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BUSI41W15: INFORMATION SYSTEMS: REALISING THE BENEFITS (DL)

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Type	Tied
Level	4
Credits	15
Availability	Not available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Management and Marketing

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

None.

Aims

This module addresses the business challenges of realising the benefits from an investment in Information Systems (IS). The aim is to equip students with an in-depth understanding at an advanced level of the principles and practices required to lead an IS-enabled business transformation and change programme and ensure the potential benefits are realised for their organisation.

Content

Introduction to Benefits Management.
A benefits perspective on the project lifecycle.
Developing the Benefits Plan.
Stakeholder analysis.
Adapting the approach to the context.
Business roles in IS / change projects.
Benefits review assessing the outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

By the end of this module, students should:
Have a critical appreciation of the value of a benefit-driven framework for the management of an IS-enabled business change programme;
Have a critical appreciation of major success/failure factors for IS initiatives.

Subject-specific Skills:

By the end of this module, students should:
be able to use a range of specialised practices for ensuring strategic alignment of an IS-enabled business change programme;
be able to use a range of specialised practices for planning and initiating an IS-enabled business change programme;

Key Skills:

Adaptability, and critical and reflective abilities in response to unpredictable and problematic situations.
Written communication.
Planning, organising and time management.
Problem solving and analysis.
Using initiative.
Computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

The module is delivered in discrete Units. These are designed to enable the learning outcomes to be achieved through a combination of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading. Module tutors provide feedback on formative work and are available for individual consultation as necessary (by email, telephone, post or fax).
The written assignment will test students understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total	Monitored
DL Study Units (a combination of specially written material, directed reading, self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading)				150
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component: Written Assignment		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Assignment	4,000 words maximum	100

Formative Assessment

Written assignment of 1,500 words (maximum)

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