BUSI5C215: Management Information Strategy

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• This module aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to develop and implement a management information strategy within an organisation.

• Information requirements of an organisation
• Information characteristics
• Qualitative and quantitative information
• Business support systems
• Information networks and databases
• Information strategies
• Using information systems to create competitive advantage
• Innovation and business process re-engineering
• Developing an Information systems strategy
• Outsourcing
• Managing change within an organisational context.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• By the end of the module participants will be able to:
• Identify how information supports the development and implementation of business strategy;
• Critically evaluate the use of information systems in helping to deliver competitive advantage to a firm;
• Explain in detail how changes in information systems and technology are changing the nature and structure of the working environment.

Subject-specific Skills:

• By the end of the module participants will be able to:
• Prepare a management information strategy.

Key Skills:

• Through a combination of learning materal, self assessed exercises and a formative assignment on key topical issues, together with guided reading.
• On the DL MA Programme each module is delivered in discrete Units which are equivalent to a lecture session. A DL Unit normally consists of specially written material, directed reading, reflection through self-assessed assignments and guidance for further reading.
• Each student is allocated a Tutor for each Module. the Tutor is tasked with providing feedback on formative work and is available for individual consultation as necessary. Tutoring is normally provided at a distance and may be conducted by email, telephone, post or fax.
• The DL Programme offers annual residential seminars. In addition to offering core curriculum, the seminars provide the opportunity for DL Students to interface with members of Faculty, meet Tutors and to interact with other members of the student cohort.
• Tutorials are conducted by email, post or fax. Students are unlikely to require more than 5 hours of telephone support form a tutor combiend with a further 5 hours of tutor time in answering questions recevied by post, fax or email.

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