1. Strategic Management and IS Assignment 2 - The Pairs Report (2015.1)

2. School of Science and Technology Department of Computing Science BIS3324 2 of 8 Assessment overview ElementStyleActivity% of total mark 1GroupReport20 2Presentation10 3PairsReport50 4Viva20 1 Report (group): Will be a written report of 6,000 words prepared by groups of five students. In addition to the core report, it is required that each group member includes a written reflective 1-page statement, outlining your personal contribution to the report’s outcome, including teamwork experience and your individual learning, that could be applied to the “real world”. 2 Presentation (group): Will allow you to express verbally your understanding of work done for report 1 and the skills learned. 3 Report (pairs): Will involve two students working on a detailed piece of research that addresses the two strategic managerial processes of Consensus management and Change management. This report will expand and contextualise the students’ understanding of the concepts gained from coursework element 1 as well as addressing the associated learning outcomes 4 Viva (pairs): Report 2 pairs will undertake a short viva designed to -Ensure the provenance of any written work supplied in your the name. -Test your overall knowledge in relation to the research topic and module learning outcomes 5 Strategic IS deployment: As part of the module’s assessment you must get involved in the strategic deployment of Information Systems (IS). This will consist of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube.

3. ActivityLearning outcomes assessed % of final mark Group Report1, 2, 5, 7 and 824 Group Presentation6 Pairs Report3, 4, 6 and 749 Pairs Viva21

4. Marking Criteria Use of EnglishUp to 10% Clear evidence of researchUp to 15% The balance of your mark will come from the following: LO3Understand the role of consensus in terms of effective information management LO4Understand the role of empathy in the management of change LO6Demonstrate an ability to identify with different sets of managers to ensure effective use of information assets. LO7Determine the optimal structure and content for information delivery to strategic managers

5. Paris report submission schedule Pairs Project schedule (70%) 29 th Apr Submit project title & draft proposal 13th May Submit assignment proposal 17th Jun Final report submission (5000 w) 24th Jun Final presentation

6. Suggested Table of content 1. Study scope (research report)  Project objectives/company background/Introduction  Study approach/Methodology 2. Stakeholder analysis and their information needs (company-wise) – LO6 3. IT Solution - LO7  Solution details Technology basic (Infrastructure, computer hardware/server, network, standards) System (software) components and their functionality User interface design  Project implementation – Role & responsibility of user & IT, implementation strategy 4. How the strategic objective is met by using this system. – LO6 + LO7 (How different information/reports can support the managers) 5&6 can be at a company-wise level (independent of the IT project) 5. Consensus Management (used in the case study/company) – LO3 6. Change management (used in the case study/company) -- LO4 7. Review Conclusion Self-evaluation/limitation/improvement

7. 5&6 can be at a company-wise level (independent of the IT project) 5. Consensus Management (used in the case study/company) – LO3 6. Change management (used in the case study/company) -- LO4 Regarding the above 2 topics in pairs project, you may consider to cover below content : A.Importance of change management (or associated theory) B.Scope of change management in this company (objectives, scope - whether company-wise or project-wise, policy etc) C.Give examples of change management used in this company (around 4~5 examples) D.Evaluate the effectiveness of the change management programmes/practices in this company. Use similar structure for consensus management.

8. The Group Report and Presentation The marks will be awarded collectively to the group (i.e. everyone gets the same mark). The Pairs Report Both members of the pair will have their marks awarded collectively (i.e. you both get the same mark). The Viva You will be marked on your individual performance.