Coursework weighted at 100% assessing Learning Outcomes 1-4.
Assessment will be undertaken through a 2000 word written report and developed computing technology solution (or part solution). The student will work individually and be required to compare and contrast various strategic alternatives to the solution undertaken and to critically evaluate their implementation as a vehicle for the delivery of the problem.
The assessment will be handed in later in the teaching semester.

The module will address the impact on business practices and corporate information systems of computing technology. It will examine a range of opportunities in the context of business value, and use appropriate methods and techniques to assess the contribution of technology to the value mix. The student will have the opportunity to develop a prototype application for a chosen commercial application.
- Evaluation of the various strategic uses and opportunites of computing technolgy.
- Critical appraisal of computing applicatiosn development and adoption in the context of business needs.
- Assessment of the return on investment, cost benefit, and implementation costs of a computer system.
- Introduction to information architectures to support computing technology in corporate environments.
- Analysis of success factors in business implementations of computing solutions.

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Texts will vary dependent on the specific computing technology domain chosen, a few examples though could include:

Electronic Commerce, Sixth annual edition, Schneider Gary P, Thomson Course Technology, ISBN 0-619-217049 (2006) and subsequent editions are also suitable.
Wireless Internet and Mobile Business, Dietel et al., Publisher Prentice Hall, 2002, ISBN 01306996113
Computer Forensics and Investigations, Phillips, A, Enfinger, F, and Nelson, B (2004), Course Technology, ISBN: 1592003826
Comer D E, Computer Networks and Internets (3rd Edition), Prentice Hall 2001, ISBN-13: 978-0130914491
Luger, G. F. and Stubblefield, W. A. (1998) Artificial Intelligence: Structures And Strategies For Complex Problem Solving, Addison Wesley Longman, Reading USA, ISBN-13: 978-0201648669

The module will utilise lectures and review meetings to relay knowledge and review student progress at regular intervals in relation to documentation and practical artefact development.
1:n lectures *24 and 1:n surgery *6.
This module only runs during the inter-semester teaching period, and is not available to students starting the PgC stage of the MSc award.

Standard Desktop PC
Library
Access to the Internet