Information Systems, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 3rd ed. 2002ISBN: 0470841478And additional articles.SupplementaryRobert D. Galliers, Dorothy E. Leidner: Strategic Information Management: Challenges and Strategies in Managing Information System, Butterworth-Heinemann; 3rd ed., 2002ISBN: 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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