Module Descriptors
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
COIS70791
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Thomas
Email: D.T.Thomas@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
'Keynote' lectures based on the core material will be reinforced by using tutorials to illustrate the main points through the application of techniques to small case studies.
Workshops and 'clinics' will be used to expand certain topics as appropriate.
Seminar sessions will be provided to assist with the assignment.
2 lecturesk, and 1 tutorial.
(1:n)2 (1:20)1
Workshops and 'clinics' will be used to expand certain topics as appropriate.
Seminar sessions will be provided to assist with the assignment.
2 lecturesk, and 1 tutorial.
(1:n)2 (1:20)1
Module Indicative Content
The changing role of IT in business: Categories and 'eras' of IS/IT application. Models of IT development and of IT planning. The strategic impact IS/IT on businesses. Techniques for managing the IS application portfolio and planning the IT infrastructure.
Identifying business opportunities for IS/IT: Business analysis methods; value chain and competition models of IT use. Developing strategic thrusts and implementing IT mechanisms. Achieving business benefits from IS/IT: Categories of benefit and techniques for assessing and maximising benefits at the operational and strategic levels. Business transformation through IT.
An overview of system paradigms and system development methods and the investigation of alternative system possibilities.
Identifying business opportunities for IS/IT: Business analysis methods; value chain and competition models of IT use. Developing strategic thrusts and implementing IT mechanisms. Achieving business benefits from IS/IT: Categories of benefit and techniques for assessing and maximising benefits at the operational and strategic levels. Business transformation through IT.
An overview of system paradigms and system development methods and the investigation of alternative system possibilities.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework - 50% - Research paper conducted in pairs (2,000 words maximum). (Learning outcomes 1-4).
The objective of the research paper is to allow students to enlarge their experience of the subject by selecting one topic, from a prescribed range of topics and exploring it in depth, reporting their findings in a technical paper. This work will normally require the search of appropriate information sources (e.g. journals, research papers, books, hardware and software), the collation and critique of ideas found therein, and the development of conclusions. Students will be expected to view their topic from a variety of perspectives and will be particularly encouraged to relate it to the context of practising designers working on real-world problems. The final report should be written at the level of a postgraduate research paper.
Exam of 2 hours - 50% (Learning outcomes 1-4)
The examination paper will be based on a case study. The students will be provided with the case study before the examination and are required to familiarise themselves with the case study before the examination.
The objective of the research paper is to allow students to enlarge their experience of the subject by selecting one topic, from a prescribed range of topics and exploring it in depth, reporting their findings in a technical paper. This work will normally require the search of appropriate information sources (e.g. journals, research papers, books, hardware and software), the collation and critique of ideas found therein, and the development of conclusions. Students will be expected to view their topic from a variety of perspectives and will be particularly encouraged to relate it to the context of practising designers working on real-world problems. The final report should be written at the level of a postgraduate research paper.
Exam of 2 hours - 50% (Learning outcomes 1-4)
The examination paper will be based on a case study. The students will be provided with the case study before the examination and are required to familiarise themselves with the case study before the examination.
Module Resources
Course handbook
Case study materials
Research papers
Case study materials
Research papers
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Core Texts:
Strategic Planning for Information Systems, 3rd Edition, Ward J and Peppard J, Wiley, ISBN 0 470 84147-8, (2002),
Recommended and Background Reading:
Information Systems Development, Avison D and Fitzgerald G, McGraw- Hill, (2003). ISBN: 0 07 709626-6
Competitive Advantage Through IT, Callon J D, McGraw Hill, (1996), ISBN-10: 0071141065
Management Strategies for IT, Earl M J, Prentice Hall International, (1989), ISBN-10: 0135516560
Strategy and the Internet, Porter ME, Harvard Business Review, March 2001, pages 63-78, (2001).
Developing Web Information Systems, Vidgen, Avison, Wood & Wood-Harper, Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN 0 750657634, (2002).
Strategic Planning for Information Systems, 3rd Edition, Ward J and Peppard J, Wiley, ISBN 0 470 84147-8, (2002),
Recommended and Background Reading:
Information Systems Development, Avison D and Fitzgerald G, McGraw- Hill, (2003). ISBN: 0 07 709626-6
Competitive Advantage Through IT, Callon J D, McGraw Hill, (1996), ISBN-10: 0071141065
Management Strategies for IT, Earl M J, Prentice Hall International, (1989), ISBN-10: 0135516560
Strategy and the Internet, Porter ME, Harvard Business Review, March 2001, pages 63-78, (2001).
Developing Web Information Systems, Vidgen, Avison, Wood & Wood-Harper, Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN 0 750657634, (2002).