Project Skills Handbook, S. Rogerson, Chartwell-Bratt, (1989), ISBN 9144304811.
Project Research in Information Systems, T. Cornford & S. Smithson, MacMillan, (1996), ISBN: 0333644212.

Library resources and I.T. facilities as appropriate.

None.

The project aims to provide an opportunity for you to undertake significant research that integrates aspects of the modules studied as part of the Business Information Systems Management award. You are expected to utilise technology and business tools to investigate a particular aspect of the use of information systems in a business/management context.
After counselling and informal discussions with potential supervisors, you will select a project, receive approval and be allocated a supervisor from either the Computing, Engineering and Technology Faculty or from the Business School, depending on the emphasis of your project, IT or business. You will also be allocated a second marker from the other discipline.
The responsibilities of the supervisor includes giving necessary guidance to you, ensuring that you have access to the appropriate resources and dealing with any general difficulties that you may encounter in the project period.
Before the detailed project work commences, you are required to produce a project proposal which will include the project title, background information and a plan of the work for consideration prior to a formal project specification being developed with and approved by your supervisor.
You will produce a satisfactory report and will make a formal presentation of your work.

Coursework weighted at 100%:

Project management (10%) (LO2)
Oral presentation (10%) (LO3)
Written report including consideration of research, analysis, synthesis, conclusions and critical review. (80%) (LO1, 2, 3, 4)

Independent learning through research. Guidance and feedback from the project supervisor will assist in this independent learning.
This module normally runs across both study periods.