Information System Design and Development
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BUSI4493 | Business | 4 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- BUSI4493
- School
- Business
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module focuses on designing information systems, exploring the tools of the trade and principles of systems analysis and design. It covers interface design, emphasising practical applications of relational databases and SQL. The alignment of IS development with business strategy is a key aspect, along with the exploration of the interplay between technology, organisation, and change.
Target Students
Only available for MSc Information Systems and Operations Management students OR MSc Financial Technology students AND MSc Exchange students.
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
- One 2-hour laboratory each week for 2 weeks
This module is delivered through a combination of lectures, workshops and laboratory sessions.
Assessment
- 40% Coursework 2: 2,000 words. Reassessment of this module will be 100% coursework (2,000 words).
- 60% Coursework 1: 3,000 words. Reassessment of this module will be 100% coursework (2,000 words).
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to provide a broad-based introduction to the field of development of Information Systems, and will provide practical experience of designing and building a simple web-based information system using standard tools and methods.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding: This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:
• The use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications.
• Information systems and business intelligence - the development, management, application and implementation of information systems and their impact upon organisations.
• Communications and the comprehension and use of relevant communications for application in business and management, including the use of digital tools.
Intellectual Skills: This module develops:
- Being able to think critically and be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately.
- Being able to solve complex problems and make decisions: establish criteria, using appropriate decision-making techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; and the ability to create, identify and evaluate options; the ability to implement and review decisions.
- Using information and knowledge effectively in order to abstract meaning from information and to share knowledge, including the use of quantitative skills.
Professional Practical Skills: This module develops:
- The ability to recognise the need for and initiate change and to be able to manage change.
- Effective use of IS development tools and techniques.
Transferable (key) Skills: This module develops:
- Effective communication: networking, listening, oral and written communication of complex ideas and arguments, using a range of media, including the preparation of business reports.
- High personal effectiveness: critical self-awareness, self-reflection and self-management; time management; conflict resolution, displaying commercial acumen, the ability to continue to learn through reflection on practice and experience.
- Soft skills: understanding the needs of others and empathy towards them; sensitivity to diversity in people and in different situations.