MSc Business Information Systems Management (BISM)

The MSc Business Information Systems Management programme is normally studied over two years on a part time basis or one year on a full time basis. The programme is divided into study units called modules. A module is a unit of study with credits according to the subject and nature of learning. Students take 180 credits and each 30 credit module represents approximately 300 hours of student learning, endeavour and assessment.

Module and programme information may be subject to change. Not all modules listed will be available in any one year. Module availability is dependent on staffing and the number of students wishing to take each module.

• • Information Systems Quality Management (30 Credits) - Compulsory This module is at the heart of software engineering quality management and aims to impart the knowledge and skills for the engineering, monitoring, and improving information systems. Engineering good quality software products benefits from a controlled and managed development process. Managing the complexity of organisations and the complexity and proliferation of information systems and their many failures demand specialised knowledge and skills. In particular, quality assurance engineers, project and systems managers and auditors need the knowledge and skills to monitor and assess both the software process and software artefacts in order to provide guidance and leadership for their improvement. The quality manager also needs to have the knowledge and skills for evaluation and selection of appropriate process models, methods, tools and human resources.
  • Information Systems Strategy and Management (30 Credits) - Compulsory The business strategy of an organisation should be supported by Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) strategy. In order to achieve this, developing IS should be part of an organisation’s strategic planning. The module will explore major concepts, methods and technologies needed to develop business strategies for an organisation focusing on the internet as the medium. Data management systems are now the central software of enterprise systems and the driving force behind E-Commerce. The module will cover the fundamentals of managing industrial data. This module aims to integrate theory and practice in a holistic manner and to give students the knowledge of how to use and manage information systems to bring value to an organisation.
  • Regulation of Electronic Commerce and Information Technology (30 Credits) - Compulsory

    Focuses on the regulation of electronic commerce activities and associated technologies. It gives students an understanding of regulatory frameworks for electronic technologies and the underlying legal principles which govern electronic commerce. The module critically examines the role of regulation in the commercial context of electronic transactions and how such regulation applies to these transactions. Legal and regulatory issues related to intellectual property, conducting business online, privacy, jurisdiction are among topics covered. In addition, the module covers regulation in the broader context of professional and ethical issues relevant to the use of information technology.

    The module provides students with an opportunity to examine how data management techniques can be applied in business information systems to enhance the decision making power of managers. The module also equips students with sufficient understanding of the current theory of decision making and its application that address modern and future business needs.

  • Postgraduate Computing Project (60 Credits) - Compulsory The Postgraduate Computing Project gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to undertake work that is independent (shaped largely by one’s own decisions and preferences), technically competent through employing techniques and exploiting the knowledge gained during earlier stages of the programme, professionally and ethically compliant, complete, supervised and academically sound by taking critical account of current knowledge and methods in their chosen specialist area.
  • Knowledge Management Strategy (30 Credits) - Optional In order to maintain competitive advantage in the knowledge economy, organisations need a knowledge management strategy. The aim of this module is to enable students to draw upon the latest theory and practice in knowledge management to be able to assist organisations in developing knowledge management systems that nurture and exploit business, social and technological aspects of the organisation.
  • Data Management for Decision Support (30 Credits) - Optional Data management systems are now the central software of most industrial data processing applications and the driving force behind Business Information Technology and E-Commerce. This module covers the concepts and theories of managing industrial data such as implementation of large volume of data storage, preserving data quality, data preparation for dimensional modelling. The module also explores technologies and algorithms for handling a large amount of data, i.e., data cleansing, data segmentation and data transformation, to discover knowledge from data warehouse. This module presents state of the art technologies that support decision-making and provide problem solving capabilities to managers in industry. The module is designed to give an introduction into the theory of decision making and management and some of the most widely used contemporary methods enabling modern decision support systems. In particular, the module explores theories in the domain of management decision making, for example, linear models, utility and decision making under uncertainty.

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