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MIS40740

Academic Year 2025/2026

Strategic Project Management in the Digital World (MIS40740)

Subject:
Management Information Systems
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Dr Matthias Glowatz
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Digital Business-related projects, products, and initiatives are rapidly evolving, and today, they should be regarded as a central resource in pursuing successful business objectives and strategies.


This applied module investigates and discusses important project management-related topics and knowledge fields, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy Implementation.

Students will complete several online business simulations and a Harvard Certification course.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to

(i) Identify and implement successful strategies for managing digital projects (Project Management Simulation).

(ii) Identify and implement successful strategies for managing virtual global project teams (Global Collaboration Simulation).

(iii) Identify and discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy components (Harvard ManageMentor: Leading with GenAI).

Indicative Module Content:

Digital Project Management Principles
Global Communication and Collaboration Management
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy
AI Prompt Engineering

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

120
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Seminar (or Webinar)

24
Online Learning

48
Total

232

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
Participation in Learning Activities: Completion of the "Leading with GenAi" online course. Week 15 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
10
 No
Group Work Assignment: Project Report and Presentation Week 15 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
60
 No
Reflective Assignment: Module Learning Reflection Week 15 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
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
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities

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