WM261-15 Information Systems for Business Processes
Introductory description
WM-7543 Information Systems for Business Processes. This module aims to enable students to become familiar with the Information Systems in organisations, their architecture, their use, their design, and their implementation.
Module aims
Businesses enable their place in the market through innovation and meeting customer needs. As new technologies evolve, new opportunities and risks are exposed. Therefore, it is required to analyse the competitive advantage and suitability of technology before deploying it into business.
This module covers the role, opportunities and issues related to information systems in business organizations. A Business technology solution related to sustainability will be discussed in detail. The fundamental knowledge related to the formulation of a sound business case for a technology solution will be discussed.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
- • IT & businesses
- Information systems architectures
- Problem solving in business using IT
- Business Strategy and its impact on IT provisions
- IT strategies and their formation
- Customer and staff relationship management using IT
- Professional issues and social impacts of information systems.
- IT Acquisition
- Business intelligence
- Innovation in IT
- Effect of emerging technologies on business strategy
- IT trends and issues
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Hypothesize about the various roles, functions and activities related to information systems within an organisation.
- Integrate understanding of how business exploits technology solutions for competitive advantage in a business case.
- Develop skills in strategic decision making to plan technology solution acquisitions, identifying resources and organisational capabilities including the comparison of different sourcing options.
- Create a value plan and gain commitment to a moderately complex technology-oriented solution, demonstrating understanding of requirements, using requirements elicitation techniques and negotiating skills.
- Design and formulate a preliminary business case for the implementation of new technology solution, including estimation of both costs and benefits.
Indicative reading list
- B. Paul, “Business information systems: technology, development and management for the e-business”, Pearson, 2015. ISBN: 9780273736455.
- P. Beynon – Davies, “Business information systems”, Palgrave McMillan 2013, ISBN: 9781137265807.
- P. Bocji, “Business information systems”, FT Prentice Hall, 2008, ISBN: 9780273716624.
Subject specific skills
Students will be enabled to hypothesize about organisational roles, Understand organisational Information System functions, Understand activities related to Information Systems, Understand how organisations exploit technology, Understand how to gain committent for planned action with appropriate resources, Understand how to design and source a moderately complex technology-oriented solution, Be able to formulate a preliminary business case, Estimate the costs and benefits of an Information System
Transferable skills
Reasoning skills, Estimation skills, Research skills, Business Analysis skills, Business case skills, Value Analysis Skills
Study time
| Type | Required |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 sessions of 1 hour (13%) |
| Seminars | 12 sessions of 1 hour (8%) |
| Work-based learning | 103 sessions of 1 hour (69%) |
| Private study | 15 hours (10%) |
| Total | 150 hours |
Private study description
15 hours guided self-study including:
- Pre-block exercises given on Moodle.
- Post-block problem sets released on Moodle.
- Online Quiz for revision
- Online forum for discussing queries with course peers and tutor.
- Distance learning support using technology enhanced learning.
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group D
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Module Assessment 1 | 60% | Yes (extension) | |
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Typically, a report of 2000 words related to Investment proposal taking account of all costs and identifying the benefits to be gained from a technology solution. Also, Clear value analysis showing the impact of various investment proposals on business performance outcomes. |
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| Written Examination | 40% | No | |
Feedback on assessment
Feedback will be given as appropriate to the assessment type:
– written summative feedback on post module assesment.
– written cohort-level feedback on exam.
Courses
This module is Core for:
- Year 2 of DWMS-H652 Undergraduate Digital and Technology Solutions (Data Analytics) (Degree Apprenticeship)
- Year 2 of DWMS-H653 Undergraduate Digital and Technology Solutions (Network Engineering) (Degree Apprenticeship)
- Year 2 of DWMS-H654 Undergraduate Digital and Technology Solutions (Software Engineering) (Degree Apprenticeship)