MGMT6013 Managing Information System

Learning Outcomes  a) Analyse the impact that Information Systems has on organisations and the consequent changes which have occurred to business managerial roles and competitive advantage 

 

b) Analyse management information systems using a range of analytical approaches and their impact on business process engineering 

 

c) Identify the elements that combine to form an information vision and information technology (IT) strategy for an organisation

• Develop innovative approaches and creative thinking; 

 

• Clearly describe the process used to analyse strategic issues; 

 

• Develop awareness of ethical and social considerations for strategic solutions; 

 

• Enhance global perspectives for strategy; 

 

• Awareness of ethical and social considerations for strategic issues; 

 

• Assess organisational strengths and limitations.

Students will investigate and report on IS and IT systems in an organisation of their choice, identifying risks and proposing mitigation strategies. Students should: define information systems and discuss its role in the organisation; use various models presented in the subject to critique the use of information systems according to business problems and characterise. Students are expected to use and cite external literature extensively. Students should consider what risk means to the contemporary organisation and how information systems both pose and mitigate risk. The report should include an executive summary (not included in the word count), introduction and conclusion to support their arguments.

• Innovative approach and creative thinking 

 

• Clear description of the process used to analyse strategic issues 

 

• Ethical and social considerations for strategic solutions 

 

• Global perspectives for strategy 

 

• Ethical and social considerations for strategic issues 

 

• Assessment of organisation’s strengths and limitations 

• Analyse the impact that Information Systems has on organisations and the consequent changes which have occurred to business managerial roles and competitive advantage due to IS. 

 

• Analyse Management information systems using a range of analytical approaches and assess the impact of MIS upon business process engineering. 

 

• Identify the elements that combine to form an information vision and information technology (IT) strategy for an organisation.