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Module Option: Compulsory
Business organizations use information technologies and systems to achieve corporate objectives and as a solution to a variety of business challenges and problems. To fully understand information systems, it is necessary to be aware of the broader organizational, human and information technology dimensions of systems and their power to provide solutions to challenges and problems in the business environment.
The course examines the behavioral as well as the technical issues surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees. Students will also explore the differences in classical and contemporary organizational forms and management techniques.
Topics covered
Information Systems:
- Information systems and employability
- The e-business and collaboration
- IS for competitive advantage
- Databases and information management
- Enterprise applications
- Acquiring information systems
- Systems analysis
- The internet and e-commerce
- Business intelligence and knowledge management
- IS security and ethical/social issues
Organization studies:
- Fundamental issues in organization studies
- Classical approaches in organization studies
- Managing and managers
- Macro-issues: organizational structures
- Micro-issues: groups, teams, and emotions in organizations
- Organizational culture
- Leaders and leadership
- Change in and around organizations
- Critical approaches to organization studies
- Historical approaches to organization studies
Learning outcomes
- Assess the effectiveness of a range of different approaches for building system solutions to business problems, considering the broader ethical and social issues involved in building and using information systems
- Apply information systems knowledge to real-world business scenarios requiring analysis and decision making
- Appraise the connection between information systems and business performance by reviewing the ways in which real-world companies use information systems to achieve their objectives
- Understand how contemporary approaches to organization relate to and differ from classical approaches
- Understand the contested and political nature of studying organizations and their management
- Assess debates and studies in organization studies
Assessment
- Written essay [2000 word] (40%)
- Three-hour written examination (60%)
Business organizations use information technologies and systems to achieve corporate objectives and as a solution to a variety of business challenges and problems. To fully understand information systems, it is necessary to be aware of the broader organizational, human and information technology dimensions of systems and their power to provide solutions to challenges and problems in the business environment.
The course examines the behavioral as well as the technical issues surrounding the development, use, and impact of information systems used by managers and employees. Students will also explore the differences in classical and contemporary organizational forms and management techniques.
Topics covered
Information Systems:
- Information systems and employability
- The e-business and collaboration
- IS for competitive advantage
- Databases and information management
- Enterprise applications
- Acquiring information systems
- Systems analysis
- The internet and e-commerce
- Business intelligence and knowledge management
- IS security and ethical/social issues
Organization studies:
- Fundamental issues in organization studies
- Classical approaches in organization studies
- Managing and managers
- Macro-issues: organizational structures
- Micro-issues: groups, teams, and emotions in organizations
- Organizational culture
- Leaders and leadership
- Change in and around organizations
- Critical approaches to organization studies
- Historical approaches to organization studies
Learning outcomes
- Assess the effectiveness of a range of different approaches for building system solutions to business problems, considering the broader ethical and social issues involved in building and using information systems
- Apply information systems knowledge to real-world business scenarios requiring analysis and decision making
- Appraise the connection between information systems and business performance by reviewing the ways in which real-world companies use information systems to achieve their objectives
- Understand how contemporary approaches to organization relate to and differ from classical approaches
- Understand the contested and political nature of studying organizations and their management
- Assess debates and studies in organization studies
Assessment
- Written essay [2000 word] (40%)
- Three-hour written examination (60%)