Course Description

In brief, your studies on the course will cover:

Business modelling
This module cultivates skills and knowledge related to business,
conceptual and software modelling. Example topics of study
include different paradigms for modelling (including business
services, processes and objects), techniques for modelling the
business domain and business behaviour, the relationship
between business modelling and software modelling and the use
of the Unified Modelling Language (UML).

Systems in context
This module examines the nature of information systems in
business and society. Examples topics of study include: concepts
of ‘information’ and ‘information systems’, information revolutions
and their impact, approaches to the implementation and use of
information systems in modern working environments.

Professional development and research
This module develops your critical thinking and research skills to
help you succeed in business and academic environments.
Example topics of study include: learning to learn, approaches
to teamwork, approaches to critical evaluation and research
methods.

Organisational change and business improvement
This module examines the management of change within a
business environment. Example topics of study include:
understanding and justifying change, change management,
managing technology risks, ethical issues in change.

ICTs and strategic change
This module examines strategic approaches to the development
and implementation of information systems. Example topics of
study include the nature of strategic planning and its key components,
the relationship of IS/IT strategy to organisational aims, the
assumptions of traditional planning approaches to strategic ICT
adoption and state-of-the-art responses to issues and challenges.

Systems project management
This module examines the challenges in information systems
project management. Example topics of study include traditional
project management techniques and approaches, the
relationship between projects and business strategy, the role and
assumptions underpinning traditional approaches and the ways in
which the state-of-the-art can be improved.

Data management and business intelligence
This module examines the nature of business intelligence and its
implementation via technology. Example topics of study include
issues in data/information/knowledge management, approaches
to information integration and business analytics. Practical
aspects of the subject are examined in the context of the SAP
Netweaver and Business Warehouse environment.

Business integration
This module examines the issues of integrating people, process
and technology both within organisations and organisational
networks. Example topics of study include: the dimensions of
business integration, collaborative working and its issues, virtual
organisations, electronic markets and commerce policy.

Dissertation
Your dissertation is an opportunity to build expertise in a more
focused area that is of interest to you and in which you may want
to specialise. The dissertation not only showcases your project
management and subject specific skills to potential employers,
but also serves as valuable experience and a solid building block
for those wishing to pursue a PhD on completion of their Master’s
degree. A member of academic staff will individually supervise
your work. You will be encouraged to critically examine the academic
and industrial contexts of your research, identify problems
and think originally when proposing potential solutions that serve
to demonstrate and reflect your ideas.

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