Module Details

Module Code: SYST
Module Title: Information Systems and Digital Strategy
Title: Information Systems and Digital Strategy
Module Level:: 8
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Nigel Whyte
Module Author:: Enda Dunican
Domains:  
Module Description: To provide the student with an in-depth analysis of strategic IS/IT planning and IS portfolio planning/implementation within a modern enterprise with a strong emphasis on alignment between Business Strategies and Digital Strategies .
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Evaluate and synthesis the current and emerging concepts that drive the implementation of information systems for competitive advantage.
LO2 Evaluate and compare current and emerging concepts/frameworks in terms of aligning business strategies digital strategies
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
4434 MGMT H3203 Business Management
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Strategic Information Systems
Strategic role of information systems; evolution of systems to support competitive positioning of an organisation. Strategic informations systems and value chain analysis. Internal and external value chains and their impact on IS/IT. Adopting a process-based perspective to IS development. Problems with functional systems. The role of BPR in systems development. Systematic vs clean-sheet approaches to systems reengineering. The evolution of a cross-functional process-based approach and how it has resulted in the demand for ERP Systems. How value systems have have resulted in ERP II and ERP III.
Strategic Planning for Information Systems
Alignment of information digital (IS & IT) strategy and business strategy; establishing a strategic information systems planning process; barriers to aligning information systems strategy with business strategies; planning frameworks and approaches.
System Implementation Strategies
Current frameworks and techniques for strategic information systems development and implementation.
Case Studies
Case studies in strategic information systems implementation.
Current/Emerging Issues
Current/emerging issues/concepts in terms of information systems for strategic advantage e.g. informating, servitization, diffusion of innovations, push vs pull models of innovating with IS/IT.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 7 Learning Outcomes 1
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assessment on concepts that drive the exploitation of information systems for competitive advantage
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 20
Timing Week 12 Learning Outcomes 2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assessment on concepts/frameworks that incorporate the alignment of business and digital (IS/IT) strategies.
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 60
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Final Exam
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Lecture 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact Estimated Learner Hours 15 Weeks per Stage 5.93 89
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Ward & Peppard. (2016), The Strategic Management of Information Systems - Building a Digital Strategy, 4th. Wiley.
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Turban et al.. (2021), Information Technology for Management: Driving Digital Transformation to Increase Local and Global Performance, Growth and Sustainability, 12th. Wiley.
  • Pearlson et al.. (2019), Managing and Using Information Systems: A Strategic Approach, 7th. Wiley.
  • Weill & Woerner. (2018), What's Your Digital Business Model?: Six Questions to Help You Build the Next-Generation Enterprise, Harvard Business Review Press.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • Strategic Management Journal.
  • Journal of Strategic Information Systems.
  • Journal of Management Information Systems.
  • MIS Quarterly.
  • Harvard Business Review.
Discussion Note: