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MIS41170

Academic Year 2024/2025

Capstone (MIS41170)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
15
Module Coordinator:
Dr Michael MacDonnell
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Research/Capstone Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Students will carry out a large independent research project and describe it in an extensive, detailed research report.

For most students, the research project will be in close collaboration with an analytics employer.

Projects will be proposed by employers, faculty, and students, and projects will be allocated by faculty to students based on a statement of interest and qualification.

Projects will feature a mixture of practical, academic, and internship styles as appropriate for the student, the employer, and the project.

Projects will be carried out by solo students or in pairs, with faculty approval.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module students should be able to:

* Describe in detail the research project they have carried out, including research aims, literature, methodology, results, and potential benefit to business and/or academia.
* Write and present to multiple audiences, in particular business/management and academic.
* Stay up to date with the developing methods of business analytics beyond the duration of the MSc programme by reading relevant literature to an appropriate level of detail.

Indicative Module Content:

The capstone module aims to apply prior learning from the MSc Business Analytics curriculum to solve practical problems, and to demonstrate the use of theory in practice.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

1
Autonomous Student Learning

299
Total

300

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The capstone module is an applied, project-based activity. Groups work on an assigned topic to develop background literature research, develop a methodology to a solution and apply this solution with an analysis of outcomes and review of application of learning to a challenging problem. Groups develop their own approach to researching and solving a problem, in consultation with industry partners and an assigned academic supervisor.

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
Group Work Assignment: Skeleton document: early in the summer term, each project group is required to submit a document to their supervisor. The document should contain the main headings for their final report. Week 3 Graded No
10
 Yes
Group Work Assignment: Presentation: at the end of the summer term, each group is required to present their work and briefly answer questions by examiners. Week 10 Graded No
20
 Yes
Thesis/Dissertation: Final report: at the end of term, groups submit a complete write-up of their work as agreed with their supervisor in the skeleton document. Week 10 Graded No
70
 Yes

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?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Paula Carroll Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Mark Connor Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Mel Devine Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Annunziata Esposito Amideo Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Matthias Glowatz Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Peter Keenan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Sean McGarraghy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Miguel Nicolau Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Michael O'Neill Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Istenc Tarhan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46 Thurs 14:00 - 16:50
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