2. Strategic Information Systems and Technology

3. Outline Aim of the unit. Content covered in the unit. Assessments. © Dr. Sofiane Tebboune

4. Aim of the Unit The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the area of Strategic Information Systems. The unit will attempt to develop the following: – An understanding of the nature of problems and issues faced by organisations at the operational and strategic level. – An examination of how strategic Information Systems and Information Technology help to overcome such issues. © Dr. Sofiane Tebboune

5. Content of the Unit Organisational issues: – We will look at the concept of organisational strategy. – It is important to understand the reasons behind the increase in IT investments. – We will also discuss how Information Technology contributes to organisational strategy. © Dr. Sofiane Tebboune

6. Content of the Unit Strategic Information Systems: – We will look at some essential topics in Information Systems: Efficiency and effectiveness improvements using IS. Concepts of IS integration and their impact on organisations. – We will also look at more advanced and more contemporary IS: Enterprise Systems. Some aspects of Business Intelligence in relation to organisational strategy. © Dr. Sofiane Tebboune

7. Teaching Modes A mixture of lectures and discussion-based tutorials. Traditional lectures will be used to cover the theoretical side of the topics. Discussions around research papers and other material will normally follow lectures. Self directed learning-based tasks will also be used. © Dr. Sofiane Tebboune

8. Assessments Coursework: worth 50% of the overall unit mark. – Essay on a chosen topic in the area of Information Systems. Examination: worth 50% of the overall unit mark. – Essay-based, and covers the whole syllabus. © Dr. Sofiane Tebboune

9. Further Information… Sr. Sofiane Tebboune s.tebboune@mmu.ac.uk Tel. 0161 247 6692 Office 6.27 © Dr. Sofiane Tebboune