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Module Title	Information Technology and Organisations
Module Code	HS2
School	Open Education
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr. Eamon Costello	Office Number	DG03
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	15
Pre-requisite	HS1
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This course develops students' understanding of cognitive and social psychology and organisational theory, as they apply to the design and use of interactive systems. The course enables students to use the resulting knowledge, in conjunction with the tools and procedures learned in HS1, to understand users' needs, develop prototype interactive systems and evaluate those systems.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate interaction design using research on human information processing.
2. Assess the impact of computer mediation on social processes
3. Compare different theoretical perspectives on organizing (e.g. entitative and processual).
4. Carry out a structural analysis of an example organisation.
5. Explain, using examples, the psychological processes involved in organizing, including group processes, helping, impression formation, and influence.
6. Explain how people’s sense of self, and the processes of organizing that they are involved in, relate to each other.
7. Apply knowledge of organisational processes, such as power and leadership, to practical examples.
8. Evaluate research on how IxD mediates organisational practice.
9. Work in teams with classmates online.
10. Present the findings from their work orally and in writing.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Tutorial	25	Face-to-face tutorials are held in DCU on Saturdays and online tutorials on weekday evenings according to the timetable
Online activity	40	Interaction with tutor and fellow students
Assignment Completion	30	Work independently and in groups on three assignments
Assessment Feedback	10	Individual and general feedback on assignments
Independent Study	220	Reading, study, research and problem solving
Total Workload: 325

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Developing Interaction Design
This course develops students' understanding of cognitive and social psychology and organisational theory, as they apply to the design and use of interactive systems. The course enables students to use the resulting knowledge, in conjunction with the tools and procedures learned in HS1, to understand users' needs, develop prototype interactive systems and evaluate those systems.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Ulla Erikssonzetterquist, Tomas Mullern and Alexander Styhre: 2012, Organization theory: A practice-based approach, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
Colin Robson and Kieran McCartan: 2015, Real World Research, 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

IS	BSc in Management of Info Tech/Info Syst
ISDIP	Diploma in Management of IT/IS
IT	BSc in Information Technology
ITDIP	Diploma in Information Technology
ITS	Diploma/BSc in Information Technology

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