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MIS1001D

Academic Year 2024/2025

Digital Business and Social Media Strategy (MIS1001D)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Mr Matthias Glowatz
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Digital Business is rapidly evolving and today it should be regarded being a central resource in the pursuit of business objectives and strategies. As a result, the role of Digital Business in organisations needs to be re-evaluated to develop a sophisticated understanding of how it supports today’s organisation to gain and sustain competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Incorporating a generic Digital Business Strategy Framework published by Harvard Business Publishing (Davin & Gupta, 2015&2019), this applied module evaluates and discusses components of a comprehensive Digital Business strategy and investigates its impact on different industry sectors.

Students - as part of a group project spanning across the entire trimester - are required to draft a Digital Business strategy document for an organisation of their choice.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successfully completion of the module, students should be able to

(i) Demonstrate a sound understanding of the major topics surrounding digital business and artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.
(ii) Understand how organisations utilise innovative digital business initiatives and tools to gain and sustain competitive advantage in the marketplace.
(iii) Draft a digital business strategy for an organisation.

Indicative Module Content:

- Digital Innovation
- Digital Business Strategy Framework
- Digital Marketing, Mobile Business, and Social Media
- Artificial Intelligence

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12

Specified Learning Activities

40

Autonomous Student Learning

60

Total

112


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Referencing: Harvard Style Referencing is required for all assignment submissions. (https://libguides.ucd.ie/harvardstyle)

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI): Allowed for in-class and async student activities set by the module coordinator. However, GenAI is not permitted for assignment preparation activities.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Online Quiz Week 6 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No

30

No
Group Work Assignment: Digital Business Strategy Report and Presentation Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

50

No
Assignment(Including Essay): Individual Learning Reflection Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

20

No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

General feedback is provided to students on all their submitted assessment components.

Name Role
Dr Katherine Collins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Gerard Dooley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer