This module engages participants to develop the skills to contribute to strategic planning to exploit the implementation of new information technologies in their organisations. It will enable participants to manage information systems effectively and to implement IT dependent strategic initiatives that provide sustainable strategically aligned advantage over competitors.
Definition of strategy, information systems, information technology and strategic information systems.
Evaluation of traditional frameworks and models and their application is SIS
Strategic information systems planning
Developing and IS/IT Strategy
Sustainability Framework applied to IS/IT
Enterprise IS Solutions – ERP, SCM, CRM, EBusiness
Strategies for Information management – Value Chain, Virtual value Chain, Digital Data Genesis
IS/IT service management – Outsourcing, vendor relationships, cloud computing solutions
Future Technologies – Social, Mobile, Cloud, Big Data, Internet of Things, 3D Printing, Convergence of technologies
Development and Acquisition Strategies and frameworks
Privacy, Security and Ethics
The delivery of this module will be a series of lectures (2 hours per week) , project work and presentations
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 70 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 30 |