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MIS2003D

Academic Year 2023/2024

StratDecMaking in a DigiWorld (MIS2003D)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Matthias Glowatz
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.

(iii) Evaluate and discuss organisations’ market performance

(iv) 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
Specified Learning Activities

85

Autonomous Student Learning

105

Small Group

12

Total

202


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Mixture of face-to-face lectures, online learning activity, and online business simulation administration. Students will be able to follow the study guide and supplementary learning content on Brightspace

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Project: Group project Week 10 n/a Graded No
50
No
Journal: Reflective Journal Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No
30
No
Lab Report: Investment Report Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No
20
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.