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MIS41170

Academic Year 2025/2026

Capstone (MIS41170)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
15
Module Coordinator:
Dr Annunziata Esposito Amideo
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.
Projects will be proposed by employers, faculty, and students. Projects will feature a mixture of practical and academic styles as appropriate for the student, the employer, and the project.
Projects will be allocated by faculty to students based on a statement of interest and qualification.
Projects will usually be carried out by small group of students or solo, subject to 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 (usually) 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 engaging with 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 via a large independent research project.

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
Viva Voce: After submitting their final report, students present their project through a poster paired with an oral defence of their work. Week 15 Graded No
25
 No
Reflective Assignment: Group students keep a bi-weekly learning journal as a record of contribution to the group project workflow as well as a reflective process throughout the whole duration of the capstone project. Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 10, Week 12, Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
15
 No
Thesis/Dissertation: Final report: at the end of term, groups submit a complete write-up of their work as agreed with their supervisory team. Week 14 Graded No
60
 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

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
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
Dr Hippolyte Lefebvre Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Sean McGarraghy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Brian Minehane Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor 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, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 Thurs 15:00 - 16:50
Summer Lecture Offering 51 Week(s) - 38 Thurs 15:00 - 16:50
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