LB5002 - Data Management and Information Technology

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:

This subject will provide students with the ability to analyse and identify opportunities for information system support in business activities in both small and large organisation settings. An emphasis will be on the use of information systems for the support of decision making in an uncertain environment, to improve management and achieve competitive advantage. Students will be able to attain the knowledge required to work closely, from a management perspective, with computing professionals in the identification, specification, deployment, planning and management of robust and sustainable information systems that underpin eBusiness.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the role of information technology (IT) as an enabler in business process change, organisational transformation and strategic advantage;
• understand the role of business data, information and knowledge in organisations and how to apply data warehousing, mining and visualisation techniques to access and manage data for decision making;
• understand the role of IT governance to achieve strategic consistent deployment;
• critically discuss contemporary information systems management challenges and issues including ethics, privacy and security;
• of IT across an organisation in alignment with the organisation￢ﾬ"s business objectives.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

BU5003

Availabilities
, , Study Period 9
Census Date 20-Oct-2006
Face to face teaching 02-Oct-2006 to 13-Nov-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	afpma1.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50% - 60%); (40% - 50%).
, , Study Period 9
Census Date 20-Oct-2006
Face to face teaching 02-Oct-2006 to 13-Nov-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Dr Singwhat Tee.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50% - 60%); (40% - 50%).
, , Study Period 32
Census Date 05-May-2006
Face to face teaching 27-Mar-2006 to 05-May-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	afpma1.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 21
Census Date 05-May-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Dr Paul Darwen.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 22
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching 24-Jul-2006 to 01-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	afpma1.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 22
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	afpma1, jc131962
Lecturer:	Dr Paul Darwen.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 23
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Dr Singwhat Tee.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Dr Singwhat Tee.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coordinator:	jc131962
Lecturer:	Dr Singwhat Tee.
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 25
Census Date 30-Jun-2006
Face to face teaching 22-May-2006 to 30-Jun-2006
Coordinator:	afpma1
Contact hours:	39 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.