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MIS41050

Academic Year 2024/2025

Technology Consulting (MIS41050)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
8
Module Coordinator:
Dr Michael MacDonnell
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Not yet recorded
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is structured in two parts:

1. Technology forecasting and analysis, supported by readings from the academic Financial Times subscription
Business processes and enterprise resource planning applications using the leading enterprise solution, SAP
Development of a technology business plan (group project).


2. Management approaches for data science/analytics teams in relation to Software Engineering and Consulting, for example: Kanban, Agile, Waterfall, the Project Management perspective and Design Thinking.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module students should be able to:
● Evaluate current trends in technology use in business
● Understand and apply the principles of enterprise resource planning applications to a business
●. Evaluate and present a technology-based business strategy
●. Evaluate, assess and apply techniques for project management in technology applications using current thinking and practice
●. Prepare and present a plan for running a data consulting project

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

36
Specified Learning Activities

44
Autonomous Student Learning

70
Total

150

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Not yet recorded

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

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 

Not yet recorded
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Not yet recorded

Name Role
Mr Allen Higgins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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