Information Management

Why take this course?

Ø A two year programme is both cost and time effective.

o By taking a two year degree programme rather than the normal 3 year degree courses students obtain 2 main benefits

o Firstly Financial. Students both save money by reducing their living costs by a year and also gain an extra year of work and so salary The total value of these benefits will differ but must be at least a minimum of £20000 and probably much more!

o Secondly Career. The intensive 2 year degree programme gives an experience far more like the work environment with tight deadlines and need to be results driven and the extra year of work experience helps accelerate promotion and career prospects further

Ø There are tremendous career opportunities in Information Technology for business.

o The benefits from the commercial applications of Information Technology have been and will continue to be immense in the new millennium as IT has changed the way we do business altogether!

o Almost all Businesses today require IT to run their businesses efficiently and so there will continue to be significant demand for suitably qualified IT Professionals.

Ø Exciting career (competitive advantage)

o IT is changing the way we do business and often gives competitive advantage.

o Business IT Graduates can be vital to the success of a business in developing new strategies etc and so very exciting career as at the forefront of development of the firm as the very rapid growth of e-commerce and e-marketing have shown

Ø Financially rewarding career

o IT staff are now amongst some of the highest paid in business as their role can be so crucial to success and are at the very least needed in all firms

o In addition there are lucrative contracts available to those who work as IT Consultants

Ø To start your own business in a low cost high reward industry

o In IT new businesses open all the time and are started often with only an idea and without the need for significant capital.

o If the business is successful it is possible for the founders to become multi-millionaires when it is floated on the Stock Exchange.

COURSE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT

The course contains eighteen modules with seventeen compulsory modules and one optional module. The assessments are exams and coursework based as shown below.

Students have to pass 18 modules to be awarded the BA. Information Management with Honours (BA Hons) but can be awarded an Ordinary degree (BA) if they pass 14 modules.

Each Module is marked out of 100 (%mark) with the pass mark being 40%.

When a student passes 18 subjects the Honours degree classification will depend upon the Grade Point Average (GPA) of modules studied at levels 5 and 6

The 2 year (24 months) Course is divided into 7 terms and students study 3 modules per term for the first 4 terms with 2 modules per term for the final 3 terms.

From the list above the first 12 subjects are studied in year 1 and the remaining 6 subjects are studied in year2