Module Code - Title:
MI4001
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BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 1
Year Last Offered:
2016/7
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To provide students with an historical overview of Information management;
To illustrate the implications of viewing the organization as an information
processing entity
To enable students to create and manipulate data and information for managerial reporting.
To make students aware of the challenges of the opportunities and challenges of information in a global context.
Syllabus:
The course provides an historical perspective on the area of Information Management; the information society; the importance of databases for modern business; the implications of integrated databases to support enterprise-wide and intra-organizational business processes; developing information as a corporate resource; the firm as an information processing entity; types of business systems platforms in support of- managerial and executive-level decision making, coordination of business processes; information management in functional areas of business: accounting, marketing, human resources, operations; managing ethical issues.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On completion of this module students will be able to:
Explain the principles underpinning modern information technology
Discriminate between different types of management information systems, explain their applications and list the challenges and opportunities they present to modern organizations
Describe the application of electronic markets to the modern organization
Identify the major processes in systems development
Describe problems that can occur in the systems development process
Demonstrate practical IT skills in word processing, desktop publishing and creating multimedia presentations.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
N/A
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Students will be given lectures and labs
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Chaffey, D and S. Wood (2005)
Business Information Management
, Pearson
Other Relevant Texts:
Turban, Leidner, McLean, Wetherbe (2008)
Information Technology for Management: Transforming Organizations in the Digital Economy, 5e
, Wiley
Laudon K.C. and J.P. Laudon (2007)
Management Information Systems
, Prentice Hall, London
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
Fergal.McGrath@ul.ie