IT280 BRIGHTON BUSINESS SCHOOL MOULSECOOMB MODULAR SCHEME

TITLE: Business Information Systems

LEVEL: 2

Business CREDIT RATING: 20 SUBJECT AREA: Systems Management

MODULE TYPE: Double SEMESTER OFFERED: 1 through 2

Course(s) for which module is acceptable and status in course:

BA(Hons) Business Management - COMPULSORY BA(Hons) International Business – COMPULSORY

PRE-REQUISITES:

None

AIMS:

 to provide a theoretical and practical grasp of database and internet technology  to examine issues in the management of IT/IS in organisations  to evaluate contemporary applications of IS and their potential impact on managers and organisations

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of the module students should be able to:

Subject-specific:  identify potential applications of information systems in business  apply appropriate methods in the evaluation of IS projects  compare alternative approaches for the management of IT/IS in organisations  develop an information system prototype for a specific business context

Cognitive:  demonstrate critical thinking, analysis and synthesis  apply knowledge of IT/IS in problem-solving and decision-making  demonstrate effective use of database and web-page design software  participate as a team-member in a systems prototyping project

CONTENT: IT/IS in Organisations  overview of hardware, software and telecommunications  information requirements for management decision-making and control  stages of growth in the application of information systems  categories of IS applications, eg transaction processing, reporting, decision support  enterprise and inter-enterprise systems

Systems Implementation  database management systems: theory and practice  alternative approaches to IS development , eg life-cycle methodologies, RAD  system sourcing, eg software packages, bespoke, ASPs  evaluating IS projects: value for money, success and failure

Electronic Commerce  the development of the internet and WWW technology  introduction to HTML and web-site design  usability and accessibility  business-to-consumer: eg marketing and transactional web-sites  business-to-business: eg extranets and trading exchanges  business-to-employee: eg intranets and employee self-service

Organisational & Emerging Issues  virtual teams and knowledge management  legal issues  risk and security

TEACHING & LEARNING STRATEGIES:

Course material will be introduced in lectures, with workshops used to develop practical skills in database design and the use of web-site development software. In seminars, case studies and group exercises will be the basis of discussions.

Lectures: 10 Open Learning: 10 Seminars: 10 Self Study: 80 Workshops: 10 Assessment: 80

Total: 200

LEARNING SUPPORT:

Indicative reading:

The latest editions of:

Avison D & Fitzgerald G, Information Systems Development: Methodologies, Techniques and Tools, McGraw-Hill Cadle J & Yeates D, Project Management for Information Systems, FT Prentice Hall Chaffey D & Wood S, Business Information Management, Prentice Hall Cotterell M & Hughes B, Software Project Management, International Thomson Davenport T, Mission Critical - Realizing the Promise of Enterprise Systems, HBS Press Dickson G & DeSanctis G, Information Technology and the Future Enterprise, Prentice Hall Evans P & Wurster T, Blown to Bits, HBS Press Greasley A (ed), Business Information Systems , Prentice Hall Jelassi T & Enders A, Strategies for e-Business, Prentice Hall. King D et al, Electronic Commerce: A Managerial Perspective, Prentice Hall. Laudon K & Laudon J, Management Information Systems, Prentice Hall Marchand D, Davenport T & Dickson T (eds), Mastering Information Management, FT Prentice Hall Turban E, McLean E & Wetherbe J, Information Technology for Management, Wiley

Computer software:

Microsoft Access (or equivalent) Macromedia Dreamweaver (or equivalent)

ASSESSMENT:

Practical system development project using database package (25%). This will be a group project with a report of up to 1250 words.

Web-site development project (25%). This will require students to produce a minimum of three linked pages, together with a short report outlining the business rationale, wireframe designs and ‘site-map’ (750 words). This will be an individual project.

2-hour closed-book examination (50%). This will not cover the practical content of the module, which is assessed through coursework.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MODULE:

After an introduction to IT/IS and the role of information systems in organisations, this module examines the systems implementation process illustrated by development of a simple database application, and an introduction to web-site development. The module will also examine specific issues relating to the management of IS in organisations, eg project planning. Finally, it provides an opportunity to consider emerging technologies and approaches, and to assess the likely impact on business.

Area Examination Business Systems External Nigel Phillips Board: Management Examiner:

Brighton Business Site where Faculty: Moulsecoomb School delivered:

Module Writer(s): Clare Millington, Andrea Benn, Kevin Turner

Date of First Date of Last May 2002 July 2012 Approval: Revision:

Version Number 5