This module will cover the following topics:

Introduction to information systems (IS)
Use of IS for strategic, tactical, and operational decision making
Business functions and supply chains. Supply chain management
Managers and their information needs
Business intelligence and knowledge management
Introduction to collaborative systems (e.g.MS Sharepoint)
The web enabled enterprise
Global information systems
Choices in systems acquisition
Risks, security, and disaster recovery
Green IT
Ethical issues in IT

WRITTEN REPORT: A 2000-word report that analyses the strategic, tactical, and operational decision making in a business and proposes solutions. The report will contain prototype interfaces showing what the system would deliver. The assignment does not require the development of working systems but a clear explanation of the proposed navigation, operations, and intended user etc. (Learning Outcomes 1 to 3)

Group sessions will introduce the module and outline the areas of potential topic investigation. Teaching time is divided as follows - 65 hours of lectures/tutorials which includes seminars/workshops (assignment clinics and revision sessions), communication skills development sessions, and seminar development classes.

1. Apply knowledge of different types of information system in support of strategic planning within an organisation.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the information requirements and social, legal, and ethical issues for management decision making in organisations.

3. Produce prototype interfaces for specific business problems.

Open source business and data analysis tools.

Laudon, K and Laudon, J. (2019), Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, Global Edition, Pearson; 16th edition, ISBN-10:1292296569

Rainer, R. k. and Prince, B. (2019), Management Information Systems: Moving Business Forward, Wiley; 4th edition, ISBN-10:1119588618

Mallach, E. E. (2020), Information Systems: What Every Business Student Needs to Know, Second Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing), Routledge; 2nd edition, ISBN-10:0367183536

Beynon-Davies, (2019), Business Information Systems, Red Globe Press; 3rd ed. 2020 edition, ISBN-10:13520073

This module will introduce you to business and organisations, taking a deep look at their make up and components. In studying the module, you will become familiar with the elements involved in order you can analyse these and make strategic decisions in relation to them.