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MIS2003D

Academic Year 2025/2026

StratDecMaking in a DigiWorld (MIS2003D)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Mark Stanley
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Today’s managers are faced with the challenge crafting and implementing timely and accurate strategic decisions. In doing so, it is essential that managers make optimal use Digital Business applications for data collection, analysis, and decision making.

This applied module investigates and discusses strategic decision making utilising Digital Business applications. Combining industry standard data collection and analytics tools, students will gain important insights into sectors, industries and companies in order to draft strategic investment ideas and recommendations.

Students will complete an online business simulation helping a large company to retain competitive advantage in the marketplace.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

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

(i) Demonstrate a deep understanding of key issues surrounding strategic management decision making.

(ii) Evaluate and discuss organisations’ market performance

(iii) Understand the manager's role in data interpretation and business recommendation formulation utilising an online business simulation.

Indicative Module Content:

Strategic Decision Making in the context of implementing an organisation's Digital Business strategy
Virtual Team Management
Big Data Online Business Simulation (Harvard Business Publishing)

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

12
Specified Learning Activities

85
Autonomous Student Learning

105
Total

202

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: end of trimester multi-choice quiz Week 10 Graded No
40
 No
Report(s): Simulation Week 10 Graded No
60
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring 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?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1 Fri 14:00 - 17:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 10 Fri 14:00 - 17:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 5 Fri 14:00 - 17:50
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