Inhalte des Fachs

• The Impact of Business Information Systems on Decision Making Within an Organisation
• The Importance of Information Sharing Within the Organisation
• The Use Information to Inform and Support Strategic Decision-making
• Monitor and Review Business Information Systems

Qualifikationsziele des Fachs

• Determine the criteria to be applied when selecting data and information to support decision making. (goals 4i, 4h, 5c, 4b)
• Evaluate the impact of a management information system to an organisation. (goals 4i, 4h, 5c, 4b)
• Determine the legal responsibilities in sourcing, sharing and storing information. (goals 3b, 3c, 3d)
• Discuss when information should be offered and access allowed. (goals 3b, 3c, 3d)
• Evaluate the formats in which information can be offered. (goals 4i, 4h, 5c, 5d)
• Analyse information to identify patterns and trends. (goals, 4i, 4h, 5c, 5d, 5a)
• Determine the sources available to assist in analysing data and information. (goals 4i, 4h, 5c)
• Evaluate a range of decision making tools and techniques available to support a strategic decision. (goals 4i, 4h, 5c, 5d)
• Critically review methods of evaluating management information within an organisation. (goals 4i, 4h, 5c, 5d).
• Evaluate methods of developing information capture to inform and support strategic decision making. (goals 4i, 4h, 5c, 5d)
• Discuss processes for analysing impact of information on strategic decisions made. (goals 4i, 4h, 5c, 5d)

Verwendbarkeit des Fachs

This module is exclusively offered for the MBA Master of Business Administration. The module is taught in the first study phase which provides broad coverage of the main functional areas in business management. It is a prerequisite for all modules taught in the second study phase. 

Art der Prüfung/ Voraussetzung für die Vergabe von Leistungspunkten

Combined assessment.

Literaturangaben und Lernressourcen

The following recommendations refer to well-known publications in the field of study:

• Bocij, P., Greasley, A. and Hickie, S. (2018) ‘Business Information Systems: Technology, Development and Management for the Modern Business’. Harlow, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited. 
• Chaffey, D. (2015) ‘Digital business and e-commerce management: strategy, implementation and practice ’. Harlow, England : Pearson 
• Chaki, S. (2015) Enterprise Information Management in Practice. Springer.

Information on core readings and recommendations regarding additional readings will be given by the lecturer at the beginning of the course.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Dr. Neil Greenley

With 27 years of experience in the IT industry, primarily with large US technology firms, Dr. Greenley has recently transitioned to academia at the Hertfordshire Business School in the UK. He is excited about collaborating with participants during the upcoming seminar.

Throughout the seminar, Dr. Greenley plans to incorporate breakout sessions using 'Learning Sets,' allowing students to apply theories and concepts to real-world scenarios. For those interested in learning more about 'Learning Sets,' Dr. Greenley suggests reviewing the Yeadon-Lee (2012) paper.

To connect with Dr. Greenley or learn more about his background, you can find him on LinkedIn. 

Lehr- und Lernformen

Seminar, Workshop, (Group) Project and Self-Study.

Voraussetzungen für die Teilnahme

No prerequisites.