Business Information Systems Management MSc

Our course will furnish you with the technical skills you’ll need to introduce, manage and improve information systems and knowledge management programmes within an organisation to increase its profitability. You’ll study three core modules – information systems strategy and management, information systems quality management, and regulation of electronic commerce and information technology, plus one of two optional modules: knowledge management strategies or data management for decision support. You’ll also undertake an independent project.

You’ll look at how information systems benefit an organisation, and how to assess a company’s IT needs and choose appropriate technologies and methods for setting up a system. You’ll learn to evaluate and manage information systems and strategies, including quality management and the use of models to evaluate processes and products, and assess their impact on an organisation. You’ll also learn to analyse, design, develop and build web based applications.

You’ll cover business, management and decision making theory, recent developments in information systems and legal, regulatory, ethical and professional issues, including consumer protection, data protection, security, regulations concerning electronic transactions, privacy, contract issues, intellectual property, copyright and trademarks. The course also looks at setting up an online business, managing an e commerce site, consumer search behaviour, customer relationship management, business intelligence, data mining, data warehousing and decision support systems.

Finally, you’ll work on your independent computing project, which will be a piece of original research presented through a written thesis and possibly an oral exam. A series of workshops will help you develop the skills you’ll need, including your research skills. The course will also improve your logical, problem solving and decision making abilities and your teamwork, time management, organisational and project management skills – you’ll design and deliver projects as part of a multicultural team.

Year 1

• Information Systems Quality Management (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Postgraduate Computing Project (60 Credits) Compulsory
• Regulation of Electronic Commerce and Information Technology (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Information System Strategy and Management (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Data Management for Decision Support (30 Credits) Optional
• Knowledge Management Strategies (30 Credits) Optional