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Bachelor of Business Level 7 NFQ
NFQ Level & Reference
Level 7 / Ref: M3.2
Duration
12 weeks X 2.5 Hours per week
MODULE TITLE
Information Technology Management
STAGE
Award
Module Credit Units
ECTS: 5

Information Technology Management Module

Introduction

This Information Technology Management module is designed to help you dive deeper into IT as a crucial part of any business, showing how it can be leveraged to achieve business goals. You'll learn that having IT infrastructure is only beneficial if managed efficiently and effectively. That's why we'll also explore the tools and methods for effective IT management within an organisation.

Indicative Syllabus Content

Information systems

  • The role of information systems and business
  • How information systems are transforming business
  • IT and business processes
  • Types of business information systems
  • Management information systems and decision-support systems
  • The digital firm

IT Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

  • Technology drivers of infrastructure evolution
  • Infrastructure components – hardware platforms, operation system platforms, data management and storage, networking/telecommunications platforms, internet platforms
  • Contemporary hardware platform trends–mobile digital platforms, grid computing, cloud computing, autonomic computing
  • Contemporary software platform trends–software for the web, web services and service-oriented architecture, software outsourcing
  • Introduction to AI

IT and Business Strategy

  • How information systems impact business and strategy
  • Using systems for competitive advantage
  • Management of decision problems
  • Database use and strategy

Databases and Information Management

  • Organising data
  • Database approach to data management
  • Database management systems

The Internet and Wireless Technology

  • Telecommunications and networking
  • Communications networks
  • The global internet
  • The wireless revolution
  • Using spreadsheet software to evaluate wireless services
  • Web search engines

Information Systems Security

  • System vulnerability and abuse
  • Legal and regulatory requirements for electronic records
  • Security and control framework
  • Technologies and tools for protecting information resources

Decision Support and Knowledge Based Systems

  • Systems for decision support
  • Management Information Systems (MIS), decision support systems (DSS), web-based customer decision-support systems
  • Executive support systems

Minimum Intended Learning Outcomes (MIMLOs)

Upon successful completion of this module, the learner should be able to:
MIMLO1
Assess the information needs of management and decision-making activity within the organisation
MIMLO2
Evaluate the applicability and impact of various types of IT systems in the corporate environment.
MIMLO3
Appraise the potential impact of ICT in the development and implementation of successful competitive strategies.
MIMLO4
Assess the current and potential impact of the Internet as a strategic business tool and evaluate a broad range of business models for e-business.
MIMLO5
Analyse emerging technologies and the impact they have on business and how cloud computing and AI may be able to enhance business value.

Assessment

MIMLOs
Assessment
Percentage
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
CA 1: In-class written test
100%
CA 2: Written Assignment
ALL Assessments

Reassessment Opportunity

Where the combined marks of the assessment and examination do not reach the pass mark the learner will be required to repeat the element of assessment that they failed. Reassessment materials will be published on Moodle after the Examination Board Meetingand will be aligned to the MIMLOs and learners will be capped at 40% unless there are personal mitigating circumstances.

Aims & Objectives

The aims of this module are to equip learners with in-depth knowledge of IT and the benefits that organisations can accrue from its adoption. Also, this module will provide insights as to how the IT resources of an organisation should be managed in order to maximise its efficiency and utility.

Demonstrating the link between IT infrastructure capabilities and its impact on strategic business decisions by the organization and to provide an understanding of this module and identify the effective use of IT and how it can be leveraged by a company to achieve its strategic goals.

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